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September 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 5 killed, 31 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://abc7chicago.com/5-killed-31-wounded-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/2403225/

NBC5
— Mike Ditka warns NFL players, they better not take a knee on 9/11
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/mike-ditka-warns-nfl-players-they-better-not-take-a-knee-on-911

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— In court, city blasts Jeff Sessions’ ‘unprecedented seizure of power’ – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/city-feds-back-in-court-in-lawsuit-over-grant-money-sanctuary-cities/
— Poll: Residents not swallowing ads tying pop tax to health concerns – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/poll-residents-not-swallowing-ads-tying-pop-tax-to-health-concerns/
— Rauner’s education czar Purvis latest ‘superstar’ to seek new orbit – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-education-czar-purvis-latest-superstar-to-seek-new-orbit/
— Chicago CEOs on how 9/11 changed their career paths – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: In my opinion, Nixon changed my career path. In my opinion, because of what came out about Nixon in 1974, my IRS superiors decided to not only stop promoting Republicans beyond GS-12, but to get rid of Republicans.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-chicago-ceos-on-how-911-changed-their-career-paths/

DAILY HERALD
— Currier School bilingual teacher encourages culture (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s. In my opinion, if they had not been stuck in the German culture, they, and therefore me, would have been much more successful. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170911/currier-school-bilingual-teacher-encourages-culture
— Flags foster Sept. 11 remembrance at Wheaton, North Central colleges – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170911/flags-foster-sept-11-remembrance-at-wheaton-north-central-colleges

WIREPOINTS
— Is Illinois’ New Budget Balanced? Oh, Please. – Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/is-illinois-new-budget-balanced-oh-please-wirepoints-original/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP precinct committeemen hopefuls: Start your petitions – Claudia Balthazar (DIERSEN: In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9, my goal, as it has been for Republican primary elections since 2000, is to get at least 30 petition signatures for myself and for each of the Republican candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct including:
U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam
STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor; William Kelly, Governor and Ray Tranchant, Lieutenant Governor; Erika Harold, Attorney General
ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly, Senator
ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives, Representative
DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick, Sheriff; Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen
DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo, Karen Wilson)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511190470-gop-precinct-committeemen-hopefuls-start-your-petitions

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Watchdogs on Chicago’s Morning Answer
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/video-watchdogs-on-chicagos-morning-answer-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— U.S. Senate Democrats Grill Appointee Over Catholic Faith – Michael Gryboski
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/the-dogma-lives-loudly-within-you-senate-democrats-grill-appointee-over-catholic-faith/

GOPUSA
— Hillary: Trump inaugural speech was ‘cry from the white nationalist gut’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30036
— Media should not rely on the Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29983

DAILY CALLER
— There’s A Huge Hole In Hillary Clinton’s Defense Of Her ‘Deplorables’ Comment – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/11/theres-a-huge-hole-in-hillary-clintons-defense-of-her-deplorables-comment/
— Steve Bannon Hijacks White House Press Briefing – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/11/steve-bannon-hijacks-white-house-press-briefing/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Intimidation Tactics Against Conservative Opinion – Dennis Prager
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/05/lefts-intimidation-tactics-conservative-opinion/

NEW YORK TIMES
— An Exit Interview With Richard Posner, Judicial Provocateur – ADAM LIPTAK
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/politics/judge-richard-posner-retirement.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Donald Trump Is Free to Show Independence From GOP The president’s backers know he didn’t run as a traditional Republican – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Trump did not run as an Independent, he ran as a Republican. That obligates Trump to defend and to advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-donald-trump-is-free-to-show-independence-from-gop-1505140356

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Take an active role in protecting your retirement benefits – Randy Silvey
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/09/take-an-active-role-in-protecting-your-retirement-benefits/

September 9 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Embarks on Trip to Japan and China – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-asia-trip-443456883.html
— Cook County Employees Padded Time Cards, Now Face Termination: Sheriff
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cook-county-sheriffs-office-employees-padded-time-cards-443459653.html
— Illinois Law to Require Schools to Help Breast-Feeding Moms
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-law-schools-breastfeeding-443458193.html

CBS2
— Illinois Offers Assistance To Current, Future Irma Victims
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/09/illinois-offers-assistance-to-current-future-irma-victims/
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/09/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-5/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were illegally brought to America illegally and those who illegally brought them to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-vickroy-daca-react-st-0910-20170908-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, anti-Trumps are overjoyed when members of the following groups leave Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-leaving-chicago-dahleen-glanton-met-20170930-column.html
— Man calls 911 after downtown Naperville bar refuses to let him in, police say – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-bogus-911-call-st-0910-20170909-story.html
— 3 charged in Naperville prostitution investigation – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-prostitution-arrests-blotter-st-0910-20170909-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Board likely to consider job cuts to balance budget – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170909/kane-county-board-likely-to-consider-job-cuts-to-balance-budget
— Car-centric Houston struggles after loss of countless autos – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170909/business/309099969/

WBEZ
— Cook County Sheriff Disciplines 48 Officers For Time Fraud – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cook-county-sheriff-disciplines-48-officers-for-time-fraud/057fc9a7-1b80-4ab7-8ecb-b060a8130738

JOURNAL COURIER
— Bill would require protesters show their face – Scot Bertram (DIERSEN: Very few of my critics/opponents show their face. They have their operatives and the dupes do their dirty work.)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/113649/bill-would-require-protesters-show-their-face

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Democrats help workers – Jerry Ryberg, Galesburg (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a worker 1964-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed but overpaid worker. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20170909/letter-democrats-help-workers

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Change Your Gender? Option Now Available for Birth Certificates – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/change-gender-option-now-birth-certificates/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Chicago’s got 99 problems, but Trump ain’t one IN 2016 ALONE, THE CITY SAW 762 MURDERS AND 4,331 SHOOTING VICTIMS. – Jon Miller
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chicagos-got-99-problems-but-trump-aint-one

DAILY CALLER
— Notre Dame President Smites Dianne Feinstein For ‘Chilling’ Questions About Nominee’s Faith – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/09/notre-dame-president-smites-dianne-feinstein-for-chilling-questions-about-nominees-faith/

TOWNHALL
— Top Republican Slams DOJ’s ‘Terrible Decision’ – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/09/top-republican-slams-dojs-terrible-decision-n2379041
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I have the utmost respect for Attorney General [Jeff] Sessions, but I’m troubled by his Department’s lack of action to fully respond to our request and deliver accountability,” Brady said in a statement. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) was just as peeved, calling the DOJ’s decision a “miscarriage of justice.” This is the second time Lerner has escaped accountability for the Tea Party-targeting scandal. Back in 2015, she was cleared of charges. An investigation found rampant “mismanagement” within the IRS, but no evidence of criminal activity.)

GOPUSA
— Obama raised ‘Dreamers’ hopes with unconstitutional executive order (DIERSEN: What raised your hopes? For me, it was federal civil service protections. 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29931

BREITBART
— Trump Hoped for Elites’ Approval with Democrat Debt Deal — and They’re Giving It, for Now – Adam Shaw
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/09/axios-trump-hoped-for-elites-approval-with-democrat-debt-deal-and-theyre-giving-it-for-now/

BLAZE
— Colin Kaepernick donates to organization that sends DREAMers to protest at Trump hotel – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/08/colin-kaepernick-donates-to-organization-that-sends-dreamers-to-protest-at-trump-hotel/

THE HILL
— Gutierrez: We’ll shut down the government if House doesn’t pass Dream Act – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/349940-house-dem-well-shut-down-the-government-if-house-doesnt-pass-dream-act
— Trump puts the GOP on notice – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349894-the-memo-trump-puts-the-gop-on-notice

POLITICO
— How the Dreamers Learned to Play Politics Ten years ago, there was no movement. Today, it just might be strong enough to make Donald Trump change his mind. – JULIA PRESTON
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/09/dreamers-daca-learned-to-play-politics-215588

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bound to No Party, Trump Upends 150 Years of Two-Party Rule – PETER BAKER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/us/politics/trump-republicans-third-parties.html
— Can Dreamers Trust Anyone? – JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, 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, YOU SHOULD NOT TRUST ANYONE WHO IS anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, 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 longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/opinion/sunday/can-dreamers-trust-anyone.html

WASHINGINTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump betrays everyone ” and he “has a long record as an unpredictable ally.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-betrays-everyone-the-president-has-a-long-record-as-an-unpredictable-ally/2017/09/08/9cf64768-94a8-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The clock is ticking on DACA. Here’s how young immigrants and their advocates are fighting back.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/the-clock-is-ticking-on-daca-heres-how-young-immigrants-and-their-advocates-are-fighting-back/2017/09/09/da5fa9ac-93cf-11e7-89fa-bb822a46da5b_story.html

FORBES
— How Employers Are Helping Their Employees Retire – Mark Avallone (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors not only did not help me retire, they forced me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when was 49 years old.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markavallone/2017/09/09/how-corporations-are-helping-their-employees-retire/#2f0c20f072aa

September 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Group rallies in Chicago to support DACA immigrant program – Michelle Gallardo (DIERSEN: Those who promote DACA say “I’m in the veterinary field. I’m studying to be a vet tech. I’m already working full-time at veterinary hospital and I’m really hoping to go to university to obtain my bachelors” and “It ruins a chance for me. My parents came out here to provide me with a better future and now this is being taken away. I was raised here. Back in Mexico I have no family left.” Durbin says “I sense there is a growing sentiment, Paul Ryan in the House, on a bipartisan basis, give me some hope that in the month of September with the must pass bills going through we can include a provision to protect the DACA dreamers.”)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/group-rallies-in-chicago-to-support-daca-immigrant-program/2373048/

NBC5
— Private School Tax Credit Surprises, Riles Some in Illinois – Sophia Tareen and Sara Burnett (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/private-school-tax-credit-surprises-riles-some-in-illinois-442627803.html

CBS2
— Chicago Rally Makes Case For DACA’s ‘Dreamers’ – Michele Fiore (DIERSEN: To make a case for DACA is a) to encourage people to come to America illegally, b) to encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) to encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/03/durbin-makes-case-to-help-dreamers/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With DACA decision soon, immigration activists march to keep program intact – Nereida Moreno (DIERSEN: Those who promote DACA say “Si se puede” (Spanish for “Yes, we can”) and Trump “makes a mockery” of the nation and “No matter who is in the White House, no matter who is in Congress, you were here before them and you will be here after them” and “Chicago is committed to being a welcoming city to everyone who wants to be here” and “This is our country. This is our home. A lot of us don’t even know what our native countries look like” and “We are asking everyone to please come together and help us to fight to stay in this country” and “At the end of the day, Dreamers are Americans too” and “Now we wait another day to see if the Trump administration will make 800,000 Dreamers outlaws with the stroke of a pen.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-daca-march-chicago-0904-20170903-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 200 people marched 4 miles Sunday from a park in the Pilsen neighborhood toward U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in the South Loop to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program now under review by the Trump administration. Immigration advocates and supporters from several groups, including Black Lives Matter Chicago and Refuse Fascism, gathered at Harrison Park and chanted “Si se puede” (Spanish for “Yes, we can”) as they marched up 18th Street toward the Loop, calling on President Donald Trump to save the program created by the Obama administration that shields young immigrants from deportation and provides work permits for employment. Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, addressed the crowd and called on the country to be united, “regardless of color and origin.” He said Trump “makes a mockery” of the nation. “No matter who is in the White House, no matter who is in Congress, you were here before them and you will be here after them,” Lopez said. “Chicago is committed to being a welcoming city to everyone who wants to be here.” Karen Ramirez, 26, a Pilsen resident and DACA recipient, said she and fellow program recipients are productive members of society who are fighting for the chance to stay in America because they consider it home. “This is our country. This is our home. A lot of us don’t even know what our native countries look like,” Ramirez said. “We are asking everyone to please come together and help us to fight to stay in this country,” she said. “At the end of the day, Dreamers are Americans too.” Cecilia Garcia, a local immigration activist, said the program recipients are marching to mobilize their allies and to let the president know that there will be resistance if he moves to cancel the program. “Now we wait another day to see if the Trump administration will make 800,000 Dreamers outlaws with the stroke of a pen,” she said. The rally was organized by Familia Latina Unida. Former President Barack Obama launched the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in 2012 for people who have been in the U.S. since 2007, were younger than 16 at the time of their arrival and were younger than 31 as of 2012. Those enrolled can legally drive and work, but they must reapply every two years. They are considered a low priority for immigration enforcement, though they are not protected from deportation. The Trump administration has until Tuesday to eliminate the program or face legal action from a group of Republican state lawmakers. Illinois has the nation’s fourth-largest population of DACA recipients — the highest share in the Midwest. At least 42,376 Illinoisans have been approved since March 31, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Current students, high school or GED course graduates and veterans are eligible for the program. They must be at least 15 to apply, unless they’re in removal proceedings or have a final removal or voluntary departure order. Immigrants who have committed a serious crime, have more than two misdemeanor convictions or are deemed to be a threat to national security are automatically disqualified. Nationally, about 68 percent of eligible immigrants have applied for the program since 2012, according to the Migration Policy Institute. More than 886,000 people have applied and 787,580 have been approved. The White House said a decision will be announced Tuesday.)

DAILY HERALD
— Frustration mounts over premiums for individual health plans – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170903/business/309039973/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Despite unpopularity, don’t count out Bruce Rauner in 2018 – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: One could argue that because Rauner’s total domination of the Republican Party in Illinois, a) virtually no one will seek election or reelection as Republican unless Rauner asks them to and b) Rauner can and will destroy anyone who seeks election or reelection as Republican without his permission/direction.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170903/word-on-street-despite-unpopularity-dont-count-out-bruce-rauner-in-2018

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump threatens to stop trading with countries doing business with North Korea President says appeasement ‘will not work’ – ANGELA DEWAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-condemns-north-korea-nuclear-test/803705757

LOUIS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Rauner.
http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-a-republican-governor-who-actually-wants-more-people-to/article_f84337c5-9b27-59dd-9a97-8b78bcb65b86.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Teachers Union accused of fighting for itself, not schoolchildren – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511205077-chicago-teachers-union-accused-of-fighting-for-itself-not-schoolchildren
— School funding bill described as another threat to Illinois homeowners – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511205032-school-funding-bill-described-as-more-threat-to-illinois-homeowners

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen, Olsen create larger referenda window for taxpayers – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204572-breen-olsen-create-larger-referenda-window-for-taxpayers
— Breen helped kill, replace ‘unfair’ school funding measure in House – Hoang Tran
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511206402-breen-helped-kill-replace-unfair-school-funding-measure-in-house

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— DuPage board member Tonia Khouri has eye on Springfield, mounting tax burden – Brent Zell
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511206417-dupage-board-member-has-eye-on-springfield-mounting-tax-burden

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Charles Thomas & Maze Jackson: Politics And The Black Community
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/charles-thomas-maze-jackson-politics-and-the-black-community

DAILY CALLER
— Kelly Is Hiding Daily Caller Stories From Trump – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/02/report-kelly-is-hiding-daily-caller-stories-from-trump/

BREITBART
— How the Obama Administration Bypassed Congress to Grant De Facto Amnesty to Young Illegal Aliens – AARON KLEIN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/03/obama-administration-usurped-constitution-bypassed-congress-grant-de-dacto-amnesty-dreamers/

THE BLAZE
— Pro-abortion orgs raise money so Hurricane Harvey victims can get abortions – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/02/pro-abortion-orgs-raise-money-so-hurricane-harvey-victims-can-get-abortions-the-response-is-brutal/

NEWSMAX
— Minority Whip Durbin: DACA Crisis ‘Manufactured by Republicans’ – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/dick-durbin-daca-dreamer-crisis/2017/09/03/id/811416/

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHILLING PEEK INSIDE JOHN MCCAIN’S WICKED HEART Jesse Lee Peterson exposes senator who ‘fooled public, pretended to be Republican’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/chilling-peek-inside-john-mccains-wicked-heart/

THE HILL
— Religious leaders press Trump not to end DACA – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/349062-religious-leaders-press-trump-not-to-end-daca

WASHINGTON POST
— Harvey shows the anti-government crowd’s utter hypocrisy – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hate me a) because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) because I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/28/harvey-shows-the-anti-government-crowds-utter-hypocrisy/

NEW YORKER
— Donald Trump Holds Dreamers’ Future in His Hands – Jonathan Blitzer (DIERSEN: Who held your future in their hands? Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats held my future in their hands 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Because I have always been a Republican, they wasted my career and got rid of me. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. 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, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They would not taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. 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.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/donald-trump-holds-dreamers-future-in-his-hands

September 2 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT THE IL GOP PLATFORM SAYS ABOUT IMMIGRATION (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/what-the-il-gop-platform-says-about-immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the Illinois Republican Party’s 2016 Convention, the state’s GOP delegates overwhelmingly supported a platform that contained this strong plank on the issue of immigration. It emphasized a “front door” policy. The issue plank concluded with these words that rank and file Republicans are saying has been totally ignored by the IL GOP leadership – including Governor Rauner – despite Republicans throughout the state supporting this position: “We call on the Illinois government to assist our federal government in the mission of protecting our homeland. We therefore urge reversal of “sanctuary city” policies, which bar our law enforcement officers from aiding Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. Border control is a national security and public safety issue. We further call on the federal government to secure and protect our borders and vigorously enforce the law of the land. We further call on the federal and Illinois government to abandon all incentives that encourage illegal immigrants to settle in Illinois, as these incentives put a strain on our already struggling economy and is insulting to those who immigrated here legally.” Does the Illinois Republican Party’s platform mean anything at all? Should IL GOP demand their party officials adhere to the platform rather than ignore it? The platform plank as accepted in 2016:)
— VICTIMS’ FAMILIES GRIEVE OVER RAUNER’S SNUB AND NEW SANCTUARY LAW IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/victims-families-grieve-over-rauners-snub-and-new-sanctuary-law-in-illinois.html
— NO: TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T SUBSIDIZE OVERPRICED TESLAS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/no-taxpayers-shouldnt-subsidize-overpriced-teslas.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-let-grandma-from-berwyn-and-dreamers-stay-president-trump/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say – Kimberly Kindy, Sari Horwitz and Devlin Barrett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-white-supremacist-threats-20170902-story.html
— Last Fling a Naperville ‘must-do,’ attendees say – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-last-fling-naperville-st-0903-20170902-story.html
— Are Labor Day parades floating into the past? – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-labor-parades-st-0904-20170902-column.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Providing salary history should be history – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government employees are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid. To qualify myself for better paying jobs in the federal government, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE07/170909989/providing-salary-history-should-be-history
— Bridging Springfield’s partisan divide—literally – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE11/170909987/how-infrastructure-can-bring-partisans-in-springfield-together

WTTW
— Fracking Permit is First to Be Approved in Illinois – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/01/fracking-permit-first-be-approved-illinois

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What’s still pending at Illinois’ Statehouse – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/unfinished-business-whats-still-pending-at-illinois-statehouse

WGLT
— Unions Fight To Hold Illinois As Labor Day Parade Nears – COLLEEN REYNOLDS
http://wglt.org/post/unions-fight-hold-illinois-labor-day-parade-nears#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— McCain: Trump ‘poorly informed,’ Congress ‘not his subordinates’ McCain writs op-ed as Congress returns from recess – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-trump-poorly-informed-congress-not-his-subordinates/803398884

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner tax credit program called silver lining in tarnished school funding bill – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511204614-rauner-tax-credit-program-called-silver-lining-in-tarnished-school-funding-bill

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans Abandon Lake in the Hills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/02/republicans-abandon-lake-in-the-hillswalz-lith-mothe/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen cheers K-12 funding bill ‘no one was happy about’ – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204486-breen-cheers-k-12-funding-bill-no-one-was-happy-about

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Even without $15 an-hour, Illinois’ minimum wage is still higher – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money? I worked part-time 1964-1966 for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) while I was a 16 and 17 year old high school student. In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE: https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/even-without-an-hour-illinois-minimum-wage-is-still-higher/article_22bb56ac-8f1f-11e7-b499-331c0ec2f86a.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STACKED DECK: OF ALL NEIGHBORING STATES, ONLY ILLINOIS GIVES STRIKE POWERS TO GOVERNMENT UNIONS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/stacked-deck-of-all-neighboring-states-only-illinois-gives-strike-powers-to-government-unions/

BREITBART
— Media Pushes Skewed DACA Polls, Hides Public’s Priorities – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/daca-polls-conceal-public-opposition-cheap-labor-amnesty/
— OUTRAGEOUS: 18 Republicans Fall in Line to Oppose Trump’s Elimination of DACA – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/it-begins-18-republicans-fall-in-line-to-oppose-trumps-elimination-of-daca/

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘NO-GO ZONES’ BREWING IN U.S., AUTHOR WARNS Outsiders greeted with cold stares as mosques preach hatred of West – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/no-go-zones-brewing-in-u-s-author-warns/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson Tees Off on GOP DACA Backers: ‘Their Campaign Pledges Were Lies’ – MIKE MILLER
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/09/964321-tucker-carlson-tees-off-gop-daca-backers-campaign-pledges-lies/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-article-1.3463391

THE STANDARD
— Retirement, Delayed – Suzanne Woolley
http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/246028/retirement-delayed.html

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Downers Grove pol moves to oust Library Board member after anti-gay remarks – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Downers-Grove-pol-moves-to-oust-Library-Board-member-after-anti-gay-remarks-/60265.html

August 29 Evening Edition

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bruce Rauner, betrayer of the Illinois GOP – Cheryl K. Chumley
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/29/bruce-rauner-betrayer-illinois-gop/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There used to be a time when Republicans stood for certain non-negotiables — free markets, lower taxes, limited governments and yes, law and order at the borders. Then came Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner. And all the Republicans go — whaat? The Republican — repeat, Republican — governor just signed a bill into law limiting the ability of police to work with feds on immigration. Specifically, the new law “prohibits police from searching, arresting or detaining someone solely because of immigration status, or because of so-called federal immigration detainers,” ABC News reported. Local authorities ostensibly can still contact federal immigration folk and hold illegals in jail cells if there’s a criminal warrant for their arrest on file. But come on, now. What Rauner really signed was a sanctuary bill. He can spin it however he wants — and boy, did he. His side argues the bill is far from a sanctuary measure because it still allows for communication between locals and feds, and it makes clear the state has to abide federal law. But that’s smoke and mirrors. The fact that the language is nebulous enough to be having the debate over whether it’s sanctuary or not is proof in itself that it’s sanctuary enough to be interpreted by any leftists at the local levels — the first responders on law enforcement — as permission to protect and shield illegals. “This took months and months of difficult negotiations,” he said, during the highly touted, highly celebratory bill signing, complete with mariachi ban performances and speeches. “[But it helps Illinois] continuing to be a welcome state.” Welcoming state — that’s code for Hey Illegal, Come Here. It’s the language Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel uses when he insists his city will stay a welcome refuge for illegals, no matter what President Donald Trump does in terms of border crackdowns. It’s the defiant rhetoric New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio screams when he symbolically middle-fingers the White House on immigration controls. But Emanuel and de Blasio are Democrats — so yeah, that’s what they do. Flout the law and flaunt their progressive-socialist-globalist selves. Rauner? Once more, for the people in the back of the room: he’s a Republican. Go back to Paragraph One, the part where it says Republicans are supposed to stand for law and order — “republic” is in the name, for crying out loud — not democratic wispy-winded will of the mob. Did Rauner not get the manual? Illinois may be heavy on the Democrats, and Rauner may simply be trying to do some good ol’ fashioned politicking to save his poll numbers. But stepping toward Democrats on border security is not a winning platform. And hey now, lookie here — Rauner is indeed up for re-election in 2018. From Politico, December 2016: “Illinois Gov. Rauner drops $50 million into 2018 reelection bid.” Seems he’s trying to walk both paths, simultaneously — Democratic and Republican. What a perfect time for a primary candidate to emerge.)

ABC7
— Illinois Senate passes school funding bill – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/illinois-senate-passes-school-funding-bill/2354694/

NBC5
— Illinois Senate Passes Education Funding Reform Deal – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-education-funding-reform-442150953.html

CBS2
— School Funding Plan With Private-Tuition Component Goes To Governor – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/29/school-funding-goes-to-illinois-governor/
— Wheaton Mansion On The Move – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/29/wheaton-mansion-on-the-move/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Senate approves school funding overhaul
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/education/277173984-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Education bill heads to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk after Senate passage – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/education-bill-heading-to-governors-desk-after-senate-passage/
— ‘Compromise’ school bill dramatically moves big step closer to reality – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/school-stunner-compromise-education-bill-fails-in-the-ill-house/
— New CPS levy could bring in up to $148 million – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-cps-levy-could-bring-in-up-to-148-million/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: In Chicago, people get away with murder – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-in-chicago-people-get-away-with-murder/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate advances landmark school funding bill; Rauner to sign measure Thursday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-school-funding-met-0830-20170829-story.html
— Antifa’s unfortunate gift to the far right – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-antifa-trump-0830-story.html
— Houston drainage grid ‘so obsolete it’s just unbelievable’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-houston-drainage-grid-obsolete-20170829-story.html
— Emanuel defends CPS property tax increase – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-cps-property-taxes-met-0830-20170829-story.html
— Hey employers! We’ve got this one thing in Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-edge-rauner-business-taxes-0829-20170828-story.html
— After Rauner signs funding bill, Naperville-area schools may see state dollars – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-local-school-funding-react-st-0830-20170829-story.html
— Rauner’s political opponents will be tempted to blame lagging job figures on budget impasse – Rich Miller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-column-st-0830-20170829-story.html
— How Rauner stabbed his supporters in the back – Les Lopinot, Oswego
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-rauner-illinois-trust-act-sanctuary-state-20170829-story.html
— University fires professor who suggested Harvey was karma for Texas Republicans – Kristine Phillips
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-professor-fired-harvey-republicans-20170829-story.html
— Judge rejects Sarah Palin defamation lawsuit against The New York Times – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sarah-palin-defamation-lawsuit-new-york-times-20170829-story.html
— Trump pledge of swift Harvey aid to hit reality of slow Congress – Erik Wasson, Jennifer Epstein
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-harvey-aid-congress-20170829-story.html
— Naperville No. 7 in state, 33rd overall in new U.S. ‘safe cities’ study – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-safe-city-study-st-0830-20170829-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just as alarms.org did earlier this month in its “Top 100 Safest Cities in America 2017” report, the SafeHome study ranked Wheaton, Palatine, Hoffman Estates Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect and Des Plaines ahead of Naperville in overall safety. Wheaton, in the SafeHome report, was deemed the safest city in Illinois and 9th in the U.S.)

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Senate approves school funding overhaul – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170829/the-latest-illinois-senate-approves-school-funding-overhaul
— ANTI-CHRISTIAN: West Chicago Library to leave LGBT book in children’s section – Kathryn Oberle
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170829/west-chicago-library-to-leave-lgbt-book-in-childrens-section
— Roskam protest in Barrington centered on Medicaid, Medicare – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170829/roskam-protest-in-barrington-centered-on-medicaid-medicare
— Gov’t report: 28.1M in US lack health coverage – AP (DIERSEN: How many of these 28.1 million are in America illegally?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170829/news/308299981/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “A win for democracy as Illinois embraces automatic voter registration.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170829/OPINION/170829871/democracy-wins-as-illinois-adopts-automatic-voter-registration

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— It’s official: Brady elected Senate GOP leader (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who fails/refuses to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170829/its-official-brady-elected-senate-gop-leader

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Higgins Responds to Reader’s Concerns – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/higgins-responds-to-a-couple-of-concerns-by-readers/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— PODCAST: Tolerant Totalitarian Librarians Really Hate IFI
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-tolerant-totalitarian-librarians-really-hate-ifi/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER & TRUST ACT FEATURED ON NATIONAL FOX NEWS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/rauner-trust-act-featured-on-national-fox-news-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate approves education funding reform bill 38-13-4
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/29/senate-approves-education-funding-reform-bill-38-13-4/
— The Senate has unanimously confirmed Sen. Brady as GOP Leader. (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who fails/refuses to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/29/senate-to-finally-make-bradys-leadership-official/

BREITBART
— Approaching (and Applauding?) the Twilight of Freedom of Speech – Tom Tancredo (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do not want me to have any freedom of speech because they cannot manipulate/dominate me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/29/tancredo-approaching-and-applauding-the-twilight-of-freedom-of-speech/

GOPUSA
— Turning the tables on left-wing ‘tolerance’
http://www.gopusa.com/turning-the-tables-on-left-wing-tolerance/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Is There a Constitutional Right to Join the Military? Transgenders Say Yes
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29402
— DISGUSTING, DANGEROUS: Canada adds ‘X’ as unspecified gender to its passports
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29390
— DHS takes next step on ‘extreme vetting’ of refugees
http://www.gopusa.com/dhs-takes-next-step-on-extreme-vetting-of-refugees/

DAILY CALLER
— Laura Ingraham Recommends Declaring Antifa A Terrorist Organization – Nick Givas
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/29/laura-ingraham-recommends-declaring-antifa-a-terrorist-organization/

JUDICIAL WATCH
— DHS Blows $5 Mil on Polygraphs for “Unsuitable” Job Applicants Who Admit Criminal Acts, Drug Use
http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2017/08/dhs-blows-5-mil-polygraphs-unsuitable-job-applicants-admit-criminal-acts-drug-use/

THE HILL
— Trump ‘isolated,’ GOP leaders living ‘fantasy illusion’ – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/348412-gorka-trump-isolated-gop-leaders-living-fantasy-illusion

MEDIAITE
— CNN ‘Republican’ Pundit Gave Thousands to Liberal Democrats – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.mediaite.com/online/turns-out-cnn-republican-pundit-gave-thousands-to-liberal-democrats/

August 27 Evening Edition

NBC5
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner to Sign Immigration Bill Amid Conservative Backlash – Shelby Bremer (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to sign the bill also want Rauner to officially dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/rauner-to-sign-illinois-trust-act-441922333.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some say the bill would turn Illinois into a “sanctuary state,” the term used for jurisdictions that do not comply with federal requests to detain undocumented immigrants who have been arrested on charges unrelated to their immigration status and turn them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for possible deportation. President Donald Trump has made a concerted effort to crack down on these jurisdictions, signing an executive order in January to halt federal grants to so-called sanctuary cities. . .Often reluctant to discuss national political issues, particularly as they relate to Trump, Rauner will sign the bill – which received one Republican vote in the House and five in the Senate – on the final day of his 60-day window to act on the legislation ends, in a move that has already angered some of the state’s more conservative voters and pundits. Far-right website Breitbart News slammed the first-term governor for his support of the bill, sharing criticisms of the measure from conservative commentators like Rosanna Pulido, former Republican candidate for Congress and founder of the anti-immigration group Illinois Minutemen. “Personally I am already checking out a different state I can move to. It is truly a sad day in Illinois,” Pulido said, calling SB 31 “the straw that broke the camel’s back.” Former congressman and conservative radio host Joe Walsh tweeted Tuesday that Rauner is “done” if he signs the bill, adding that it would be a “bad terrible day for Illinois” and he would not support his reelection.)
— 4 Top Leaders Meet in Springfield Ahead of Education Funding Reform Votes – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/four-top-leaders-meet-springfield-441912163.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner joins the Democrats in promoting gender confusion. If a man declares himself to be a woman, is he then entitled to all the massive benefits of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were female, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were male.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-rauner-oks-bill-easing-gender-id-change-for-transgender-people-441905943.html

CSB2
— IL Lawmakers Working To Hammer Out Details On School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/27/il-lawmakers-working-to-hammer-out-details-on-school-funding/

ABC7
— Neighbors hold rally after pro-Nazi graffiti found on Lincoln Square garage – Laura Podesta (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps blame Trump and his supporters for “pro-Nazi graffiti.”)
http://abc7chicago.com/neighbors-hold-rally-after-pro-nazi-graffiti-found-on-lincoln-square-garage/2347045/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Arizona lawmaker working on bill to ban masks at protests – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/276194032-story

WGN RADIO
— Rep. David McSweeney Says The New School Funding Plan May Cause More Harm Than Good – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/27/rep-david-mcsweeney-says-the-new-school-funding-plan-may-cause-more-harm-than-good/
— Why SB 31 Should Not Be Signed – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/27/why-sb-31-should-not-be-signed/
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 8/27/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/27/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-82717/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Two million reasons to vote ‘yes’ on school funding bill – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-school-funding-tuition-voucher-0827-20170827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In effort to show engagement on hurricane, Trump responds via Twitter.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-harvey-texas-flooding-trump-20170827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “With Trump pardon, Arpaio again wiggles out of legal trouble.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-arpaio-pardon-20170827-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden says Trump ’emboldened white supremacists’ – AP (DIERSEN: Biden emboldens individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/biden-says-trump-emboldened-white-supremacists/
— Make paid sick leave the law across Illinois – Iliana A. Mora (DIERSEN: Do/did you get sick leave? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got paid sick leave (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/) while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)

http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/make-paid-sick-leave-the-law-across-illinois/

DAILY HERALD
— Top legislative leaders discuss school funding at Capitol – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170827/news/308279903/
— Sleepy Hollow trustee claims village violated open records law again – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170825/sleepy-hollow-trustee-claims-village-violated-open-records-law-again

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://dailyegyptian.com/71077/showcase/community-reacts-to-state-immigration-bill-it-will-make-us-feel-more-protected/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kasich on unity ticket: ‘The answer is no’ Gov. quashes presidential run rumors – CAROLINE KENNY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kasich-on-unity-ticket-the-answer-is-no/799586717
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups make it clear that they are full of hatred: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, 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://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/san-francisco-marchers-celebrate-canceled-free-speech-rally/799596135

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Boston: First Amendment activists protest restrictions at rally – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment.)
http://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/First-Amendment-activists-protest-restrictions-at-12003405.php

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Your Questions on Islam Answered: Expert Panel in Orland Park – October 8
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/questions-islam-answered-expert-panel-orland-park/

CAPITOL FAX
— Leaders’ meeting updates
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/27/leaders-meeting-updates/

COMMON DREAMS
— Chicagoans to March in Solidarity Against White Supremacists – Solidarity Against White Supremacy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not join them in viciously demonizing, viciously denigrating, and viciously condemning those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2017/08/27/chicagoans-march-solidarity-against-white-supremacists
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: CHICAGO – A coalition of Chicagoans representing more than 50 community and labor organizations will assemble at 2pm, Sunday, August 27 to say NO to white supremacists, and the political culture & public officials propagating hate, violence and inequality. Late Friday, knowing they would face massive opposition, neo-fascists in the Bay Area cancelled their planned events. Counter-protesters in the Bay Area decided to continue the plan to take their opposition to the bigots to the streets, and we will be doing the same here in Chicago. The Chicago event, entitled Solidarity Against White Supremacy, will begin at Federal Plaza, corner of Adams and Dearborn Streets, and march to near Trump Tower, corner of Wabash and Wacker Avenues. Solidarity Against White Supremacy is part of the National Weekend of Solidarity, a national effort to show support for community members planning to protest hate groups and other racists in San Francisco and Berkeley on the weekend of August 26-27. The rally comes in the wake of the Charlottesville violence and the inability of officials like President Trump and Governor Bruce Rauner to properly condemn it. “While many are prompted to protest the egregious responses of Trump, Rauner and others to the fascist hate and violence in Charlottesville, we also recognize that this hate has deep institutional roots in our country, and many of the policies pursued by politicians of both parties reinforce, rather than diminish it,” said Jaquie Algree vice president for external relations of SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana. “Depriving schools serving primarily Black and Brown youth of the music, art, sports and other programs enjoyed by wealthier, whiter students, closing public mental health clinics, slashing social services relied on by women and people of color, attacking unions, deporting millions of immigrants—all these are policies that reinforce the racism and other hate highlighted in Charlottesville.” Solidarity Against White Supremacy organizers note that the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, VA was but the most publicized in a string of neo-fascist terrorist attacks in the United States. In 2016, attacks on Muslims increased 67% over the preceding year. In May of this year, Black Bowie State student Richard W. Collins III was murdered by a neo-Nazi on the University of Maryland campus. In June, Richy John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche were murdered in Portland when they intervened to stop racist harassment of two young Black women. “When Trump says he wants to ‘make America great again,’ we know that he wants to turn the clock back to a time when few had the courage to oppose the racism, sexism, anti-Semitism and anti-LGBTQ hate espoused by his core, ‘Alt-Right,’ neo-fascist supporters,” said Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network. “It is no accident that Chicago is one of the cities where these organized creeps are at their weakest – On March 11, 2016, Chicagoans forced then-candidate Trump to cancel his rally at UIC. On August 27, Chicagoans will gather once again to tell white supremacists and anyone else with the intent to harm, that they are not welcome in Chicago.”)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden: President Trump has ‘emboldened’ white supremacists – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps have emboldened those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/27/joe-biden-president-trump-has-emboldened-white-sup/?

BREITBART
— Arrests, Assaults as Antifa Unleashes Violence on Right-Wing Protesters in Berkeley – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/08/27/arrests-assaults-as-antifa-unleashes-violence-on-right-wing-protesters-in-berkeley/

FOX NEWS
— Biden suggests Trump’s allowing ‘darkest forces of America’ to take over (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/27/biden-suggests-trumps-allowing-darkest-forces-america-to-take-over.html

DAILY CALLER
— Biden: Trump’s Contempt For The US Constitution Won’t Stop – PHILLIP STUCKY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps respect the U.S. Constitution only when they can use it to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/27/biden-trumps-contempt-for-the-us-constitution-wont-stop/

WORLD NET DAILY
— BLAME PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THOSE CRAZED LEFTIES Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D., calls on Americans to scrap ‘indoctrination centers’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/blame-public-schools-for-those-crazed-lefties/
— WHAT? NOW U.N. DEMANDS TRUMP REJECT RACISM Global body up in arms about U.S. free speech, free assembly (DIERSEN: If you call for someone to reject a bad thing, you are accusing that person of promoting that bad thing.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/what-now-u-n-demands-trump-reject-racism/
— WHY SO MANY LEFTISTS ARE GENUINELY DELUSIONAL David Kupelian: Democrats’ hysterical Trump ‘narrative’ is not just false – it’s insane
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/why-so-many-leftists-are-genuinely-delusional/

LIFEZETTE
— Arpaio Pardon Triggers Mass Meltdown House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Sens. McCain and Schumer in speaking out against clemency for Arizona sheriff – Kathryn Blackhurst
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/arpaio-pardon-triggers-mass-meltdown/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Right about Confederate Statues and the Slippery Slope – William Sullivan
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/trumps_right_about_confederate_statues_and_the_slippery_slope.html

CONSTITUTION
— The Difference between Jesus and Muhammad in One Easy-to-Read Chart – Onan Coca
http://constitution.com/difference-jesus-muhammad-one-easy-read-chart/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Berkeley Protesters Engulf Far-Right Rally, Just As Folks In San Francisco Did A Day Prior A rally that had been called off got drowned out, anyway. – Andy Campbell
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/berkeley-protesters-engulf-far-right-rally-just-as-san-fransisco-did-a-day-prior_us_59a31dffe4b0821444c4017d

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Tillerson as dumping Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/politics/trump-tillerson-charlottesville.html

NEW YORK POST
— Tillerson distances himself from Trump’s Charlottesville response – Marisa Schultz
http://nypost.com/2017/08/27/tillerson-distances-himself-from-trumps-charlottesville-response/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Kasich says “Trump used Arpaio pardon as a political wedge.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/08/27/kasich-trump-used-arpaio-pardon-as-a-political-wedge/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Violence breaks out at Berkeley protest – James Queally, Paige St. John, Benjamin Oreskes and Jazmine Ulloa
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-berkeley-protests-20170827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Speaker Ryan ‘does not agree’ with Trump’s pardon of Arpaio.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-speaker-ryan-does-not-agree-with-1503856893-htmlstory.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— CNN’s Big Secret Host reveals that journalists don’t like Trump. – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnns-big-secret-1503434389?mod=fbads&nan_pid=1861296284&ad_id=6636272

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner joins the Democrats in promoting gender confusion.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/08/illinois-just-made-easier-correct-birth-certificate/

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “22 million Americans think white supremacy and neo-Nazism are acceptable.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/27/1692809/-22-million-Americans-think-white-supremacy-and-neo-Nazism-are-acceptable

August 26 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOP LAWMAKERS CALL ON GOVERNOR TO VETO BILL PROTECTING NON-CITIZENS LIVING IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/gop-lawmakers-call-on-governor-to-veto-bill-protecting-non-citizens-living-in-illinois.html
— CABELLO: SB 31 SHOULD NOT BE SIGNED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/cabello-sb-31-should-not-be-signed.html
— IL GOVERNOR AGREES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO ALLOW SEX CHANGES ON BIRTH CERTIFICATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/il-governor-agrees-to-make-it-easier-to-allow-sex-changes-on-birth-certificates.html
— RAUNER VETOES STATEWIDE $15 MINIMUM WAGE BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/rauner-vetoes-statewide-15-minimum-wage-bill-.html
— PRO-LIFE GROUPS TO PROTEST PLANNED PARENTHOOD’S TRIVIA NIGHT AT CHICAGO’S REVOLUTION BREWING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/pro-life-groups-to-protest-planned-parenthoods-trivia-night-at-chicagos-revolution-brewing.html

NBC5
— Rauner’s General Counsel Dennis Murashko Escorted From Office a Week Before Planned Exit: Reports – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? In early 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, my Firestone Store boss in Chicago Heights ordered me to clean the white walls on display tires that were hanging on the walls of the store showroom while the store was open. That prompted me to tell him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. He immediately flew into a rage, fired me, and threw me out of the store. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. That Firestone Store boss had not hired me — Firestone Stores regional office had hired me. In my opinion, that Firestone Store boss disapproved of many of my demographics including my religion and my national origin, but most of all, he disapproved that I had avoided the draft.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-general-counsel-dennis-murashko-441813073.html
— Lawmakers to Debate School Funding Agreement Monday – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/education-reform-illinois-441779893.html

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups blame hate crimes on Trump: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://wgntv.com/2017/08/26/vigil-to-be-held-oak-park-church-after-vandalized-with-racial-slurs-swastikas/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Arpaio, 85, hints at run for office: ‘I’ve got a big political message to get out’ – Amy B. Wang
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-arpaio-politics-trump-pardon-20170826-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s pardon of controversial Arizona ex-sheriff Arpaio fits a pattern: A divider not a uniter.” Anti-Trumps want Trump to help them get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-arpaio-20170826-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “At 34 percent, Trump setting new records for low presidential approval.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-low-job-approval-20170825-story.html
— Rauner bill approvals include one making birth certificate changes easier for transgender people – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-bill-action-met-0826-20170825-story.html
— In Midwest Trump states, Sanders tries to push Democrats to the left on health care – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sanders-midwest-health-care-20170826-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Primary buzz already growing amid Trump political struggles – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, primary challengers would viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn all Trump supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170826/news/308269954/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— If you want our money, CPS, then come clean – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170826/ISSUE07/170829913/cps-finances-are-broken-and-taxpayers-deserve-answers

SAUK VALLEY
— No end in sight to video gambling With no power to control it locally, state or market will determine ceiling – PAM EGGEMEIER (DIERSEN: If you promote video gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/08/18/no-end-in-sight-to-video-gambling/aioonnu/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Governor OKs Illinois’ official pet, exercise and wildflower
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article169568312.html

ENEWS PARK FOREST
— Fast-Food Workers Wage Sit-In at Rauner’s Chicago Office Following Veto of $15/hour for 2.3 Million IL Workers
https://enewspf.com/2017/08/26/fast-food-workers-wage-sit-rauners-chicago-office-following-veto-15hour-2-3-million-il-workers/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Gorka says he, Bannon, others were ‘systematically undermined’ – SOPHIE TATUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the past and present lead underminers in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gorka-says-he-bannon-others-were-systematically-undermined/799091978

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County Administrator – Two step shuffle – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/mchenry-county-administrator-two-step-shuffle/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago radio hosts argue caricature of racism is not itself racism – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511196606-chicago-radio-hosts-argue-caricature-of-racism-is-not-itself-racism

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Group launches website in war on Illinois property taxes – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511195487-group-launches-website-in-war-on-illinois-property-taxes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Homeowners Defense Association (HDA) has launched a website to counter the damage it sees as being done to homeowners across the state by virtue of the runaway property tax system. “DefendHomeowners.com will seek to mobilize homeowners by making them aware of how the state’s tax system is impacting their home,” HDA Executive Director Heidi Holan told the DuPage Policy Journal. “We will be advocating for tax reform and making people aware of what they can do about the current system.” With Illinois residents paying some of the highest property taxes in the country, Holan argues that the situation has reached a crisis point. “High property taxes are the biggest driver of all the outmigration you’re seeing across the state,” she said. “We want the cap to be somewhere around 1 percent; right now it’s at about 2.3 percent, or more than twice as high as where the national average is.” Holan said homeowners can start fighting back by making themselves aware of what options they have and to understand what level of power they hold by banding together. In addition to free individualized property tax reports, HDA members will receive free region-by-region property tax analyses. Membership is free.)
— Analysis: Aurora home prices down 13 percent over past decade; Property tax rates fell to 5.09 percent
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511192006-analysis-aurora-home-prices-down-13-percent-over-past-decade-property-tax-rates-fell-to-5-09-percent

CAPITOL FAX
— More Friday veto dump reacts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/26/more-friday-veto-dump-reacts/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Officially Label Trump Aides As White Nationalists – Alex Pfeiffer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as being anti-American.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/26/democrats-officially-label-trump-aides-as-white-nationalists/

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘WHITE SHAMING’ IS NEW RAGE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES It’s all about ‘deconstructing whiteness,’ the ‘construct of whiteness,’ the ‘ignorance of whiteness’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/white-shaming-is-new-rage-on-college-campuses/

THE HILL
— In the era of Trump, big government is winning – STUART SHAPIRO
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/348109-in-the-era-of-trump-big-government-is-winning

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “Trump Just Pardoned White Supremacy Americans of conscience must condemn this unpardonable act.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-just-pardoned-white-supremacy-and-it-is-an-unpardonable_us_59a1c793e4b0d0ef9f1c1473

MCCLATCHY DC NEWS
— Illinois governor rejects 2 employment-related measures – AP (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, private sector employers a) want cheap labor and b) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article169598602.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a proposal limiting what employers screening job applicants can ask, including prior wage or salary history. Rauner rejected the plan Friday, saying he supports the effort but Illinois should follow Massachusetts’ lead, which prevents salary inquiries before the job offer, among other things. Supporters say the proposal would’ve addressed Illinois’ gender wage gap.)

DENVER POST
— RNC condemns white supremacy but makes no mention of Trump’s remarks – DAVID WEIGEL (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will use this RNC resolution to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Trump and all his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots and even worse things.)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/08/25/republican-national-committee-condemns-white-supremacy-donald-trump/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “TRUMP IMPEACHMENT IS MOST POPULAR SOLUTION AMONG AMERICANS.” (DIERSEN: What did you do during the Nixon impeachment process in 1974 (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon)? I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS’s Collection Division in Chicago. They took their anger against Nixon out on me. Virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed the $5/day partial day per diem claims that I had filed (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866) and b) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-impeachment-most-popular-solution-americans-655556

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Illinois Governor OKs Creation of Muslim Advisory Council – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under Rauner, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are members of the following groups feel less and less and less welcome in Illinois: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-26/illinois-governor-oks-creation-of-muslim-advisory-council
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Proponents say establishing the council sends a welcoming message to Muslims.)

THE BEAST
— Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio ‘Is a Presidential Endorsement of Racism,’ ACLU Says
http://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-pardon-of-joe-arpaio-is-a-presidential-endorsement-of-racism-aclu-says

August 23 Evening Edition

RESURRECTION PROJECT
— FAITH LEADERS APPLAUD REPORTS THAT GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER WILL SIGN TRUST ACT SB 31 ON MONDAY, AUGUST 28 TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “faith leaders” in Illinois act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Illinois Democrat Party.)
http://mailchi.mp/resurrectionproject/174-faith-leaders-urge-governor-rauner-to-sign-trust-act-sb-62395

ABC7
— Mayors, superintendents push override of school funding veto – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/mayors-superintendents-push-override-of-school-funding-veto/2335987/
— Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to kick President Trump off – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/technology/former-cia-agent-wants-to-buy-twitter-to-kick-trump-off/2336246/

NBC5
— Lawmakers Make Progress in Debate Over School Funding Bill – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lawmakers-make-progress-in-debate-over-school-funding-bill-441574703.html
— House Session Canceled as Talks Continue on School Funding – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-school-funding-441528953.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps continue to use school-funding political cartoon to dog Rauner.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/racially-charged-political-cartoon/

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.wlsam.com/news/virtually-no-one-thinks-trump-has-discouraged-white-supremacists/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel open to renaming Balbo Drive and removing monument – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Do you live and/or work in Chicago? What does Emanuel think of those who share your demographics? You should expect that the more of your demographics (political affiliation, religion, country that you are a citizen of, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, financial situation, gun ownership, national origin if you are a citizen of America, draft status, how long your ancestors have been in America, etc.) that he disapproves of, the sooner that he will use the power of his office to remove you.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-open-to-renaming-balbo-drive-and-removing-monument/
— Emanuel uses gov’s response to cartoon to make case for veto override – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-uses-govs-response-to-cartoon-to-make-case-for-veto-override/
— Secret talks in Springfield no way to decide school funding – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-secret-talks-in-springfield-no-way-to-decide-school-funding/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel, suburban mayors press for Rauner override on school funding – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-gov-rauner-veto-override-met-20170823-story.html
— Illinois school funding talks to resume Thursday as lawmakers seek elusive compromise – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-school-funding-met-0824-20170823-story.html
— Neo-Nazis have rock bands, too – they’ve been around for decades – Travis M. Andrews
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-neo-nazi-rock-bands-20170823-story.html
— Protesters want Balbo monument in Chicago removed – Tony Briscoe (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? How soon will protesters demand that those who share your demographics be removed. Protesters are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-balbo-monument-protest-chicago-0824-20170823-story.html
— Suspended VFW prize drawing highlights little-known laws governing raffles – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-raffle-laws-illinois-morris-vfw-met-20170823-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The woman who complained to state authorities about the raffle, anti-gambling activist Kathy Gilroy of Villa Park, said that existing tickets were sold illegally, and should be refunded. Gilroy said she didn’t object to nonprofit raffles when they held the only games in the area and were subject to limits on betting and frequency. But Illinois lawmakers have expanded gambling statewide for decades. They first allowed horse racing, then the lottery in 1974, followed by 10 casinos in 1990, and authorized video gaming in bars, restaurants and other locations 2009. As gambling has burgeoned, Gilroy has crusaded against it, believing it reflects an erosion of values. She speaks at local and state hearings and helped shut down numerous raffles. In 2005, she forced a foundation named for former Chicago Bears great Richard Dent to comply with the law to raffle off a $200,000 Bentley. Gilroy has claimed some victories, as some local governments have banned video gambling. Along the way, she’s been called every name in the book for interfering with good causes, but says the end doesn’t justify the means. Without the laws being enforced, she said, bettors have no way of knowing if their money is being stolen or misused. “I want the law to be followed, so everybody’s protected,” Gilroy said. “Doesn’t the law matter anymore?”)
— ESPN’s ‘sensitivity’ move shows need for stupidity training – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-robert-lee-john-kass-0824-20170823-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigrant-sanctuary-adalberto-church-met-0824-20170823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A vicious anti-Trump says “Something is truly wrong with Donald Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-speech-lies-20170823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump/Rauner Durbin says “Rauner playing regional politics ‘beneath the dignity’ of the office.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dick-durbin-city-club-met-0824-20170823-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton will brief the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization on the latest news from Springfield at its monthly breakfast meeting from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Chandler’s Chophouse, 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170823/state-rep-ives-to-speak-in-schaumburg-aug-26
— Germany’s Merkel says “America first” attitude will hurt US – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Germany paints itself as being anti-American.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170823/news/308239948/
— Roskam: Trump should refocus ‘struggling’ agenda on health care, taxes – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: The anti-Trump news media is eager to report criticisms of Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170823/roskam-trump-should-refocus-struggling-agenda-on-health-care-taxes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report that Roskam said “Trump should put the Twitter account down.” The anti-Trump news media is eager to report criticisms of Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170823/roskam-trump-should-put-the-twitter-account-down
— Volo Auto Museum adds Trump limo to collection – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170823/volo-auto-museum-adds-trump-limo-to-collection

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois really is in the hunt for Toyota plant, Illinois Chamber of Commerce chief says – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois could stress that Illinois is full of potential employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170823/BLOGS02/170829958/illinois-really-in-hunt-for-toyota-plant-chamber-chief-says
— Emanuel wants override, not compromise, on school funding bill – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170823/BLOGS02/170829956/emanuel-wants-override-not-compromise-on-school-funding-bill

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Mike Murphy interested in 99th House seat – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170823/bernard-schoenburg-mike-murphy-interested-in-99th-house-seat

TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: La Salle limits downtown gambling parlors – Dan Churney
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/la-salle-limits-downtown-gambling-parlors/article_d65d9bba-bc0b-56df-a8a9-3f4925a75a6d.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the news media acts like it exists to harm Trump and to harm Trump’s supporters.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-berates-sick-news-media-in-fresh-tirade/796343102
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Think President Trump couldn’t ratchet up his attacks on the news media any more than he already has? Think again. At a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, the President called journalists “liars” and “sick people” who are fomenting “division” in the country and “trying to take away our history and our heritage.” And he repeatedly portrayed the news media as an enemy of the American people, recalling his claims to that effect from February. “I really think they don’t like our country. I really believe that,” Trump said. Afterward, several prominent members of the media said the President’s anti-press rhetoric was downright dangerous, because it could lead individuals to try to harm journalists. While the President complaints about “fake news” on an almost daily basis, Tuesday seemed especially severe.)

LOUIS TODAY
— While we were preoccupied with the eclipse, the city was tearing up Confederate Drive in Forest Park – Celeste Bott (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How soon will the anti-Trumps in your municipality tear up those in your municipality who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/while-we-were-preoccupied-with-the-eclipse-the-city-was/article_e75647e9-8722-51c2-8273-4769cbb08a15.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you oppose SB31, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you , and condemn you as being “on the far right.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/pressure-builds-on-rauner-as-trump-supporting-sheriff-tries-to-calm-nerves-on-the-far-right/
— Rauner called out on debt transparency veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/rauner-called-out-on-debt-transparency-veto/
— Emanuel connects cartoon response to SB1 veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/emanuel-connects-cartoon-response-to-sb1-veto/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Wealthy Southern Poverty Law rakes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley cash after Charlottesville Gifts pour in despite criticism over SPLC’s focus on fundraising, hate-group labeling – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: Give money to the Southern Poverty Law Center if you want to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/23/wealthy-southern-poverty-law-rakes-hollywood-silic/

ONE NEWS NOW
— If children are sponges, the Left is a flood – Bob Kellogg, Billy Davis (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. If you send your children to a public school, they will come home anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2017/08/23/if-children-are-sponges-the-left-is-a-flood

DAILY CALLER
— Aides Urge Trump To Make Deal On ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty – Will Racke (DIERSEN: What percent of Trump’s aids are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/22/aides-urge-trump-to-make-deal-on-dreamer-amnesty/

FOX NEWS
— ‘Fox & Friends’ celebrate the Corvette
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5549192124001/?#sp=show-clips

GOPUSA
— Chaos: Charlottesville City Council Votes to Cover Up Statues (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How soon will the anti-Trumps in your municipality vote to cover those in your municipality who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29114

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CNN AND THE SPLC – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267668/cnn-and-splc-daniel-greenfield
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate map is one of the longest running malicious jokes on the internet. And by running its smears against the Freedom Center, CNN has gone full fake news. What other list of hate groups can boast that it actually caused a terrorist attack? The SPLC’s hate map can. Floyd Lee Corkins admitted that he chose his target for the Family Research Center shooting spree by using the SPLC’s map. What other list of hate groups added a target of an ISIS terror attack after the attack. Only the SPLC’s hate map. The SPLC announced it was adding Bosch Fawstin, award-winning ex-Muslim cartoonist and longtime illustrator at Front Page Magazine, after the Garland cartoon contest that he won was targeted by ISIS in its first attack in America. What other list of hate groups featured a sign outside a bar as one of its groups.)

BREITBART
— Cartel Gunmen Kill 10th Mexican Journalist in 6 Months – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ AND BRANDON DARBY
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/23/cartel-gunmen-kill-10th-mexican-journalist-6-months/

BLAZE
— George Clooney and his wife donate $1 million to the Souther Poverty Law Center, a group targeting conservatives – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Give money to the Southern Poverty Law Center if you want to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/22/george-clooney-and-his-wife-donate-1-million-to-group-targeting-conservatives/
— MSNBC pokes fun at ESPN for removing announcer named Robert Lee from UVA game – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/23/i-kid-you-not-msnbc-pokes-fun-at-espn-for-removing-announcer-named-robert-lee-from-uva-game/
— ESPN has proven that the campaign to erase our history is driven by mass hysteria – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps banish everyone whose name contains “Lee” from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, from America, and from the world?)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-espn-has-proven-that-the-campaign-to-erase-our-history-is-driven-by-mass-hysteria/

DAILY CALLER
— Berkeley College Republicans Slapped With $15,000 Fine To Host Ben Shapiro – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/23/berkeley-college-republicans-slapped-with-15000-fine-to-host-ben-shapiro/

THE HILL
— Media lets loose its fury after Trump attacks – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/347710-media-lets-loose-its-fury-after-trump-attacks
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Acrimony rises within GOP ahead of difficult September.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/347640-acrimony-rises-within-gop-ahead-of-difficult-september

HUFFINGTON POST
— Anti-Trumps say “Democrats Nix Idea Of Trading Dreamers’ Protections For Border Wall, More Deportations. Top administration officials are reportedly pushing for a deal that would help young undocumented immigrants — by hurting their parents and community.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-daca-dreamers_us_599c6eade4b06a788a2c3b72

WASHINGTON POST
— George and Amal Clooney putting their money where their mouth is – Sarah Polus (DIERSEN: Give money to the Southern Poverty Law Center if you want to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/08/23/george-and-amal-clooney-putting-their-money-where-their-mouth-is/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Sets Rules for Military Transgender Ban Guidelines expected to direct Pentagon to stop admitting transgender people, gives Mattis power to remove those serving – Gordon Lubold
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-sets-rules-for-military-transgender-ban-1503534757

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What Makes People Join Hate Groups?”
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-08-23/what-makes-people-join-hate-groups-studies-say-childhood-torment-social-isolation

VARIETY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “CEOs, Media Chiefs Aghast Over Trump’s Reluctance to Denounce Neo-Nazi Violence.” Are you a Trump supporter? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois threaten you with violence if you fail/refuse to denounce Trump?)
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/trump-president-charlottesville-1202535835/

August 22 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— IBIC APPLAUDS PUBLIC REPORTS THAT GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER WILL SIGN TRUST ACT SB 31 ON MONDAY AUGUST 28 (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner is taking the advice of those who not only want Rauner to lose in 2018, but who want all Republicans to lose in 2018.)
http://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/vvnms20cdi-811145?e=1d387c0f46

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner to sign immigration bill — sparking anger on right – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner is taking the advice of those who not only want Rauner to lose in 2018, but who want all Republicans to lose in 2018.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-sign-immigration-bill-sparking-anger-on-right/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to sign into law on Monday both an automatic voter registration and an immigration measure that would limit the role of local law enforcement in federal efforts —a move that may spark some backlash among his conservative base. Conservative firebrand Joe Walsh tweeted if he signs the immigration bill, “Governor Rauner is done.” Last week the governor on WBEZ-FM called the immigration measure — the Illinois Trust Act — “very reasonable,” but would not confirm whether he’d sign it. On Tuesday, the governor’s office confirmed he’d sign the immigration and voter registration measures on Monday. The immigration legislation would prohibit police in Illinois from detaining or arresting a person based on their immigration status or on federal immigration detainer. It would allow law enforcement officials, however, to detain a person with a judge’s order. The bill passed with bipartisan support and was supported by faith leaders, law enforcement and businesses. But Republicans initially opposed the measure, arguing it will cause a conflict with federal laws. State Sen. Dave Syverson of Rockford has said Republicans are concerned the “blanket prohibition could result in leaving criminal illegal immigrants, including those accused of violent crimes, on the streets.” The conservative news organization Breitbart just wrote an article on the bill suggesting Rauner would be helping Democrats “frustrate federal immigration enforcement.” And Walsh, a former congressman and talk radio personality, weighed in on Tuesday, tweeting that if Rauner “allows Illinois to become a sanctuary state, I will not support his reelection. No way.” When TV reporter Mary Ann Ahern tweeted that Rauner planned to sign the bill, Walsh responded: “If true, bad terrible day for Illinois. Gov Rauner is done.” Rauner has steered clear of making comments about federal issues, specifically about “sanctuary cities.” He has said he’s in support of a comprehensive immigration policy, however. The automatic voter registration measure will automatically register people to vote at state drivers’ facilities, when applying for, updating or renewing a driver’s license or state ID — unless they opt out. It also creates a similar program for other state agencies. The governor vetoed a similar measure last year, citing concerns over voter fraud, and federal election laws. Illinois will be the ninth state to approve automatic voter registration. The measure was sent to the governor June 29.)
— ‘White male’ Rauner opts not to weigh in on racial debate over cartoon – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things those who are Trump supporters, Rauner supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-male-rauner-opts-not-to-weigh-in-on-racial-debate-over-cartoon/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Noting that he is “a white male,” Gov. Bruce Rauner does not plan to wade into the controversy over a cartoon by a conservative think tank that sparked bipartisan outrage in the General Assembly and charges that it was racially offensive. “The governor would never try to talk anyone out of their reaction to any piece of art, political or nonpolitical, right or left, good or bad,” Rauner spokeswoman Laurel Patrick said Tuesday. “The governor has great respect for the black caucus and members of the General Assembly who voiced concerns about the cartoon. “The governor’s office has also heard from members of the black community who found truth in the imagery and do not find the cartoon offensive. Here is where things stand: The cartoon was removed days ago. And the governor – as a white male – does not have anything more to add to the discussion.” The cartoon by the Illinois Policy Institute depicted a black child in a Cubs cap begging for money for school from a wealthy cigar-smoking white man, who was showing one pocket empty and the other stuffed with tax-increment financing money. State Rep. Jaime Andrade denounced the cartoon on the floor of the General Assembly, drawing a bipartisan standing ovation when he denounced it as “s—.” State Rep. Christian Mitchell, D-Chicago, called it a “Sambo” cartoon. State Rep. Tom Demmer, R-Dixon, agreed, tweeting “Cartoons don’t make racism any more palatable @illinoispolicy should delete their cartoon and apologize. That has no place in policy debate.” The response from Rauner’s office on Tuesday did not go over well with Mitchell. “Wait what? So being a white male removes @GovRauner from a position of moral leadership? This is more disgraceful than saying nothing,” Mitchell tweeted. The Illinois Policy Institute defended the cartoon, which was intended to depict how Chicago siphons money from education with TIF funds. The think tank denied that it was racist, but removed it from its website, saying it was distracting from the debate over education funding and “the failure of political leaders to address the root cause of our struggling education system.” The think tank has been aligned with the governor, and Rauner has tapped its staff to replace senior members of his own administration since his budget veto was overridden earlier this year. Even after the institute removed the cartoon, NBC5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern kept the issue alive on Twitter, repeatedly questioning whether the governor had seen the cartoon and what his reaction was. Patrick finally responded Tuesday. “Charges of racism must be taken very seriously,” she said. “The tragedy in Charlottesville and its aftermath serve as sobering reminders that even today, some remain who would use violence and hate to divide us. We must never relent in working toward a future built not on what divides us, but what unites us.”)
— If overtaxed, how do we explain gambling and Kardashians? – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-if-overtaxed-how-do-we-explain-gambling-and-kardashians/
— Rauner signs bill to end arrests for being seen with gang members – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Criminals are overjoyed.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-signs-bill-to-end-arrests-for-being-seen-with-gang-members/amp/
— Pence says Confederate statues are state, local decision – AP (DIERSEN: What if members of Group A get enough votes together in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and/or in America to get rid of those in Group B? Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pence-says-confederate-statues-are-state-local-decision/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Our ‘howling manchild’ president can be made irrelevant.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/reich-our-howling-manchild-president-can-be-made-irrelevant/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner will sign immigration bill, aide says – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner is taking the advice of those who not only want Rauner to lose in 2018, but who want all Republicans to lose in 2018.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-bill-met-0823-20170822-story.html
— State officials put off decision on Trump panel’s request for voter data – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: How many people who have moved out, people who are dead, illegals, and other ineligibles are on the voter rolls in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-elections-met-0823-20170822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The anxiety caused by President Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-anxiety-20170822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Why doesn’t Donald Trump just quit?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-president-unhappy-resign-20170822-story.html
— Councilwoman Patty Gustin running for DuPage County Board – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-gustin-dupage-county-board-st-0823-20170822-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville council member Gustin seeking DuPage County District 5 Board seat – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170822/naperville-council-member-gustin-seeking-dupage-county-board-seat
— Rauner says no comment on political cartoon as ‘white male’ – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170822/news/308229878/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— No August recess for politics in Roskam’s district – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170822/BLOGS02/170829979/no-august-recess-for-politics-in-roskams-district
— The data behind CPS’ hemorrhaging finances – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170822/BLOGS02/170829978/the-data-behind-cps-hemorrhaging-finances

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 25,000+ sign petition to jail Missouri lawmaker who wished for Trump’s assassination
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/275422237-story

WTTW
— Rauner Spokeswoman Confirms Governor to Sign Immigration Bill – Brandis Friedman (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner is taking the advice of those who not only want Rauner to lose in 2018, but who want all Republicans to lose in 2018.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/22/rauner-spokeswoman-confirms-governor-sign-immigration-bill
— Legislators Condemn Rauner’s Reaction to Political Cartoon – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/22/legislators-condemn-rauner-s-reaction-political-cartoon

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Poverty striking rural Illinois at a faster rate than cities
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/poverty-striking-rural-illinois-at-a-faster-rate-than-cities/article_0f66093c-841e-11e7-bdf4-dbdad2302a63.html

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Fake newspaper causes stir in Springfield – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/fake-newspaper-causes-stir-in-springfield/795898360

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— VICTIMS’ FAMILIES CONTINUE TO CALL ON GOVERNOR TO VETO SANCTUARY BILL; STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HIM (DIERSEN: Those who side with the bill side with illegals against Americans.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/victims-families-continue-to-call-on-governor-to-veto-sanctuary-bill-they-still-have-not-heard-from-.html
— BAN THE BOX POLICIES COULD BE HARMING YOUNG BLACK MEN, NEW STUDIES SHOW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/ban-the-box-policies-could-be-harming-young-black-men-new-studies-show.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner takes more heat over SB31 legislation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/22/rauner-takes-more-heat-over-legislation/
— Mayor Emanuel, Pritzker campaign, Rep. Christian Mitchell respond – Full statement *** “As a white male” Rauner doesn’t have “anything more to add to the discussion”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/22/as-a-white-male-rauner-doesnt-have-anything-more-to-add-to-the-discussion/
— Rauner in TIF tiff with mayors
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/22/rauner-in-tif-tiff-with-mayors/
— Sweeney: McCann “definitely wants to run” for governor
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/22/sweeney-mccann-definitely-wants-to-run-for-governor/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Liberal law center demonizes Christian foes of LGBTQ agenda as ‘hate groups’ – PETER LABARBERA
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/liberal-law-center-demonizes-christian-foes-of-lgbtq-agenda-as-hate-groups

NEWS BUSTERS
— Left-Wing SPLC Donations Multiply as J.P. Morgan, Clooneys Give $2.5 Million – Aly Nielsen
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/aly-nielsen/2017/08/22/left-wing-splc-donations-multiply-jp-morgan-clooneys-give-25

BREITBART
— George Clooney Donates $1M to Southern Poverty Law Center to Fight ‘Bigotry and Hate’ – JEROME HUDSON (DIERSEN: SPLC fights those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/08/22/george-clooney-donates-1-million-to-southern-poverty-law-center-to-fight-hate/
— Protester Attacks 225-Year-Old Christopher Columbus Monument with Sledgehammer – AWR HAWKINS (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the sooner that protesters will attack you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/21/video-protester-attacks-christopher-columbus-monument-sledgehammer/
— McClatchy: Trump Aides Plot Big Immigration Deal — That Breaks a Campaign Promise
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/22/mcclatchy-donald-trumps-aides-plot-big-immigration-deal-breaks-campaign-promise/?ut

DAILY WIRE
— WATCH: ‘Woke’ Millennials Hilariously Say They’d Prefer Venezuela’s Food Lines Over America’s Income Inequality Venezuela’s “a lot like the rest of the world, which is a lot more dignified than us.” – JAMES BARRETT
http://www.dailywire.com/news/20027/watch-woke-millennials-say-theyd-prefer-venezuelas-james-barrett

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHAT IS ‘HATE’ AND WHO DEFINES IT? THE SPLC? Jerry Newcombe on how organization went from discerning to dangerous
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/what-is-hate-and-who-defines-it-the-splc/
— THE GRAVE DESECRATORS Moving Confederate monuments to cemeteries won’t stop the mobs – ANDY SCHLAFLY
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/the-grave-desecrators/

THE HILL
— Breitbart goes after Trump – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347536-breitbart-goes-after-trump

NEW YORK POST
– Two Kennedys arrested after wild party in Cape Cod – Max Jaeger
http://nypost.com/2017/08/22/two-kennedys-arrested-after-wild-party-in-cape-cod/

FORTUNE
– J.P. Morgan Is Giving $1 Million to Nonprofits Exposing Hate Groups in the Wake of Charlottesville – Kevin Lui (DIERSEN: SPLC promotes hatred against Christians.)
http://fortune.com/2017/08/22/jpmorgan-donation-extremism-charlottesville/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Staff Still Short on Relevant Experience – George E. Condon Jr. (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13, Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12, Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/08/analysis-trump-staff-still-short-relevant-experience/140409/

August 20 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Illinois Eclipse: It’s not about Aug. 21. It’s every day. – Editorial (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in Illinois? All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s and have been here ever since.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-eclipse-springfield-economy-0820-story.html
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Face it: No one comes to Illinois for the weather or to climb mountains. People come — or came — for opportunity. But that once-thriving state has receded into the shadow. Why? Because while surrounding states add jobs, Illinois grinds private-sector concerns in its gears. The nation generated a 1.3 percent average annual growth rate from 2006-16, but Illinois managed just 0.4 percent, according to James Broughel of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Wisconsin outstripped Illinois with a 0.7 percent rate, and Indiana’s was more than double this state’s, at 0.9 percent. In July, the state’s unemployment rate ticked up. That’s the same month that Springfield passed a 32 percent personal income tax hike — inviting more people and businesses to head for the exits. Thank you, Senate President John Cullerton and House Speaker Michael Madigan. And what about those promised reforms, such as overhauling workers’ compensation, that could persuade more businesses to come, stay or expand? Or pruning Illinois’ wildly overgrown local governments to ease taxpayer burdens — two of the items on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s pro-jobs agenda? What, say the ranking Democrats, us worry? We recently sized up this state’s economic competitiveness and quality of life in a series of measures. In capsule, Illinois leads the nation in the worst ways. You know about the lousy credit rating, the unfunded pension liabilities, the onerous regulations on employers. Once a colossus that overshadowed its Midwest neighbors, Illinois in eclipse can’t escape the shadow. Other states gain by offering a sunnier jobs climate. Wisconsin recently landed what could be a $10 billion Foxconn LCD panel factory that will employ as many as 13,000 people. How did Wisconsin prevail? By being close to Illinois but not Illinois. Foxconn sought to exploit Illinois’ assets — its transportation and logistical systems, its energy reliability — but avoid its ever-rising taxes, crushing public debts and never-ending political brink-dancing. Foxconn chose a state that does the basics, like pass a budget every year. In a state in eclipse, though, even that task is too difficult. In a state in eclipse, taxes rise with no offsetting reforms. In a state in eclipse, voters return the same failed pols to the legislature decade after decade in a triumph of naive hope over costly experience.)
— Missouri lawmaker apologizes for saying she hoped Trump would be assassinated, but won’t quit – Celeste Bott
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-mo-lawmaker-trump-20170820-story.html

WGN RADIO
— Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 8.20.17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/20/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-8-20-17/
— State Journal-Register Reporter Doug Finke Weighs In On State Funding Debate – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/20/state-government-reporter-for-the-state-journal-register-of-springfield-doug-finke-weighs-in-on-state-funding-debate/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kasich says “We’re all rooting for Trump to get it together” and denies that he plans to run in 2020.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kasich-were-all-rooting-for-trump-to-get-it-together/794448655
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Yet another group pulls event out of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. At least 9 organizations have ditched the resort.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/yet-another-group-pulls-event-out-of-trumps-maralago/794511570

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Reflecting On The Springfield Political Culture With Kyle McCarter
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/reflecting-on-the-springfield-political-with-kyle-mccarter

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump U.S. GOP senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., questions Trump’s moral authority to lead the country.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/20/tim-scott-questions-trumps-moral-authority-lead/
— Free-speech advocates worry about rise of Antifa after Charlottesville – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/20/antifa-rise-after-charlottesville-alarms-free-spee/
— Trump campaign supporters during election snubbed for Pentagon, State Department, national security – Rowan Scarborough
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/20/trump-campaign-supporters-during-election-snubbed-/
— Ohio Gov. John Kasich praises Trump’s tweets on Boston protests – Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites want Whites to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Whites as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/20/john-kasich-ohio-governor-praises-trumps-tweets-on/

DAILY CALLER
— Following Charlottesville, Companies Are Laying Down The Hammer. But What’s The Criteria? – Eric Lieberman (DIERSEN: From what I see, to avoid their hammer, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries must be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/19/following-charlottesville-companies-are-laying-down-the-hammer-but-whats-the-criteria/

BREITBART
— Bill Clinton’s Accusers Demand Removal of Statue in South Dakota – Adam Shaw
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/18/bill-clintons-accusers-demand-removal-statue/

BLAZE
— White House petition: Formally recognize Antifa as a terrorist organization – Beth Baumann
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/20/white-house-petition-formally-recognize-antifa-as-a-terrorist-organization/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Some Liberty University alumni cave in to anti-Trump pressure.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/20/christian-university-alumni-are-returning-their-diplomas-and-its-all-because-of-trump/

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS, NPR Bury Their Own Poll Results on BLM, Antifa, and Confederate Statues – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2017/08/20/pbs-npr-bury-their-own-poll-results-blm-antifa-and-confederate

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Three Key States (Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) ‘Embarrassed,’ Turn on Trump.”
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/poll-key-states-mi/2017/08/20/id/808669/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Angry Mobs Erasing American History – Judi McLeod
http://canadafreepress.com/article/angry-mobs-erasing-american-history

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Alleged Boston Antifa Thanks Hillary Clinton, Democrats for Their Support as They Burn American Flag – BENNY JOHNSON
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/08/952244-boston-antifa-thanks-hillary-clinton-democrats-support-burn-american-flag/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Senate Republicans getting fed up with Trump.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/347183-senate-republicans-getting-fed-up-with-trump

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Approval Rating Stands Below 40 Percent in Three Key Midwest States (Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin)”
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/trump-s-approval-rating-stands-below-40-percent-three-key-n794061

NEW YORK TIMES
— Leading Democrat: Critics Can’t Conclude Trump Is Impaired – REUTERS (DIERSEN: If you are not a Democrat, a Democrat plant, or a RINO, sooner or later, Democrats, Democrat plants, and RINOs will say that you are impaired.)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/08/20/us/20reuters-usa-trump-removal.html
— They’re Trying to Sue a White Supremacist. First He Must Be Found. – NELLIE BOWLESAU
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/technology/theyre-trying-to-sue-a-white-supremacist-first-he-must-be-found.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Banons say “Unwavering Trump Voters Say They Will Not Miss Steve Bannon.”
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/08/19/us/politics/19reuters-usa-trump-voters.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Bannon, basically: Trump’s campaign was a fraud – Callum Borchers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/19/bannon-basically-trumps-campaign-was-a-fraud/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kasich downplays notion of 2020 challenge to Trump, saying president can learn from challenges.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/20/kasich-downplays-notion-of-2020-challenge-to-trump-saying-president-can-learn-from-challenges/

NEW YORK POST
— Man stabbed after haircut gets him mistaken for a neo-Nazi – Stephanie Pagones
http://nypost.com/2017/08/19/man-stabbed-after-haircut-gets-him-mistaken-for-a-neo-nazi/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Extremist Show Is Just Starting Charlottesville was a defeat for America but a win for the provocateurs in our midst. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-extremist-show-is-just-starting-1503092033

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/20/1690650/-Trump-s-willing-supremacists