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March 23 Evening Edition

CBS2
— McCarthy Calls Emanuel And Trump ‘Two Most Polarizing Figures’ In America
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/news-politics/3832912-mccarthy-calls-emanuel-and-trump-two-most-polarizing-figures-in-america/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hey voters, where were you? – Mark Zavagnin, La Grange (DIERSEN: Of my precinct’s 504 registered voters, 105 (21%) cast Republican Ballots, 98 (19%) cast Democrat ballots, and 301 (60%) did not vote. Of the 203 ballots that were cast, 105 (52%) were Republican and 98 (48%) were Democrat.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-primary-voter-turnout-20180321-story.html
— Voters make hard choice on Aurora Election Commission – Anthony Stanford
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-guest-column-st-0325-20180323-story.html
— As the Holocaust-denier candidate proves, nomination by petition is a lousy idea, but the best one we have – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-nazi-primary-petition-signature-0325-20180323-story.html
— As Chicago area shrinks, Kendall County enjoys growth amid lack of confidence in state leadership – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-kendall-growth-st-0326-20180323-column.html
— Judge seeks smooth transition following vote to eliminate Aurora Election Commission – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-commission-st-0325-20180323-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some free advice for J.B. Pritzker: Throw Speaker Madigan under the bus – LAURA WASHINGTON
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jb-pritzker-michael-madigan-governor-illinois-laura-washington/
— MAP: Compare Bruce Rauner’s primary victory to Trump, Clinton 2016 Illinois vote – TANVEER ALI (DIERSEN: I thought that Ives was going to win every county that Trump won in 2016.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/map-compare-bruce-rauners-primary-victory-to-trump-clinton-2016-illinois-vote/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— There should be 5,261 more female CEOs in Illinois – JILL MANZO (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat females and young Democrat minorities and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180322/OPINION/180329999/there-should-be-5261-more-female-ceos-in-illinois

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner To Face Challenges Uniting Republicans – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What if Rauner’s advisers tell him to dump Republicans completely and to run as an anti-Republican?)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=262281#.WrWRXsuKSM8

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Illinois campaign forecast: Expensive with negative ads – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20180323/illinois-campaign-forecast-expensive-with-negative-ads#//

SOUTHERN
— At campaign stop in West Frankfort, Gov. Rauner calls Pritzker ‘corrupt’ and a ‘tax cheat’ – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/at-campaign-stop-in-west-frankfort-gov-rauner-calls-pritzker/article_a640c3d0-c9cf-5774-8502-3b32e2c1f174.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Critics: Marijuana referendum question was misleading – Robert McCoppin
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/03/22/critics-marijuana-referendum-question-was-misleading/amth60f/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Your Local Primary Election Results (DIERSEN: I just finished hand delivering to all the homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton that have at least one Republican or one Independent registered voter a copy of the precinct’s Republican ballot that shows the number votes that each candidate received in the precinct. In the contested races, 64 voted for Ives/Morthland and 41 voted for Rauner/Sanguinetti; 60 voted for Harold and 31 voted for Grasso; 74 voted for Grant, 16 voted for Minor, and 6 voted for Byrne; 55 voted for Mendrick and 40 voted for Bibbiano; 49 voted for Tatro, 40 voted for Eckhoff, 32 voted for Zaruba, 24 voted for Chinchilla, 14 voted for McGowen, and 4 voted for Almiron. In the non-contested races, 81 voted for Helland, 81 voted for Senger, 80 voted for Dodge, 87 voted for Roskam, 84 voted for Connelly, 78 voted for Ruscitti, 81 voted for Cronin, 80 voted for Hinds, 84 voted for Henry, 75 voted for Cantore, 76 voted for Wilson, 75 voted for Mackay, and 77 voted for me. Of the precinct’s 504 registered voters, 105 (21% cast Republican ballots, 98 (19%) cast Democrat ballots, and 301 (60%) did not vote. 101 voted yes on the election commission consolidation question and 65 voted no. I dropped off a courtesy copy at Ives’ home immediately to the east of my precinct and spoke briefly with her husband and one of her sons.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/your-local-primary-election-results/
— DuPage County’s Voting Snafu
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-countys-voting-snafu/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— For sale: 15 priciest homes on the market in Wheaton
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511368435-for-sale-15-priciest-homes-on-the-market-in-wheaton

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton Student Gets Perfect Score On ACT The St. Francis High School student got the highest score possible on the difficult exam. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-student-gets-perfect-score-act

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Forest Park video gambling question wrongly blocked in March, to go to voters in Nov: Appeals panel – Scott Holland
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511368595-forest-park-video-gambling-question-wrongly-blocked-in-march-to-go-to-voters-in-nov-appeals-panel

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Rauner says he still doesn’t have a social agenda, critics disagree – Greg Bishop
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/rauner-says-he-still-doesn-t-have-a-social-agenda/article_7078b2d2-8203-5692-9306-93e47eb5feef.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— President Trump Needs to Hear From Us on 3 Important Issues – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/president-trump-needs-to-hear-from-us-on-3-important-issues/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FOX NEWS: ILLINOIS’ GOVERNOR RAUNER IS “WITHOUT A PARTY”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/fox-news-rauner-is-a-candidate-without-a-party.html
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN HISPANIC GROUP CHAIRMAN RESIGNS OVER RAUNER WIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/republican-network-of-hispanics.html
— WITH $50,000 MORE FROM RAUNER, COOK COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN CALLS FOR PARTY UNITY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/cook-county-gop-chairman-congratulates-rauner-calls-for-unity.html
— JB PRITZKER’S NEW AD: IVES’ OWN WORDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/jb-pritzkers-new-ad-ives-own-words.html
— REICK TO GOV: “NOW THAT WE’RE STUCK WITH YOU …”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/reick-to-gov-now-that-were-stuck-with-you-.html
— BESIDES INCREASING DEFICIT, THE $1.5T OMNIBUS BILL FUNDS PLANNED PARENTHOOD WITH $500M
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/among-other-things-the-omnibus-bill-funds-planned-parenthood-with-500m.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DGA follows suit *** Pritzker uses Ives in new video (DIERSEN: Will Rauner use Ives in his videos to get more votes from those who reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform, that is, to get more votes from those who promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, and mass/illegal immigration?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/23/pritzker-uses-ives-in-new-video/
— Pritzker hit on taxes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/23/pritzker-hit-on-taxes/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/379937-michael-steele-congress-must-lead-on-cannabis-reform-and-stand-with-the

AOL NEWS
— Woman arrested after baby seen smoking marijuana on Facebook video
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/22/woman-arrested-after-baby-seen-smoking-marijuana-on-facebook-video/23392512/

March 14 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Coerced’ student walkout in Chicago is ‘political indoctrination:’ GOP Chicago chair – Matt Finn
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/14/coerced-student-walkout-in-chicago-is-political-indoctrination-gop-chair.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Chicago Republican Party has filed a complaint with Chicago Public Schools and is considering suing over an anti-gun violence student walkout Wednesday morning it calls “political” and an “indoctrination.” Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson has publicly given her approval and support for the district-wide walkout, which a Chicago GOP Chairman says has turned into an administration-organized event not a “student walkout.” Chris Cleveland, chairman of the Chicago GOP, pointed to an email sent by an elementary school principal that gave parents of young students instructions on the walkout and the option of making posters. Students across the country were holding a walkout on Wednesday to protest gun violence and to call for gun control measures on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland school shooting that left 17 people dead. The GOP chairman said the school district seemed to be coercing students to take part in the demonstrations. “It’s appalling that 10 to 14 year old kids would be coerced, by their teachers, to participate in a political demonstration,” Cleveland wrote in a statement. “A 10-year-old kid isn’t going to have an informed opinion on these political matters, and shouldn’t be expected to have the fortitude to hold a different opinion from everyone else in his or her classroom. This is political indoctrination, pure and simple.” CPS Inspector General Nicholas Schuler told Fox News the district received the complaint and is evaluating it. The Chicago Public Schools and the CEO’s office have not returned calls from Fox News seeking comment. Last year, more than 650 people were murdered in Chicago. In 2016, nearly 800 were killed, many of whom were teens, some under the age of 12. A CPS spokesperson said they could not recall a district condoned walkout for the city’s own gun violence and homicide rate.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-students-to-join-national-anti-gun-violence-walkout

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/students-across-chicago-area-walk-out-of-class-wednesday-to-protest-gun-violence/3214390/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/watch-chicago-area-students-join-national-anti-violence-walkout-476829743.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/national-school-walkout-chicago-area-protests/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/hinsdale-school-walkout/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/catholic-schools-national-walkout/
— Illinois Senate Approves New Gun Control Measures; Wait Period Bill Sent To Rauner
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/14/illinois-senate-gun-control-bills/

WLS AM
— Ives on Rauner gun veto: “We have put him in a box.” – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/14/ives-on-rauner-gun-veto-we-have-put-him-in-a-box/

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/a-chicagoland-student-walkout-leader-speaks-out/21cf128f-a84a-4d81-a684-5f2b7cf48822

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-area-students-join-national-effort-walk-out-to-protest-gun-violence/
— The path to politics for Matthew Foldi, 21, Chicago’s 5th Ward GOP committeeman – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/the-path-to-politics-for-matthew-foldi-21-chicagos-5th-ward-gop-committeeman/
— Six ways Millennials will clean up the mess Baby Boomers have made – Robert Reich (DIERSEN: Are you a baby boomer like I am? What do you get blamed for?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/six-way-millennials-will-clean-up-the-mess-baby-boomers-have-made/
— How to get more Americans to volunteer – Rebecca Nesbit (DIERSEN: What volunteer work do you do? I spend 10+ hours each and every day filling the conservative and Republican news and commentary gap in Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/how-to-get-more-americans-to-volunteer/
— Cook County judge to Rauner administration: hand over raise to home caregivers – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-judge-to-rauner-administration-hand-over-raise-to-home-caregivers/

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage to debut new election results system – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/dupage-to-debut-new-election-results-system
— OUTSTANDING: Some students counter-protested or stayed in class during school marches – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/some-students-counter-protested-or-stayed-in-class-during-school-marches-
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/we-are-young-and-we-are-strong-suburban-students-join-nationwide-walkout-against-gun-violence
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/elementary-junior-high-students-also-walk-out-to-support-gun-safety
— $85,000 severance for Libertyville village administrator on job since 2016 – Mick Zawislak (DIERSEN: In 1993, when I was 45 years old, and when I had worked for GAO for only 13 years and 7 months, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious that I was eligible for GAO’s $25,000 early retirement buyout offer because the 8 years and 7 months that I had worked for IRS and the 2 years and 10 months that I had worked part-time for the Post Office counted toward my federal seniority.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180314/85000-severance-for-libertyville-village-administrator-on-job-since-2016
— S&P upgrades College of DuPage bond rating
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180314/sp-upgrades-college-of-dupage-bond-rating

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County referendum seeks voter support for election commission, clerk merger – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/13/dupage-county-referendum-seeks-voter-support-for-election-commission-clerk-merger/atgt69y/
— Glen Ellyn approves changes in McKee House lease agreement – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/14/glen-ellyn-approves-changes-in-mckee-house-lease-agreement/atkztdh/

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— U.S. Sen. James Langford (R-OK) Delivers Message Of Self Reliance, Pushing Back Hundreds Gather For Republican Lincoln Day Dinner In Niles – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/us-sen-delivers-message-of-self-reliance-pushing-back/

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.newstrib.com/opinion/column-the-illinois-governor-s-race-and-marijuana/article_64092d1c-27b0-11e8-8322-27967834f79e.html

CHICAGO READER
— Right-wing Twitter propaganda bots pumping up Jeanne Ives campaign for governor, study finds – Ryan Smith
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/03/14/right-wing-twitter-propaganda-bots-pumping-up-jeanne-ives-campaign-for-governor-study-finds

BGA
— JUDGE ISSUES ORDER TO GARNISH BOBBY RUSH’S CONGRESSIONAL PAY – John Chase
https://www.bettergov.org/news/judge-issues-order-to-garnish-bobby-rushs-congressional-pay

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Response to CPS Walkouts: Public Resources Shouldn’t Be Used for Politics
https://mailchi.mp/e0f1abe2c1da/ives-response-to-cps-walkout-public-resources-shouldnt-be-used-for-politics

TONIA KHOURI
— Democrats trying to buy 49th House seat with $127,500
https://toniakhouri.com/latest-news/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls Madigan-Drury feud a disservice to voters – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511360230-ives-calls-madigan-drury-feud-a-disservice-to-voters

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES FEATURED SOLO ON CHICAGO TONIGHT WHEN RAUNER BOWS OUT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/ives-featured-solo-on-chicago-tonight-when-rauner-bows-out.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? REPORTING ON NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL’S #NATIONALWALKOUTDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/wheres-weyermuller-reporting-on-new-trier-high-schools-nationalwalkoutday.html
— CRYSTAL LAKE GUN CLUB OFFERS FREE CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES FOR TEACHERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/crystal-lake-gun-club-offers-free-concealed-carry-classes-for-teachers.html
— IL SENATE CELEBRATES #NATIONALWALKOUTDAY BY PASSING MEASURE RAISING SEMI-AUTOMATIC PURCHASE AGE TO 21
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/il-senate-celebrates-nationalwalkout-day-by-passing-measure-raising-semi-automatic-purchase-age-to-2.html
— IL SENATE PASSED MEASURE ADDING “POISON PILL” TO BUMP STOCK BAN, 37-16-3
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/il-senate-could-add-poison-pill-to-bump-stock-ban.html
— RAUNER VETOES GUN DEALER LICENSING BILL; GUN CONTROL ACTIVISTS PREPARE TO OVERRIDE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/rauner-vetos-gun-dealer-licenshing-bill-gun-control-activists-prepare-to-override-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Governor says he’s spending “a hundred percent” of his time focused on Madigan and Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/14/governor-says-hes-spending-a-hundred-percent-of-his-time-focused-on-madigan-and-pritzker/
— Veto override showdown postponed until April
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/14/veto-override-showdown-postponed-until-april/
— Kennedy shifts yet again on marijuana
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/14/kennedy-shifts-yet-again-on-marijuana/

WHITE HOUSE
— What to know about sanctuary cities
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/

BLAZE
— Mexican immigrants say wall might slow them down but won’t stop them from crossing illegally – Jana J. Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/03/14/mexican-immigrants-say-wall-might-slow-them-down-but-wont-stop-them-from-crossing-illegally

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary cities enriching cartels, Trump administration says
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41387
— Restaurant charged white customers more to combat ‘racial wealth disparity’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=41297

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting students to serve as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/14/us/student-walkouts-latest/index.html

UPI
— Illinois Senate approves age restrictions for some gun purchases – Daniel Uria
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/03/14/Illinois-Senate-approves-age-restrictions-for-some-gun-purchases/4191521060874/

NEW YORK POST
— Dem operatives fume after Hillary disses Trump voters – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2018/03/14/dem-operatives-fume-after-hillary-disses-trump-voters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Navy Medics Get Prepared for Combat—With Tour of Duty in Chicago Shootings have been falling in city, but Cook County Hospital still offers rare training experience – Shibani Mahtani
https://www.wsj.com/articles/navy-medics-get-prepared-for-combatwith-tour-of-duty-in-chicago-1521028800

FOX 29
— Marijuana tax provides scholarships to 600 students (DIERSEN: Al Capone gave lots of money to charities.)
http://www.fox29.com/news/marijuana-tax-provides-scholarships-to-600-students

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Facebook Bans U.K. Far-Right Group Once Retweeted by Trump – Giles Turner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being “far-right” and b) want Facebook, Google, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, etc. to ban me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/facebook-bans-u-k-far-right-group-once-retweeted-by-trump/

March 7 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Former DuPage County Recorder of Deeds Rick Carney spoke very highly of DuPage County Board District 4 candidate Chris Zaruba at his outstanding fundraiser Wednesday evening, March 7, 2018, at the Ivy Restaurant in Wheaton. The 40+ attendees included Bibbiano, Bucholz, Cherry, DiCianni, Fitch, the Jorgensens, Kleeman, Lofgren, Loveless, MacKay, Scalzo, Wilson, and John Zaruba. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Mayor Emanuel calls out Gov. Rauner on gun control bill – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mayor-emanuel-calls-out-gov-rauner-on-gun-control-bill/3185881/

NBC5
— Despite Letter From Chicago Aldermen, Rauner Won’t Say If He’ll Sign Gun Dealer Licensing Bill – Brendan Pedersen and Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-emanuel-letter-gun-dealer-licensing-bill-illinois-476152003.html

CBS2
— Emanuel Hands Rauner Letter Urging Governor To Sign Gun Licensing Bill Mayor Rahm Emanuel personally delivered a letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday, urging him to sign legislation requiring gun dealers in Illinois to obtain state licenses.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/category/spoken-word-wbbmtv/3823278-emanuel-hands-rauner-letter-urging-governor-to-sign-gun-licensing-bill/
— Emanuel Hands Rauner Letter Urging Governor To Sign Gun Licensing Bill; ‘Where Does He Stand?’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/03/07/emanuel-rauner-gun-licensing-legislation/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House takes up ban on public sex-harassment payouts – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-house-takes-up-ban-on-public-sex-harassment-payouts

WGN TV
— Emanuel leaves Rauner letter at news conference urging him to sign gun control bill – JULIAN CREWS
http://wgntv.com/2018/03/07/emanuel-leaves-rauner-letter-at-news-conference-urging-him-to-sign-gun-control-bill/

WLS AM
— Audit reveals budget office goof costing state $2.5M – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/03/07/audit-reveals-budget-office-goof-costing-state-2-5m/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm keeps pushing Rauner on gun bill — in person, this time – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahm-keeps-pushing-rauner-on-gun-bill-in-person-this-time/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males promote anti-males.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/women-say-metoo-will-be-heard-at-polling-place-too/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote voter fraud say: The epic overreaction of Rep. Jeanne Ives and Ald. Anthony Napolitano
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jeanne-ives-alderman-anthony-napolitano-slam-citykey-id-cards-immigrants/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jeanne Ives on Rahm Emanuel’s CityKey ID plan for voter registration: ‘Pandering is what these policies are all about’ – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-jeanne-ives-rahm-emanuel-immigration-kass-0308-story.html
— Rauner doesn’t say whether he’ll sign bill to license gun stores – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-emanuel-guns-20180307-story.html
— Trump’s best-and-brightest problem – Timothy L. O’Brien
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-exit-trump-scaramucci-gorka-manafort-lewandowski-ivanka-nunberg-0208-story.html
— ‘Cannabis candidate’ for Congress touts service as an FBI agent. He wasn’t an FBI agent. – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-5th-congressional-district-benjamin-wolf-20180305-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why Naperville decided to raise sales tax instead of property taxes – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/why-naperville-decided-to-raise-sales-tax-instead-of-property-taxes
— St. Patrick’s parade set to march through Elmhurst – Ann Piccininni
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/st-patricks-parade-set-to-march-through-elmhurst
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrat 6th Congressional District candidates.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/how-6th-district-dems-would-combat-sexual-harassment
— Who was behind failed push to merge Naperville, Lisle, Warrenville, Woodridge? – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/who-was-behind-failed-push-to-merge-naperville-lisle-warrenville-woodridge
— Former Lisle mayor: ‘The truth has been told’ on merger efforts – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/former-lisle-mayor-the-truth-has-been-told-on-merger-efforts
— 5 St. Patrick’s Day parades this weekend to start your celebration early – Scott Morgan
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180307/5-st-patricks-day-parades-this-weekend-to-start-your-celebration-early
— Bill limiting state promotional spending moves forward – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180307/bill-limiting-state-promotional-spending-moves-forward-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Berrios firm’s lobbying client gets big tax break from his assessor’s office – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180307/NEWS02/180309921/berrios-firms-lobbying-client-gets-big-tax-break-from-his-assessors

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ban on public sex-harassment payouts moves to House floor – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180307/ban-on-public-sex-harassment-payouts-moves-to-house-floor

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Granite City blast furnace to restart; 500 workers to be called back – KALEY JOHNSON
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article203875264.html

WQAD
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: New plan could allow some Illinois students to use medical pot
http://wqad.com/2018/03/07/new-plan-could-allow-some-illinois-students-to-use-medical-pot/

WSIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot promoters promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://news.wsiu.org/post/simon-poll-illinois-voters-recreational-marijuana-and-local-leaders#stream/0

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Email Shows: Bruce Rauner’s Not in Charge, The First Lady Is
https://mailchi.mp/d65509454f91/email-shows-bruce-rauners-not-in-charge-the-first-lady-is
— Chapter Five: Sanctuary State and Your New Neighbors
https://mailchi.mp/71db350750fd/rauner-record-revealed-sanctuary-state-and-your-new-neighbors

REPUBLICANS FOR MORALITY
— DuPage County Sheriff John Zaruba Broke Off Cooperation with ICE One Day After Leftist, Pro-Illegal Immigration Protest – Peter LaBarbera
https://republicansformorality.com/2018/03/07/breaking-dupage-county-sheriff-john-zaruba-broke-off-cooperation-with-ice-one-day-after-leftist-pro-illegal-immigration-protest/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Transparency group finds pay spiking practices continue to cost taxpayers in Illinois – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/transparency-group-finds-pay-spiking-practices-continue-to-cost-taxpayers/article_28efb9d0-217f-11e8-9d3d-5fc9928c65cf.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES, GET READY. GOV RAUNER IS ABOUT TO BETRAY YOU, TOO.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/gun-rights-advocates-get-ready-gov-rauner-is-about-to-betray-you-too-.html
— RAUNER CAMPAIGN FUNDS NON-PARTISAN, PRO-ABORTION WOMEN’S GROUP WEBSITE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/rauner-campaign-funds-non-partisan-pro-abortion-womens-group-website.html
— NEED A COOK COUNTY PROPERTY TAX BREAK? HIRE JOE BERRIOS TO BE YOUR LOBBYIST
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/need-a-cook-county-property-tax-break-hire-joe-berrios-to-be-your-lobbyist.html
— SESSIONS PROMISES TO ENFORCE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS IN CALIFORNIA. COULD ILLINOIS BE NEXT?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/03/sessions-promises-to-enforce-federal-immigration-laws-in-california-could-illinois-be-next.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Duckworth, Durbin say “vague assurances” from Rauner on Quincy veterans’ home are “quite simply inexcusable”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/07/duckworth-durbin-say-vague-assurances-from-rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home-are-quite-simply-inexcusable/
— Attack on Mrs. Rauner falls flat as she appears to gear up for campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/07/attack-on-mrs-rauner-falls-flat-as-she-appears-to-gear-up-for-campaign/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rep. Peter Roskam imagines a world without Trump Twitter: ‘What a glorious thing!’ – Philip Wegmann
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rep-peter-roskam-imagines-a-world-without-trump-twitter-what-a-glorious-thing/article/2650927

GOPUSA
— It’s almost nasty: Democrats unload on Republicans who sleep in their offices
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40955
— Dems flood Texas primary as Cruz, Abbott rout (DIERSEN: So far, how many Republican and Democrat primary ballots have been cast in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=40948

BREITBART
— New York Times: New Foils for the Right – Google and Facebook – LUCAS NOLAN
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/07/new-york-times-new-foils-for-the-right-google-and-facebook/

THE HILL
— Sessions to California: ‘There is no secession’ – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/377182-sessions-to-california-there-is-no-secession

POLITICO
— ‘Cannabis candidate’ accused of abusing women and resume inflation National spotlight unearths Illinois Democrat Benjamin Thomas Wolf’s troubled past. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/07/ben-wolf-illinois-congress-candidate-444371

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump is supercharging the celebrification of politics – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/03/07/daily-202-trump-is-supercharging-the-celebrification-of-politics/5a9f487a30fb047655a06b3a/

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— How Donald Trump Broke Conservatism – ADELE M. STAN
http://prospect.org/article/how-donald-trump-broke-conservatism

March 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Budget Process – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-ill-budget-process/3165097/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ad war tells plenty in race for governor – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/ad-war-tells-plenty-in-race-for-governor/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘We haven’t bottomed out’: Growing anxiety in White House as Trump shocks and rages – Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-white-house-dark-mood-20180303-story.html
— One chef’s social experiment: Charge minorities $12, white people $30 – Maura Judkis (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, non-veteran, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-chef-social-experiment-racial-wealth-disparity-20180303-story.html
— Activists urge Bezos to choose LGBT-friendly state for new headquarters – Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity are taking over everything. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will barred from a) getting an education, b) getting a job, c) joining organizations, d) buying things, e) owning things, f) getting elected to any government or political office, g) etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-hq2-headquarters-lgbt-friendly-state-20180302-story.html
— The ballot mess in Cook County – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ballot-assessor-berrios-raila-20180302-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Harold for Illinois attorney general in Republican primary
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180303/endorsement-harold-for-illinois-attorney-general-in-republican-primary
— Community colleges combat hunger through campus food pantries – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I was a student at UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. The money to pay for tuition, books, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and room and board at NIU 1969-1970 (three semesters at University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) and then a summer session at Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/ ) came from my part-time Park Forest Post Office job 1966-1969 that paid $15.85-$16.91 an hour in today’s dollars and my part-time jobs working on a Chrysler automobile assembly line in Belvidere (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belvidere_Assembly_Plant) and as a security guard at the University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180303/community-colleges-combat-hunger-through-campus-food-pantries
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hunger for knowledge may be not be the only pang some college students feel. Students nationwide face a tough choice among paying for books and tuition, rent and buying food.)
— GOP 10th congressional district candidate’s ad contains inaccuracies about an opponent – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180303/gop-congressional-candidates-ad-contains-inaccuracies-about-an-opponent
— Gun control gains strong support from 6th District Democratic candidates – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180303/gun-control-gains-strong-support-from-6th-district-democratic-candidates–

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner lucks out on gun bill timing – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180303/statehouse-insider-rauner-lucks-out-on-gun-bill-timing

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton College celebrates life of Billy Graham – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/03/03/wheaton-college-celebrates-life-of-billy-graham/dtmhz61/

WJBD RADIO & HERALD & REVIEW
— Ives’ Challenge Forces Rauner to Keep Eyes on GOP Primary Ives Maintains Governor Has ‘Betrayed’ the GOP Platform – AP
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2018/03/03/ives-challenge-forces-rauner-to-keep-eyes-on-gop-primary
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ives-challenge-forces-rauner-to-keep-eyes-on-gop-primary/article_2346cb73-7a42-5890-9bb0-43323ee67982.html

THE X RADIO
— Rauner, Ives Both Expected Sunday at Lincoln Day Dinner – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/32685-rauner-ives-both-expected-sunday-at-lincoln-day-dinner

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Wanted to Have Cal Skinner Arrested
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/03/jack-franks-wanted-cal-skinner-arrested/
— Pop-Up Committee Reminiscent of Committee that Attacked Steve Reick Mails
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/03/pop-committee-reminiscent-committee-attacked-steve-reick-mails/

CAPITOL FAX
— Candidates get more strident, mistake-prone as election day nears
https://capitolfax.com/2018/03/03/candidates-get-more-strident-mistake-prone-as-election-day-nears/

BREITBART
— Durbin Says Americans’ Homeland Must Be a ‘Nation of Immigrants’ – Forever – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-American, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/03/03/durbin-says-americans-homeland-must-be-a-nation-of-immigrants-forever/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But if America must be “a nation of immigrants,” then Americans and their children are not allowed to have a normal nation of assimilated citizens or even normal pocketbook politics, said John Fonte, director of Center for American Common Culture at the D.C.-based Hudson Institute. In a nation of immigrants — legal and illegal — politics is all about enforced “Diversity” where a central elite treats people as members of competing identity groups and then balances each group against the others to achieve desired results, such as a desired percentage of women serving as fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, Fonte said. In contrast, people in a nation of citizens — both native-borns and assimilated immigrants — are free to participate in the “normal give-and-take of bread-and-butter politics,” in local, state and federal levels, he said.)

THE HILL
— Corporate America throws weight behind gun controls – MELANIE ZANONA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “corporate America” paints itself as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/376517-corporate-america-throws-weight-behind-gun-controls

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Ives’ Challenge Forces Rauner to Keep Eyes on GOP Primary The insurgent primary campaign of Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives against GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner signals the right’s weariness of a governor they say is all talk. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-03-03/ives-challenge-forces-rauner-to-keep-eyes-on-gop-primary

February 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Rauner proposes education spending boost, $50M for Quincy home fix – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-proposes-education-spending-boost-$50m-for-quincy-home-fix/3082673/

NBC5
— Read Governor Bruce Rauner’s Full Budget Address Gov. Rauner unveiled his 2019 budget proposal to a General Assembly expecting to hear him explain how he’ll erase a $9 billion deficit
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/read-governor-bruce-rauners-full-budget-address-474084483.html
— Petitions to Save Only Downstate Debate of Governor’s Race Collect Thousands of Signatures – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/wcia-debate-illinois-governor-candidates-biss-kennedy-petition-474077533.html
— Rauner’s Budget Calls For Reduced Spending, Pension Reform Promises $1 billion tax cut – Brendan Pedersen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-budget-calls-for-reduced-spending-pension-reform-474082603.html

CBS2
— Rauner’s Budget Sets Sights On State’s Pension Costs – Craig Dellimore,
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/14/rauner-budget-proposal/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner wants $1 billion tax cut with pension fix – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-wants-1-billion-tax-cut-with-pension-fix

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner re-election budget takes aim at two favorite targets: CPS and unionized state workers – Monique Garcia, Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-20180214-story.html
— Primary voters face increasingly wacky ballot lineup – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-primary-ballot-st-0215-20180214-story.html
— Time to be retirin’ the FolksyMeter? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-time-to-be-retirin-the-folksymeter-20180214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glencoe/news/ct-gln-womens-march-anniversary-tl-0215-20180214-story.html
— Gun-rights hysteria doesn’t sell in the Trump era – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-remington-gun-sales-obama-20180214-story.html
— Rauner’s budget message fits trend — Make the other guy pay – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-rauner-budget-shift-st-0215-20180214-story.html
— Oberweis: Governor presents balanced budget
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-sen-oberweis-governor-presents-balanced-bud-3-2018-02-14-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner urges pension changes, ‘spend only the money we have’ in budget address – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-state-budget-address-shortfall-health-care-income-tax/
— 11th Congressional District GOP candidate: Constant G. “Connor” Vlakancic
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/11th-congressional-district-republican-candidate-constant-connor-vlakancic-2018-illinois-primary/
— 11th Congressional District GOP candidate: Nick Stella
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/11th-congressional-district-gop-candidate-nick-stella-2018-illinois-primary/
— ENDORSEMENT: Nick Stella for Congress in 11th District Republican Primary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/11th-congressional-district-republican-primary-nick-stella-endorsement-2018-illinois-primary/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The women of the White House care so little about women.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/the-women-of-the-white-house-care-so-little-about-women/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s big budget idea: Passing the tab to local governments – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180214/BLOGS02/180219947/rauners-big-budget-idea-passing-the-tab-to-local-governments
— Tolls on expressways? Trump plan says yes. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180214/BLOGS02/180219954/tolls-on-expressways-trump-plan-says-yes

DAILY HERALD
— Some Kane County Board members question Lauzen’s reimbursement request – James Fuller (DIERSEN: To discredit me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial day per diem requests in 1974. They hinted/implied that my requests were fraudulent. However, GAO upheld an arbitrator’s ruling in my favor in 1977. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866. To discredit me, Money Magazine and my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions in 1978. However, I took IRS to Tax Court and won a split decision.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180214/some-kane-county-board-members-question-lauzens-reimbursement-request
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON THE ELGIN COMMUNITY TIGHTENS: Elgin community gathers to protest rape culture – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180214/elgin-community-gathers-to-protest-rape-culture
— Naperville not certain pedal pubs fit with ‘downtown culture’ – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180214/naperville-not-certain-pedal-pubs-fit-with-downtown-culture

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Reactions to Gov. Rauner’s budget address
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180214/reactions-to-gov-rauners-budget-address

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Ives: Madigan should step down over handling of sexual harassment complaint
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511344579-ives-madigan-should-step-down-over-handling-of-sexual-harassment-complaint

LOUIS POST GAZETTE
— ‘Progressive’ income tax may be hot topic in Illinois campaign – Pat Gauen
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/gauen-progressive-income-tax-may-be-hot-topic-in-illinois/article_e0855002-5b64-5018-82f4-00b6006e9d4e.html

CHAMBANA SUN
— Caulkins says lottery chairman violated ‘unspoken oath’ – Glenn Minnis
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511332963-caulkins-says-lottery-chairman-violated-unspoken-oath

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Ives must cancel Thursday’s speech by #MeToo Denier Dan Proft
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-ives-must-cancel-thursdays-speech-by-metoo-denier-dan-proft

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Rauner Budget Makes Income Tax Increase Permanent and Raises Property Taxes
https://mailchi.mp/b553560a01a0/ives-rauner-budget-to-make-the-income-tax-increase-permeant-and-raise-property-taxes
— Rauner Sits Out Infrastructure Meeting with President Trump
https://ivesforillinois.com/rauner-sits-out-infrastructure-meeting-with-president-trump/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Proposes Shifting Teacher Pension Payments to Local Taxpayers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/14/rauner-proposes-shifting-teacher-pension-payments-to-local-taxpayers/
— Franks Endorses Casten to Run Against Roskam
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/14/franks-endorses-casten-to-fun-against-roskam/
— Anna May Miller Took Home $31,146 in “Misc” Income since 2013
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/02/14/anna-may-miller-took-home-31146-in-misc-income-since-2013/

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Conservatives 2nd Nybo’s call to investigate Rauner-funded Illinois Policy Institute
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/02/13/investigate-rauner-illinois-policy-institute-pals/

CBN NEWS
— Tea Party Anger Mounts as Congress ‘Puts the Cart Before the Horse’ on Immigration – Paul Strand
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2018/february/tea-party-anger-mounts-as-congress-puts-the-cart-before-the-horse-on-immigration

GOPUSA
— Gregg Popovich, Spurs coach, says U.S. ‘racist country’ (DIERSEN: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout that American is a racist county have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=39338

BLAZE
— Men across the country are fighting the quiet, unbearable war of the falsely accused – Natasha Pascetta (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/02/14/commentary-men-across-the-country-are-fighting-the-quiet-unbearable-war-of-the-falsely-accused/

POLITICO
— Third White House official resigns after being told he wouldn’t qualify for full clearance National Economic Council official George David Banks departed amid increasing scrutiny of the Trump administration’s decision to let multiple staffers work on interim clearances. – ANDREW RESTUCCIA
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/14/third-white-house-official-resigns-after-being-told-he-wouldnt-qualify-for-full-clearance-409246

HUFFINGTON POST
— It’s Not As Easy As You Think To Spot A Gerrymandered Map Our electoral districts have really weird shapes. Figuring out if they’re gerrymandered takes some deeper digging. – Sam Levine (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gerrymandering-strange-maps_us_5a848498e4b0ab6daf454f1e

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Threatens to Veto Immigration Bills that Don’t Meet His Demands – Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/14/us/politics/trump-immigration-veto-threat.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump administration is abandoning McDonald’s workers — and everyone else.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/02/09/the-trump-administration-is-abandoning-mcdonalds-workers-and-everyone-else/

DAILY MAIL
— Wheaton College ‘punished’ football players who ‘kidnapped, beat and sexually assaulted’ freshman in brutal hazing ritual by asking them to write an eight-page essay and complete community service – JENNIFER SMITH
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5392317/Light-punishment-Christian-college-gave-boys-hazing.html

February 11 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some who helped Arthur Jones get on the ballot say they didn’t know his politics – Frank Main (DIERSEN: Who are the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in the precincts in which Jones gathered petition signatures? Do the Republican voters in those precincts keep their Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains posted on what is going on in their precincts? Who are the officers of the Republican township parties in the townships in which Jones gathered petition signatures? Do the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in those townships keep the officers of their Republican township parties posted on what is going on in their precincts? I have been gathering petition signatures in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton since 1999 for myself and for all the Republican candidates who seek to be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct. I would hope that if a Jones-type candidate sought petition signatures from Republicans in my precinct, they would let me know. I would certainly let the Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers know.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/arthur-jones-nominating-petitions-bridgeview-holocaust-denier-anti-semitic-views/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On an unusually warm afternoon last fall, residents in Bridgeview opened their doors to a stranger. Arthur Jones was going house to house in the southwest suburb on Oct. 5, rounding up signatures for his primary election petition for Congress. Voters signed it after Jones told them he was hoping to run as a Republican against Democrat Rep. Dan Lipinski in the 3rd Congressional District. What Jones didn’t say is that he’s an avowed anti-Semite, Holocaust denier and the former leader of the New American Nazi Party. “He seemed like a nice guy,” said Michal Bodyziak, whose wife, Anna, signed her name to the petition. Now Jones is the sole GOP candidate in the 3rd District on the primary ballot March 20, which means he is on track to be the Republican Party nominee in the November general election. On a 10-degree evening last week, residents in Bridgeview opened their doors once again to tell a Chicago Sun-Times reporter how Jones went about collecting some of the 603 signatures he needed. Of the six people who agreed to be interviewed, none had heard of Jones until he rang their doorbells. Jones, 70, of Lyons, is now the subject of national and international news after the Sun-Times reported on Feb. 4 that the he was poised to clinch the nomination. In an interview with the Sun-Times, Jones has said he’s in charge of an organization called the American First Committee, whose membership is limited to “any white American citizen of European, non-Jewish descent.” But while he was collecting signatures, Jones didn’t mention any of that. “He just told us he was all about the people,” Michal Bodyziak said. Bodyziak said he and his wife are immigrants from Poland. Jones didn’t say that he denies there was a Holocaust in which 6 million Jews died, many of them in Poland. “No, he said none of that,” Anna Bodyziak said. According to her husband, Jones said he “wanted to help the state make everything better, lower taxes and that. Yes, it was very positive.” When a reporter showed the couple video snippets of Jones’ controversial statements on Jews, they winced. They said they could never support Jones for Congress after seeing that. A neighbor down the block also gave Jones his signature. The man said he’d never heard of Jones, either, but he agreed to sign the petition “because I want people to run for office. If I knew he stood for any of that, I wouldn’t have signed.” About a mile away, Medardo Elizalde was sitting on his couch when his son opened the door to a reporter. The son said his father mostly speaks Spanish and translated for him. He asked his dad if he remembered signing Jones’ petition. Jones had said people wanted to keep him off the ballot, Elizalde recalled. Elizalde said he gave his signature so Jones would go away. Jones managed to collect 834 signatures in Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Chicago Ridge, Countryside, Hickory Hills, Homer Glen, Justice, La Grange, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Palos Hills, Stickney, Summit and Worth — but none in Chicago. “I waited on the last day, Dec. 4, to file my signatures. I turned them in, fully expecting for an objection or that there would be a candidate that they’re putting up against me,” he has told the Sun-Times. Though GOP officials in his own party have now repudiated Jones and his candidacy, he still thinks he’s got a shot even though the district is overwhelmingly Democratic. Lipinski, of Western Springs, faces Marie Newman, of LaGrange, in the Democratic primary. Said Jones, “Listen, I don’t go to all this damn trouble if I didn’t believe I had a chance to win.”)
— 2 Cook County commissioners missed over 40 percent of Forest Preserve meetings – Rachel Hinton and Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee monthly meetings and fundraisers.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cook-county-forest-preserve-meetings-missed-jerry-butler-bridget-gainer/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Fox News Channel.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-military-parade-tweets-fox-news-donald-trump-fiasco/
— GOP candidate for attorney general: Gary Grasso
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-candidate-for-attorney-general-gary-grasso-2018-illinois-primary/
— GOP candidate for attorney general: Erika Harold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gop-candidate-for-attorney-general-erika-harold-2018-illinois-primary/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McCarthy offers campaign preview during fundraiser: Emanuel’s Chicago ‘a mess’ – Bill Ruthhart and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-campaign-fundraiser-20180211-story.html
— Real estate market unfazed by changes to tax law – Kenneth R. Harney (DIERSEN: My wife and I have paid the marriage penalty big time since we got married in 1978. Under the new Republican tax law, if there was no marriage penalty, instead of $10,000, the SALT cap would be $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0211-kenneth-harney-20180206-story.html
— Yes, you: Lawmakers, put the remap amendment on the ballot – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-remap-amendment-illinois-gerrymandering-20180208-story.html
— Waukegan approves new video gambling regulations – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-video-gaming-st-0209-20180211-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage GOP candidates tout experience in county board District 3 race – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180211/dupage-gop-candidates-tout-experience-in-county-board-district-3-race
— What the Porter accusations say about the White House – Kathleen Parker
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180211/what-the-porter-accusations-say-about-the-white-house

NBC5
— Democratic Candidates Attend Church Services to Shore Up African-American Support – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Do you attend church services? I do not. Should I write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize me, who viciously denigrate me, who viciously condemn me because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church? The aforesaid not only paint themselves as being far superior to you and I, they focus on destroying those like me who do not glorify and praise them, who do not pander to them, who do not serve as their operatives or dupes, and who do not give them money.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/candidates-for-governor-attend-church-services-to-shore-up-african-american-support-473737063.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Registered sex offender in small Pennsylvania town elected fire chief
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/registered-sex-offender-in-small-pennsylvania-town-elected-fire-chief

SAUK VALLEY
— Marter: It’s time to take our money back Congressional candidate talks spending, immigrant and education funding during Dixon visit – BOB TOMASZEWSKI
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/02/10/marter-its-time-to-take-our-money-back/aq7bb1g/

BREITBART
— Jeanne Ives Targets Illinois ‘Sanctuary State’ Law in Republican Primary – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/11/jeanne-ives-sanctuary-state-becoming-major-issue-il-governor-primary/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Revels In Chicago Nazi’s GOP Nod, Skips Democrat Hugs of Farrakhan – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/02/11/ny-times-revels-chicago-nazis-gop-nod-skips-democrat-hugs-farrakhan

FOX NEWS
— Fast food workers set to protest in push for $15 minimum wage – Matthew Kazin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/11/fast-food-workers-set-to-protest-in-push-for-15-minimum-wage.html

HOT AIR
— Rob Porter Is A National Security Scandal, Too (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/02/rob-porter-national-security-scandal/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The ‘Manly’ Jobs Problem – Susan Chira (DIERSEN: Were the jobs that you held “manly?” I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Because very few qualified women or minorities wanted the bad jobs that I had, it was very difficult for my superiors to meet their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/sunday-review/sexual-harassment-masculine-jobs.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

— NOVEMBER 27, 2017 MORNING EDITION FLASHBACK: Nominating Petitions
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/november-27-morning-edition-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since 2000, I have gathered signatures on nominating petitions for all the candidates who seek to be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct. For the March 20, 2018 Republican primary, I gathered 667 signatures from 19 households in my precinct for the following candidates:

U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam
STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor; Jeanne Ives, Governor and Rich Morthland, Lieutenant Governor; William Kelly, Governor and Brian Leggero, Lieutenant Governor; Erika Harold, Attorney General; Jason Helland, Secretary of State; Jim Dodge, Treasurer; and Darlene Senger, Comptroller
ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly
ILLINOIS HOUSE: Amy Grant, Jeanne Ives, Burt Minor
DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Ron Almiron, Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, Thommen Poozhikunnel, Beth Tatro, and Chris Zaruba
DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Jeff MacKay, Richard Russo, Karen Wilson)

— OCTOBER 7, 2017 MORNING EDITION FLASHBACK: Nominating Petitions (DIERSEN: Subsequently, I circulated nominating petitions in my precinct for Ives/Morthland, Kelly/Leggero, Dodge & Senger, Helland, Minor, Almiron, MacKay, and Russo.)
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/october-7-morning-edition-2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So far, from 19 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I have gathered 559 signatures from registered Republican voters on 56 nominating petition sheets for the 19 announced candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct. The candidates are: U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor and Erika Harold, Attorney General; ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly; ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick and Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD District 4: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, and Beth Tatro; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo and Karen Wilson; and REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN: Dave Diersen. Outstandingly, yesterday evening, my State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman notarized the aforesaid 56 nominating petitions and my Statement of Candidacy, Oath of Registration Officer, and Loyalty Oath. Ever since I was first elected Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, my policy has been to gather signatures on nominating petition sheets for all the candidates who will be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct.)

February 10 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois Agencies Getting Thousands Of Doses Of Narcan – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: Will increased illegal drug use be an unintended consequence?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/10/illinois-agencies-getting-thousands-of-doses-of-narcan/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With primary in view, Southland incumbents rake in the cash – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-pre-primary-fundraising-st-0207-20180209-story.html
— As domestic abuse claims roil White House, Trump says lives are being ruined ‘by a mere allegation’ – Anne Gearan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-sexual-misconduct-tweets-20180210-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump laments that ‘mere allegation’ can destroy lives (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-laments-that-mere-allegation-can-destroy-lives/
— Response to domestic violence by White House, Trump sends wrong message – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/response-to-domestic-violence-by-white-house-trump-sends-wrong-message/
— ‘Wait a minute now, you can’t stop dreaming’ – JOHN FOUNTAIN (DIERSEN: What dreams have you stopped dreaming and when? In 1969, when my Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign, I stopped dreaming about a career working for the Post Office. In 1971, when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, I stopped dreaming about a career in the automotive industry. In 1975, when I my Democrat IRS superiors succeeded in getting rid of my mentor, I stopped dreaming about a successful career working for IRS. In 1987, when I my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid of my mentor, I stopped dreaming about a successful career working for GAO. In 1997, when I my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire and made it clear that they would forever stop me from getting a job appropriate for someone with my work experience, professional certifications, and professional license, I stopped dreaming about a successful post-GAO career.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/john-fountain-novel-exerpt-no-place-for-me/

DAILY HERALD
— Former Auroran Pat Fee remembered as fast friend, willing volunteer – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180210/former-auroran-remembered-as-fast-friend-willing-volunteer
— Trump defends former aide after abuse claims bring criticism – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180210/news/302109987/
— In governor race, Democrats obsess over raising taxes – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) wanted me to pay more federal and state income tax since 1964 and b) wanted me to pay more real estate tax since 1972. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. They stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that I bought new cars, real estate, collector cars, etc., c) that I spent lots of money on tuition and books, and d) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180210/editorial-in-governor-race-democrats-obsess-over-raising-taxes
— 6th Congressional District candidates banking cash for primary run – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180210/6th-congressional-district-candidates-banking-cash-for-primary-run
— District 57 residents distribute signs to campaign for property tax hike – James Kane (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have a) wanted me to pay more federal and state income tax since 1964 and b) wanted me to pay more real estate tax since 1972. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. They stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that I bought new cars, real estate, collector cars, etc., c) that I spent lots of money on tuition and books, and d) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180210/district-57-residents-distribute-signs-to-campaign-for-property-tax-hike

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gov. Rauner lays out ambitious goals for budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180210/gov-rauner-lays-out-ambitious-goals-for-budget
— SCHOENBURG: Gov. BRUCE RAUNER spoke last week at the Sangamon County GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner, and he did make a single mention of the name of President DONALD TRUMP. . .If the Sangamon County GOP is hoping for a blessed year, well, the 50-50 raffle near the end of this week’s Lincoln Day Dinner probably didn’t hurt.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180210/bernard-schoenburg-lisa-madigan-endorsing-erik-jones-in-13th-congressional

MADISON RECORD
— St. Clair County GOP chair says Rauner is the best candidate for governor; Ives campaign claims Rauner is unelectable – John Sammon
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511330481-st-clair-county-gop-chair-says-rauner-is-the-best-candidate-for-governor-ives-campaign-claims-rauner-is-unelectable

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner’s property tax appeal ban makes sense – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-view-rauner-s-property-tax-appeal-ban-makes-sense/article_09218e46-f652-5d5a-a96f-bcc4eb520e02.html

WJBD
— Immigration debate takes center stage as Congress faces March 5 DACA deadline
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/02/10/immigration-debate-takes-center-stage-as-congress-faces-march-5-daca-deadline

CAPITOL FAX
— Reader comments closed for the holiday weekend (DIERSEN: I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails since 2000. Since 2004, they have gone out each and every morning, and since 2015, they have gone out each and every evening too. The emails have been free of charge and they contain no advertising.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/09/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-weekend-45/

WORLD NET DAILY
— POLL: 2 OF 3 SAY CONGRESS SHOULD ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS ‘These results should be pretty sobering statistics for Republican members of the House and Senate’ – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2018/02/poll-2-of-3-say-congress-should-enforce-immigration-laws/

GOPUSA
— Does hate speech matter if you’re hating Trump?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=39047
— Bill de Blasio’s habit of greeting female lawmakers with a kiss under #MeToo microscope
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=38960

THE HILL
— Questions swirl about aide’s security clearance – MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/373209-questions-swirl-about-aides-security-clearance

ABC NEWS
— Trump laments lives being ‘destroyed by a mere allegation’ after 2 staff members resign amid domestic-abuse claims – ALEXANDER MALLIN MAIA DAVIS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-weighs-domestic-abuse-claims-departure-staffers-true/story

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump appeared to express doubts about the #MeToo movement, saying, “lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation” – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/us/politics/tax-cuts-election-message-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Sinclair Broadcast Group solicits its news directors for its political fundraising efforts – Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/sinclair-broadcast-group-solicits-its-news-directors-for-its-political-fundraising-efforts/2018/02/10/0e3d8a08-0c54-11e8-8b0d-891602206fb7_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sinclair, based in the Baltimore suburb of Hunt Valley, is already the largest station owner in the country, with 173 outlets. It is poised to become even larger with its pending $3.9 billion purchase of Chicago-based Tribune Media, which owns or operates 42 stations in such cities as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— White House floats an offer to keep legal immigration at 1 million per year instead of cutting it – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trump-immigration-20180210-story.html

USA TODAY
— Democratic women slam Trump for not backing abuse victims, saying he is ‘quick to doubt’ – Deborah Barfield Berry (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are charged with anything bad, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/10/democratic-women-slam-trump-not-standing-up-victims/326452002/

NPR
— White House Security Clearance Trouble Shines Light On ‘High Risk’ Backlog Problem – Flipboard – BRIAN NAYLOR and DOMENICO MONTANARO
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/10/584375510/white-house-security-clearance-trouble-shines-light-on-high-risk-backlog-problem

BAKAS TEAM
— FOR SALE: 520 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $500,000
https://www.bakasteam.com/property/il/wheaton/60187/wheaton/520-west-roosevelt-road/56bf2e721c740b0511004b67/

February 3 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— ILGOP Chairman Tim Schneider Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider released the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ recently released campaign advertisement: “There is no place in the Illinois Republican Party for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity. Representative Ives’ campaign ad does not reflect who we are as the Party of Lincoln and as proud residents of our great and diverse state. She should pull down the ad and immediately apologize to the Illinoisans who were negatively portrayed in a cowardly attempt to stoke political division.” (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/

ERIKA HAROLD
— Erika Harold Calls on Ives Campaign to Take Down Offensive Ad Republicans must promote dignity and value of every Illinoisan (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT denigrate, mock, or marginalize any group of Illinoisans. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Harold should disclose the amount and percent of her campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://mailchi.mp/erikaharold/ives-ad?e=92ab74215a
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Attorney General Candidate Erika Harold released the following statement on new Ives campaign ad: “This ad denigrates, mocks and marginalizes groups of Illinoisans and cannot represent our Republican Party. I call on the Ives campaign to immediately take it off the air. The Republican Party must be about fighting for the ideals and values that have made our country the envy of the world and promoting the dignity and value of every Illinoisan.”)

JIM DODGE
— GOP Candidate For Treasurer Jim Dodge Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack Illinois’ diversity. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Dodge should disclose the amount and percent of his campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Candidate for Treasurer Jim Dodge issued the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ campaign ad: “Our nation’s collective diversity gives us our strength and makes us a beacon of freedom to the world. Illinois is a strong and diverse state – a microcosm of America. Representative Ives’ campaign advertisement is wrong on so many levels and an insult to everything that makes us Illinoisans and Americans. I believe this advertisement does not represent the Republican Party or our shared American values, and should never again see the light of day.”)

DARLENE SENGER
— GOP Candidate For Comptroller Darlene Senger Statement on State Rep. Jeanne Ives’ Campaign Ad (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack Illinoisans. It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Senger should disclose the amount and percent of her campaign’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(FROM THE STATEMENT: Republican Candidate for Comptroller Darlene Senger issued the following statement on State Representative Jeanne Ives’ campaign ad: “Illinois is facing real challenges that require common-sense, bi-partisan solutions. Hyper-partisan attacks that focus on our fellow Illinoisans do little to advance debate nor reach consensus. The Republican Party — The Party of Lincoln — has always served as a beacon of freedom and individual rights. Now more than ever, we need to demonstrate our commitment to that standard.”)

ABC7
— Cook County property tax system – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-cook-county-property-tax-system/3023485/

NBC5
— Illinois GOP Chairman Criticizes Controversial Ives Ad – James Neveau (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-gop-criticizes-controversial-jeanne-ives-ad-472508653.html
— Thompson Retires, Rauner’s ‘G’ Problem – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me just like Thompson treated Rutan. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-governor-rauner-jim-thompson-472420173.html
— Campaign Text Messages the Next Frontier in Politics – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/campaign-text-messages-the-next-frontier-in-politics-472447513.html

CBS2
— Riverside Police: Man Talks Up Nazis To Girls In Candy Store
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/03/man-lectured-girls-about-nazis/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— GOP candidate stands by ad others call racist, homophobic – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/gop-candidate-stands-by-ad-others-call-racist-homophobic

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Paul Ryan celebrated the tax cut with a tweet about a secretary saving $1.50 a week – Avi Selk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-paul-ryan-tax-cut-tweet-20180203-story.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ives team – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180203/bernard-schoenburg-londrigan-jones-lead-fundraising-in-13th-dem-race
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP gubernatorial primary campaign of state Rep. JEANNE IVES, R-Wheaton, recently put out a list of county coordinators and contacts. Among them, in Macoupin County, is CHRISTOPHER HICKS. Hicks was removed from the ballot as a GOP candidate in the 48th Senate District for lack of adequate signatures. He was also questioned by police after a visit to State Rep. AVERY BOURNE’s office in Litchfield, where he told an aide there would be “political blood and vengeance” if the representative did not co-sponsor a bill. No charges resulted, and Hicks said his comment was political and not a threat. Meanwhile, in Sangamon County, the Ives contact list includes STEVEN WESTERFIELD. Westerfield also was removed from the ballot for the 99th House District GOP race. He and Hicks are both running as write-in candidates in the March 20 primary. Also listed for Ives in Sangamon County is LIZ EILERS BRON, whose political involvement has included being 2012 state director for the HERMAN CAIN presidential campaign; and ARI SHROYER, a government affairs associate with the Illinois Policy Institute. In Lake County, the campaign contact is DENISE ROTHEIMER, who was recently in the news as she accused state Sen. IRA SILVERSTEIN, D-Chicago, of harassment. The legislative inspector general said Silverstein made inappropriate comments to her, but did not sexually harass her. “I am happy to help Ives any way I can,” Rotheimer said. Bourne, by the way, was among lawmakers who took to social media to criticize the planned speaker for an Ives fundraiser in McHenry County last week. Ives ended up canceling a speech by BILL WHITTLE, who had, among other things, called the Democratic Party “the largest slaveholder in the history of the world,” and, the Chicago Tribune reported, has said blacks are inferior to whites. “Whittle’s racially-charged comments are embarrassing and reprehensible,” Bourne had tweeted. “Rep. Ives should do the right thing — cancel her fundraiser.” Speaking of racially charged: BLAIR GARBER of Evanston, who last week resigned as chairman of the Illinois Lottery Control Board after using a profane word on Twitter to describe East St. Louis, also resigned from the Republican State Central Committee.)
— Sometimes Rauner sounds Trumpian – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180203/statehouse-insider-sometimes-rauner-sounds-trumpian
— Hopes for pot legalization not high this year in Illinois – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180203/hopes-for-pot-legalization-not-high-this-year-in-illinois
— How Illinois governor candidates would fix transportation – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180203/how-illinois-governor-candidates-would-fix-transportation

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trump marchers.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-02-03/marchers-brave-cold-support-dreamers.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Fantasy fight card does not read Rauner vs. Pritzker – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article197927354.html

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ives stands by her ad. Rauner supporters say that the ad is “racist, homophobic.”
http://rockrivertimes.com/2018/02/03/ives-stands-by-racist-homophobic-ad-for-governors-race/

SOUTHERN
— Illinois governor candidate Ives stands by ad blasted as racist – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-governor-candidate-ives-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/article_26712129-ac13-5b6c-8599-90286e1ed58a.html

WBEZ
— Ives v. Rauner: Two Vastly Different Republicans — And Getting Pedantic In The Pedway
https://www.wbez.org/shows/illinois-elections-2018/february-2-2018-two-vastly-different-republicans-and-getting-pedantic-in-the-pedway/5c6c2e05-9451-4d09-bfe9-c2a08062e1a0

WRAL
— Ives stands by ad blasted as ‘racist’
http://www.wral.com/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist-/17311068/

WVNS TV
— Illinois governor candidate stands by ad blasted as racist – AP
http://www.wvnstv.com/news/politics-do-not-use/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/950722037

LOUIS TODAY
— Illinois governor candidate stands by ad blasted as ‘racist’ – AP
http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist/article_3afc11dd-abba-51b6-abab-7225cd91b27d.html

WGLT
— Schneider and Blumenshine To Ives: Take Down Offensive Rauner Video – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/republicans-ives-take-down-offensive-rauner-video#stream/0
— Rauner: Video ‘Shows How Unelectable Jeanne Ives Really Is’ – RYAN DENHAM & STUDENT REPORTER BAYLEE STEELMAN •
http://wglt.org/post/rauner-video-shows-how-unelectable-jeanne-ives-really#stream/0

NPR ILLINOIS
— Even When Black Unemployment Is At Record Lows, It’s Dangerously High – GENE DEMBY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/02/03/582936744/even-when-black-unemployment-is-at-record-lows-its-dangerously-high

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner, Rahm headline Chicago fundraiser for transgender activist group (DIERSEN: The Illinois Republican Party platform promotes the traditional family.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511328342-rauner-rahm-headline-chicago-fundraiser-for-transgender-activist-group

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Rauner’s refusal to debate Ives is out of fear, Miller says – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511327762-rauner-s-refusal-to-debate-ives-is-out-of-fear-miller-says

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Rauner Is The Most Unpopular Republican Governor Running For Re-Election
https://mailchi.mp/8ac0c783960e/icymi-rauner-is-the-most-unpopular-governor-running-for-re-election

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP GOV POKES IL SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES IN EYE ATTENDING ABORTION, GAY RIGHTS EVENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/gop-governor-pokes-il-social-conservatives-in-eye-keynoting-abortion-gay-rights-banquet.html
— NEW SURVEY RANKS RAUNER ONE OF THE MOST UNPOPULAR GOVERNORS UP FOR ELECTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/02/new-survey-ranks-rauner-one-of-the-most-unpopular-governors-up-for-election.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Ad is “shameful” *** Rauner still hasn’t commented directly on the Ives ad, but will he tonight?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/03/rauner-still-hasnt-commented-directly-on-the-ives-ad-but-will-he-tonight/

THE HILL
— GOP turns Pelosi’s words into weapon for tax law – NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/372096-gop-eager-to-use-pelosis-crumbs-remark-against-dems-in-midterms

TPM
— Ryan Celebrates School Secretary’s ‘$1.50 A Week’ Paycheck Increase From Tax Bill – Matt Shuham
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ryan-celebrates-school-secretarys-1-50-a-week-pay-raise-from-tax-bill

NEW YORK TIMES
— U.S. Pays Billions for ‘Assisted Living,’ but What Does It Get? – Robert Pear (DIERSEN: My aunt is paying $239 a day out of what is left of her own money for assisted living.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/03/us/politics/assisted-living-gaps.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Latest: Illinois GOP leader wants ad pulled, apology – AP (DIERSEN: The ad does NOT attack “our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” It attacks Rauner’s failure/refusal to defend/advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks. In the interest of full disclosure, Schneider should disclose the amount and percent of the IRP’s donations that comes from Rauner and from Rauner’s supporters.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/the-latest-illinois-gop-leader-wants-ad-pulled-apology/2018/02/03/acb06f2c-0905-11e8-aa61-f3391373867e_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The chairman of the Illinois Republican Party says a GOP governor candidate should stop airing a campaign ad that critics have called racist and homophobic. Tim Schneider said in a release Saturday that conservative state Rep. Jeanne Ives should “immediately apologize to the Illinoisans who were negatively portrayed in a cowardly attempt to stoke political division.” He says there’s no room in the Illinois GOP “for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” The ad features actors portraying a transgender woman and an African-American union member, among others, all thanking Rauner for his policies. The transgender woman is deep-voiced and wears a dress that shows chest hair. Ives says the ad illustrates Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “betrayals of conservatives.” The Illinois GOP is almost entirely funded by Rauner.)
— High-skilled Indian workers rally for Trump’s merit-based immigration plan – Antonio Olivo (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What indicates that someone is high skilled? ANSWER: He/she has lots of job-related work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional licenses.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/high-skilled-indian-workers-rally-for-trumps-merit-based-immigration-plan/2018/02/03/702e617e-08fd-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois lawmaker defends ‘repulsive’ ad in governor’s race – AP
https://nypost.com/2018/02/03/lawmaker-defends-repulsive-ad-in-governors-race/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Governor Candidate Stands by Ad Blasted as ‘Racist’ A Republican lawmaker trying to unseat Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is standing by a campaign ad that’s being blasted as racist, homophobic and “repulsive.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-02-03/illinois-governor-candidate-stands-by-ad-blasted-as-racist

WENY
— Group discourages Amazon from building in Atlanta, says city isn’t LGBT-friendly – Giovanna Drpic
http://www.weny.com/story/37420052/group-discourages-amazon-from-building-in-atlanta-says-city-isnt-lgbt-friendly

CHICAGO PRIDE
— VERY SAD: Tributes, celebration, and next steps for LGBTQ civil rights to mark 2018 Equality Illinois Gala
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/91330704

February 1 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin and Wheaton Mayor Mike Gresk spoke very highly of DuPage County District 4 Board Member Grant Eckhoff at his outstanding fundraiser Thursday evening, February 1, 2018 at Choun’s Restaurant in Wheaton. The 75+ attendees included Berlin, Bucholz, Cherry, Crane, Formento, Gavanes, Healy, Henry, Hinds, Kachiroubas, Lewis, Mendrick, Rash, Ryan, Tornatore, Wilkins, and Zay. Event sponsors included Cronin, Curran, DeMotte, Inland Real Estate, Puchalski, and Tornatore. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Kim Foxx, Lisa Madigan featured in new book about sexual harassment in IL politics – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-book-shines-light-on-sexual-harassment-in-il-politics/3019619/

NBC5
— Jeanne Ives Dis-invites Controversial Commentator From Fundraiser – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-withdraws-fundraiser-invitation-from-controversial-commentator-472240933.html

CBS2
— Rauner’s State Of The State Vow: A Balanced Budget
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/31/rauner-state-of-the-state/
— Rep. Peter Roskam Shares Moments Of GOP Train Crash In Virginia – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/01/peter-roskam-gop-train-crash-virgina/

WGN RADIO
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “The property taxes are our #1 tax problem.” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/02/01/gov-bruce-rauner-the-property-taxes-are-our-1-tax-problem/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP candidate for governor: Jeanne Ives
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-governor-gop-candidate-jeanne-ives-2018-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Jan. 26, state Rep. Jeanne Ives met with the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. We asked her why she’s running for the Republican nomination for Illinois Governor in the March 2018 primary:)
— Illinois GOP candidate for governor: Bruce Rauner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-gop-candidate-governor-bruce-rauner-2018-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Chicago Sun-Times sent the candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Governor a list of questions to find out their views on a range of important issues facing the state of Illinois. A completed questionnaire has not been submitted by Gov. Rauner at this time. Check back soon.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: “Trump demonizes ‘passionate, caring, compassionate’ health care workers.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-demonizes-passionate-caring-compassionate-health-care-workers/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner rival Ives cancels speech by pundit who says whites superior to blacks – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jeanne-ives-20180201-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an endorsement video the Ives campaign had posted but said it will now pull, Whittle says of the challenger: “I could not invent a better candidate for the times we live in than Jeanne Ives.” Whittle was a guest of the fundraiser’s co-chair, Gary Rabine, the founder and CEO of the Rabine Group, a national parking lot pavement company. Rabine said Whittle was a friend and flew out from California for the fundraiser. He described Whittle as “a high quality person with not an ounce of racism in his body.” “I’m sure there’s something that didn’t sound right, because he talks a lot, he’s on video, he’s on radio, he’s got podcasts, thousands and thousands of hours,” Rabine said. “So I’m sure something was there that doesn’t sound right, because it just happens. He’s a very passionate guy, so I’m sure he doesn’t say the perfect thing all the time.” Rabine, of Johnsburg, gave Rauner $9,500 during the 2014 race but contributed $10,000 to Ives in November. The Ives camp dumped its guest speaker after Brady, who heads the Republican caucus in the Democratic-led state Senate, posted on Twitter that “Bill Whittle’s racially infused rhetoric shouldn’t be tolerated in the Land and Party of Lincoln. Representative Ives should disinvite him from her event.” State Rep. Grant Wehrli, whose district is in DuPage County, called on Ives to cancel the event.)
— Choosing — I mean deciding — to listen closely to Gov. Rauner – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-abortion-madigan-folksy-20180201-story.html
— Pritzker launches first attack ad against Biss, not Kennedy – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-biss-tv-ad-20180201-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Crazy.’ ‘Ridiculous.’ Metra riders not happy with another fare hike – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180131/crazy-ridiculous-metra-riders-not-happy-with-another-fare-hike
— Conflict of interest for District 211 board member in teacher contract talks? – Eric Peterson (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180201/conflict-of-interest-for-district-211-board-member-in-teacher-contract-talks
— Fact checking the Democratic responses to Trump’s State of the Union – Salvador Rizzo (DIERSEN: Are/were you a fact checker? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180201/fact-checking-the-democratic-responses-to-trumps-state-of-the-union

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Roskam talks taxes as he preps for tough re-election bid – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180201/NEWS02/180209996/roskam-talks-taxes-as-he-preps-for-tough-re-election-bid
— Cook County, Loyola partner to equip first responders with opioid blocker – EVONNE LIU (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, to sell more opioid, will opioid pushers give opioid blockers to their customers free of charge?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180201/NEWS03/180209995/cook-county-loyola-partner-to-equip-first-responders-with-opioid

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s too early to know the overall effects of legalized marijuana – James R. Kruger Jr., President, Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and chief of police in Oak Brook
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180201/counterpoint-its-too-early-to-know-overall-effects-of-legalized-marijuana

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti echoes Rauner’s call for business-friendly policies – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: Democrats call for worker friendly policies. Democrats stress that there are far more workers in Illinois than business owners.)
http://www.whig.com/20180202/lt-gov-sanguinetti-echos-call-for-business-friendly-policies#//

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Ives, candidate for GOP’s governor nomination, to visit DeKalb on Friday – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/02/01/ives-candidate-for-gops-governor-nomination-to-visit-dekalb-on-friday/amksn8f/

WSIL TV
— Fresh off State of State, Rauner attacks Madigan, Pritzker – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37408100/rauner-says-illinois-democratic-primary-rigged-for-pritzker

CRETE-MONEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 201-U
— Crete-Monee School District 201-U partners with Governors State University for College Pathways Program
http://cm201u.org/index.aspx?NID=4914

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Cancels Whittle Appearance
https://mailchi.mp/99149dae21b3/ives-cancels-whittle-appearance

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives calls out Springfield on ethics complaints – Angela Underwood
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511325631-ives-calls-out-springfield-on-ethics-complaints

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nybo says Rauner veto of liquor license measure was wrong – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511325635-nybo-says-rauner-veto-of-liquor-license-measure-was-wrong

WEST COOK NEWS
— Burr Ridge hits back against Durkin’s “misleading” claims about the village’s fiscal health – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican incumbent who has endorsed Rauner, and you have opposition in your primary, how much money has Rauner given you?)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511326469-burr-ridge-hits-back-against-durkin-s-misleading-claims-about-the-village-s-fiscal-health

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner piles on – Ives explains – Ives disinvites – Sen. Brady, Bourne, Wehrli say Ives should cancel *** Oppo dump!
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/oppo-dump-11/
— Rauner falsely claims yet again that he introduced three balanced budgets
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/rauner-falsely-claims-yet-again-that-he-introduced-three-balanced-budgets/
— Inquiries opened *** Un-advertised state university jobs created for SIU-C chancellor’s kids
https://capitolfax.com/2018/02/01/un-advertised-state-university-jobs-created-for-siu-c-chancellors-kids/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Is Right. It’s Time to Give Agency Heads More Discretion With Employees. – John York (DIERSEN: Under Trump, Democrats continue to run the federal government just like they did under Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and the Bushes. Further, Democrats continue to run GAO no matter which party controls the U.S. House and/or the U.S. Senate.)
http://dailysignal.com/2018/02/01/trump-right-time-give-agency-heads-discretion-employees/

BREITBART
— Illinois’ Republican Governor Bruce Rauner Is 2nd-Most-Unpopular Running for Re-election – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/02/01/illinois-republican-governor-bruce-rauner-2nd-unpopular-running-re-election/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Cheer up: CPAC countdown now underway – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/1/inside-the-beltway-cheer-up-cpac-countdown-underwa/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Workers Receiving Bigger Paychecks Due to GOP Tax Reform ‘I have heard time and again that the middle class is getting crumbs, but I’ll take it’ – Charles Russell (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/ap-workers-receiving-bigger-paychecks-tax-reform/

FOX NEWS
— Florida Sheriff: Teen carjacked 76-year-old man’s Corvette to trade for drugs – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/01/sheriff-teen-carjacked-mans-corvette-to-trade-for-drugs.html

UPI
— Trump tells GOP to ‘give a little’ to reach deal on immigration – Sara Shayanian and Danielle Haynes
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/02/01/Trump-tells-GOP-to-give-a-little-to-reach-deal-on-immigration/4031517504131/

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— GAO: IRS fell short on verifying W-2 info before issuing refunds – Michael Cohn (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997 wasted my knowledge of IRS. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. GAO refused to assign me to audits of IRS except for 3 years 1986-1988. I should write a book about those who since 1980 have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-fell-short-on-verifying-w-2-info-before-issuing-refunds

January 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois school districts – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-school-districts/2992817/

NBC5
— Rauner Announces Compromise on School Tax-Credit Program
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-announces-compromise-on-school-tax-credit-program-471442084.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Steve Wynn resigns as RNC finance chair amid sex assault allegations – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wynn-resigns-rnc-finance-chair

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fine over campaign contributions prompts assessor Berrios to sue ethics board – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fine-over-campaign-contributions-prompts-assessor-berrios-to-sue-ethics-board/
— Illinois will start accepting state tax returns Monday – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-will-start-accepting-state-tax-returns-monday/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ald. Burke under ethics board investigation for possible conflict of interest – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay more taxes and why? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want me to pay more a) real estate tax, b) state income tax, c) federal income tax, d) etc. and why.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ed-burke-ethics-conflict-20180126-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: City ethics officials are looking into whether longtime Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, violated ethics rules when he sidelined an effort to increase the property taxes paid by the owners of two buildings his law firm represents, according to the alderman whose effort he blocked.)
— In wake of #MeToo movement, sex education evolves – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-sex-ed-after-metoo-20180125-story.html
— Porn industry once braced for a crackdown, but annual expo enjoys Trump-size spotlight – Frances Stead Sellers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-trump-porn-expo-stormy-daniels-jessica-drake-20180127-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why evangelicals made a deal with the devilish Donald Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-evangelicals-tony-perkins-0128-20180126-story.html
— Bad boy, Ira – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ethics-illinois-silverstein-rotheimer-harassment-20180126-story.html
— Mixed verdict in state sex-harassment investigation a victory for process – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-silverstein-rotheimer-sex-harassment-verdict-0128-20180126-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— No wonder Rauner opposed debt transparency – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180127/editorial-no-wonder-rauner-opposed-debt-transparency
— The trouble with Facebook’s plan to rate media credibility
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180127/analysis-the-trouble-with-facebooks-plan-to-rate-media-credibility
— Thomas More Society applauds ruling in District 211 transgender suit
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180126/thomas-more-society-applauds-ruling-in-district-211-transgender-suit
— Former Elgin deputy chief will pay $20K for hacking email of girlfriend’s husband – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180125/former-elgin-deputy-chief-will-pay-20k-for-hacking-email-of-girlfriends-husband

WLS AM
— Outraged by Trump, these candidates of color are now running for office – CNN (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at minorities and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.wlsam.com/news/outraged-by-trump-these-candidates-of-color-are-now-running-for-office/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Kennedy says his family always fought party when needed – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180127/bernard-schoenburg-kennedy-says-his-family-always-fought-party-when-needed

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lawmakers brace for another dysfunctional year in Springfield – TOM LISI
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lawmakers-brace-for-another-dysfunctional-year-in-springfield/article_194ed442-4838-5621-b474-5bcce3cc1a45.html
— A look at where Illinois governor candidates stand on taxes – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/a-look-at-where-illinois-governor-candidates-stand-on-taxes/article_5464a0b9-754d-526c-a05f-f6bebbd8c0f0.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Lose two U.S. House seats, gain a fairer map? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article196457874.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
– Pedigreed, but not ready – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-pedigreed-but-not-ready/article_fff8f0cc-926f-5d87-8693-697841ce809d.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois agency picks Boston company for opioid helpline – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/01/26/illinois-agency-picks-boston-company-for-opioid-helpline/affzq50/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Consider Republican women running for office
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20180127/my-view-consider-republican-women-running-for-office

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Ives supporter disappointed in Rauner – Ron Hansen
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/ives-supporter-disappointed-in-rauner/article_a758d0a5-604b-5bc4-b5f0-c9a015971053.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tillerson seeks to show ‘America First’ isn’t America alone – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/tillerson-seeks-to-show-america-first-isnt-america-alone/941680525
— Justice Ginsburg signals her intent to work for years more – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/justice-ginsburg-signals-her-intent-to-work-for-years-more/941740859

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Trump Trickbags Dems On DACA
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/trump-trickbags-dems-on-daca

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegals commit crimes at double the rate of native-born – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/26/illegals-commit-crimes-double-rate-native-born-stu/

GOPUSA
— Supporters of illegal aliens respond to Trump’s DACA proposal
http://www.gopusa.com/supporters-of-illegal-aliens-respond-to-trumps-daca-proposal/
— Susan Collins and Her Stupid Stick
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37833

BREITBART
— Trump’s Draft Amnesty: Unlimited, Forever, and Before a Wall Is Built – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/01/27/trump-draft-amnesty-unlimited-forever/

DAILY WIRE
— Betrayal? Trump Unveils Immigration Plan, Republican Hawks Start Burning MAGA Hats – BEN SHAPIRO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/26376/betrayal-trump-unveils-immigration-plan-republican-ben-shapiro#exit-modal

THE HILL
— Some State Dept. employees retaining lawyers amid career concerns – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/370944-some-state-dept-employees-retain-lawyers-amid-career-concerns-report
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Several State Department employees are retaining lawyers amid concerns that their careers are now being stalled because of past work on policies and initiatives championed by former President Obama. According to a Friday CNN report, frustration is growing among some at the department, who returned to Foggy Bottom from high-level assignments only to be put on low-level jobs such as responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Many of the workers who have been reassigned under the Trump administration previously worked in the offices of special envoys created during the Obama administration. But Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has over the past year moved to do away with some of the special offices created by Obama. Other offices were absorbed by regional bureaus, and some responsibilities were folded into the State Department’s Policy Planning Office, CNN reported. Officials who previously worked in those offices have been assigned to clerical tasks they say do not match up with their ranks. Some allege that they may be victims of political retribution.)

CNN
— Frustrated State Department employees hire attorneys, charging ‘political retribution’ – Elise Labott (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/state-department-employees-hire-attorneys-political-retribution/index.html

CNBC
— These companies are paying bonuses with their tax savings – Nick Wells, Helen Zhao, and Fred Imbert (DIERSEN: One could point out that retired people do not get bonuses.)
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2018/01/26/us-companies-that-have-announced-bonuses-investments-after-tax-cut.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Celebrities, athletes, pundits and politicians have millions of fake followers. The world’s social media platforms are struggling to respond. – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, GABRIEL J.X. DANCE, RICHARD HARRIS and MARK HANSEN
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/27/technology/100000005704904.app.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— Celebrities to attend ‘The People’s State of the Union’ – AP
https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2018/01/26/mark-ruffalo-alyssa-milano-attend-the-people-state-union/IJF7p3ZpDAAcger7Jrs1KP/story.html

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans agree with Trump about letting Dreamers stay.”
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columnists/grieder/article/Most-Americans-agree-with-Trump-about-letting-12530840.php