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April 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Parent upset about ‘white privilege’ paper sent home with 2nd grader – Michael Perchick
http://abc7chicago.com/education/parent-upset-about-white-privilege-paper-sent-home-with-2nd-grader/3301008/

WLS AM
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois may legalize sports betting – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/04/04/illinois-may-legalize-sports-betting/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov’s code of silence on ‘Godfather’ gift: Was it personal or strictly business? – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/govs-code-of-silence-on-godfather-gift-was-it-personal-or-strictly-business/
— Behind the ink: The Legionnaires’ emails Rauner doesn’t want lawmakers to see – Dave McKinney and Tony Arnold (DIERSEN: Rauner and his supporters are new to government and new to politics. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in government and in politics have always avoided putting things in writing that would get them in trouble.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/behind-the-ink-the-legionnaires-emails-rauner-doesnt-want-lawmakers-to-see/
— Illinois may suffer in US-China trade war; soybeans, Boeing could be hurt – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to hurt Republicans, and especially to hurt Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not had to pay the price of AA, Diversity, or Inclusion.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-may-be-in-line-for-hits-with-u-s-china-trade-war-soybeans-boeing/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Asking for the Midwest: Is this trade war necessary? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trade-china-illinois-soybeans-20180404-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage Election Commission boss: We failed the public – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180404/dupage-election-commission-boss-we-failed-the-public
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The leader of the board that oversees the DuPage Election Commission offered to resign after the blunder that delayed the release of election results for hours during last month’s primary. Cathy Ficker Terrill, chairwoman of the election commission board, said Wednesday a vendor “made a terrible mistake” when it provided faulty ballot-like cards needed to close DuPage’s optical scan voting machines. . .While the commission is considering possible legal action against the vendor, Ficker Terrill said she takes personal responsibility for what happened. “The election commission failed the public,” Ficker Terrill said. “I take ownership of that. I willingly accept the blame for the error.” She said she offered her resignation to the man who appointed her to the three-person panel, county board Chairman Dan Cronin. So far, Cronin hasn’t responded. Ficker Terrill also read a formal apology during an election commission meeting on Tuesday.)
— ‘Teddy Roosevelt’ to offer a ‘Salute to Citizenship’ at two April 14 performances
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180404/teddy-roosevelt-to-offer-a-salute-to-citizenship-at-two-april-14-performances/1

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Want Trump-China Fallout To Harm CTA’s Big Rail Car Deal
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180404/BLOGS02/180409956/more-trump-china-fallout-ctas-big-rail-car-deal

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Farmers: Chinese tariffs could hurt Illinois economy – Maximilian Kwiatkowski (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to hurt Republicans, and especially to hurt Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not had to pay the price of AA, Diversity, or Inclusion.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180404/farmers-chinese-tariffs-could-hurt-illinois-economy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats complain about Sinclair.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180404/bernard-schoenburg-past-wics-leader-would-be-appalled-by-sinclair-message-son-says

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Rosemont Residents’ Voting Habits Differ From Neighboring Communities – Miriam Finder Annenberg
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/rosemont-residents-voting-habits-differ-from-neighboring-communities/

HERALD & REVIEW
— China targets soybeans, a key Central Illinois crop, in escalating trade dispute – AP
https://herald-review.com/business/local/china-targets-soybeans-a-key-central-illinois-crop-in-escalating/article_189a51f4-d56b-5914-b5e2-337053168e41.html
— Pritzker: Raise state tax rate, boost exemptions while working on a graduated income tax – RICK PEARSON
https://herald-review.com/jg-tc/news/state-and-regional/pritzker-raise-state-tax-rate-boost-exemptions-while-working-on/article_bb49a6b4-4b62-5338-bcde-443d8d707609.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Trump’s 32 percent tariff on Canadian newsprint cannot stand – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180404/our-view-trumps-32-percent-tariff-on-canadian-newsprint-cannot-stand

LOUIS TODAY
— Bost, Kelly accumulate huge campaign accounts as Metro East congressional race gets national attention – Chuck Raasch
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bost-kelly-accumulate-huge-campaign-accounts-as-metro-east-congressional/article_c80708aa-2237-5f75-9b80-248e551f8e36.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s trade war will inflict heavy agriculture-sector casualties here.”
http://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-trump-s-trade-war-will-inflict-heavy-agriculture-sector/article_b06b227d-a566-5e44-a8d0-a86c3bc9be0e.html

WJBD RADIO
— Migrant caravan through Mexico draws Trump’s ire (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans love migrant caravans.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2018/04/04/migrant-caravan-through-mexico-draws-trumps-ire
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Farm state lawmakers, including Republicans, blame Trump for new China tariffs.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2018/04/04/farm-state-lawmakers-including-republicans-blame-trump-for-new-china-tariffs

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Busting the caps hurts Rahm, helps his challengers
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-busting-the-caps-hurts-rahm-helps-his-challengers

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— As Illinois lawmakers return from lengthy break, other states have finished business – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-as-illinois-lawmakers-return-from-lengthy-break-other/article_0a39ad8a-3759-11e8-954c-a7abd7921f51.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The U.S. Supreme Court Confronts California’s Abortion Craziness
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/the-u-s-supreme-court-confronts-californias-abortion-craziness/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SHOULD THE 2020 US CENSUS ASK WHAT IT ASKED 20 YEARS AGO? (DIERSEN: YES!)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/should-the-2020-us-census-ask-what-it-asked-20-years-ago-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— NRA intervenes in Deerfield case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/04/04/nra-intervenes-in-deerfield-case/

GOPUSA
— Gun control push successful in increasing gun sales
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=42987
— House for sale! No Trump supporter need make offer.
http://www.gopusa.com/house-for-sale-no-trump-supporter-need-make-offer/

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Durbin Questions Sinclair’s Editorial Decisions – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/04/dick-durbin-sinclair-letter/
— Deerfield Bans ‘Assault Weapons’ Begins Confiscation, Fines For Gun Owners – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/04/04/deerfield-illinois-assault-weapon-ban-fines/

BREITBART
— Facebook Labels All Breitbart Stories ‘Intentionally Misleading’ with Wikipedia Pop-Up – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/04/04/facebook-tries-to-discredit-breitbart-news-by-attaching-wikipedia-smear-job-to-links/
— 5 Things You Need to Know About Fake Net Neutrality
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/03/5-things-need-know-fake-net-neutrality/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Asian-Americans Suing Harvard Say Admissions Files Show Discrimination – ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/harvard-asian-admission.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use illegals as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/books/review/laura-wides-munoz-making-of-a-dream.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. seizes pot-growing houses tied to China-based criminals – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/us-seizes-pot-growing-houses-tied-to-china-based-criminals/2018/04/04/bdf62d72-3866-11e8-af3c-2123715f78df_story.html?utm_term=.2a780c6840e0
— Men are concerned about what #MeToo is doing to men at work – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/04/men-are-concerned-about-what-metoo-is-doing-to-men-at-work/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nike’s HR Chief Says Company Fails to Promote Enough Women, Minorities—Memo – Sara Germano (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nikes-hr-chief-says-company-fails-to-promote-enough-women-minoritiesmemo-1522871805

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Want China Tariffs To Wreck Republicans in November
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-04/china-tariffs-could-wreck-republicans-in-november

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Looks to Slash Agency Budget Increases He Just Signed Into Law – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal agencies. When Republicans cut agency budgets, those Democrats punish agency employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2018/04/trump-looks-slash-agency-budget-increase-he-just-signed-law/147196/

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Being a fed in DC is not the same as the rest of the country – Jeff Neal
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2018/04/being-a-fed-in-dc-is-not-the-same-as-the-rest-of-the-country/

March 26 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Fake news’ in Malaysia could land peddlers in prison for a decade (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news is fake except for the news that they put out or bless.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/fake-news-in-malaysia-could-land-peddlers-in-prison-for-a-decade

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McCarthy says he’s running for mayor ‘to save black lives’ – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-garry-mccarthy-rahm-emanuel-20180326-story.html
— Judge seeks smooth transition following vote to eliminate Aurora Election Commission – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-commission-st-0325-20180323-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Bad politicians gerrymander political districts a) to reward those who glorify and praise them, who pander to them, who serve as their operatives or dupes, and/or who give them money and b) to punish those who do not do the aforesaid.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–supreme-court-redistricting-20180326-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–redistricting-lawsuits-20180326-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in getting students to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–student-gun-protests-20180325-story.html
— In four letters, why people leave Cook County: J-O-B-S – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Cook County make it clear that they want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Cook County: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-jobs-illinois-texas-chicago-20180323-story.html
— Rick Santorum: Students should learn CPR, not seek ‘phony gun laws’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-santorum-students-gun-laws-20180325-story.html
— Study blames ‘ACLU effect’ for spike in Chicago’s violence in 2016, but experts differ – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence-2016-aclu-effect-20180315-story.html
— Instead of campaigning, here’s what Rauner, Pritzker should do with those millions – Allen R. Sanderson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-millions-rauner-pritzker-governor-0326-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Why property taxes are staying flat in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180326/why-property-taxes-are-staying-flat-in-naperville
— Wheeling may lift cap on video gambling cafes – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180326/wheeling-may-lift-cap-on-video-gambling-cafes
— Soldier’s passion influences GIs’ buying decision – Matt Avery
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180326/soldiers-passion-influences-gis-buying-decision

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— You won the primary. Now it’s time to get serious on pension reform. – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180323/ISSUE07/180329920/you-won-the-primary-now-its-time-to-get-serious-on-pension-reform
— Madigan comes out of primary season battered but far from broken – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180323/ISSUE05/180329926

NORTHWEST HERALD
— More McHenry County Democrats voted early than Republicans
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/03/22/more-mchenry-county-democrats-voted-early-than-republicans/a3bvcun/

WIRE POINTS
— New Financial Statements: Illinois’ Net Worth Plummets Deeper Into The Red – Mark Glennon and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/new-financial-statements-illinois-net-worth-plummets-deeper-into-the-red-wirepoints-original/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep. Reick’s Message: Rauner, You Need Us – Cal Skinner (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? Which candidates talk and/or act like they want votes from those who share your demographics?)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/03/25/rep-reicks-message-rauner-need-us/

GOPUSA
— Obama wants to ‘create a million young Barack Obamas’ – David Leonhardt
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-wants-to-create-a-million-young-barack-obamas/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Growing College Graduation Gap – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: What percent of your fellow high school graduates earned a college degree? What percent earned a graduate degree? What percent earned a professional certification? What percent earned a professional license?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/25/opinion/college-graduation-gap.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: First, some good news: In recent decades, students from modest backgrounds have flooded onto college campuses. At many high schools where going to college was once exotic, it’s now normal. When I visit these high schools, I see college pennants all over the hallways, intended to send a message: College is for you, too. And thank goodness for that message. As regular readers of this column have heard before, college can bring enormous benefits, including less unemployment, higher wages, better long-term health and higher life satisfaction. Now for the bad news: The college-graduation rate for these poorer students is abysmal. It’s abysmal even though many of them are talented teenagers capable of graduating. Yet they often attend colleges with few resources or colleges that simply do a bad job of shepherding students through a course of study.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Republicans for gun violence. Democrats crow about their success in getting students to act as their operatives and as their dupes.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-the-march-student-activists-look-to-midterms-1522012947
— Most Stressful Job on the Road: Not Driving an Autonomous Car Safety drivers have critical job of backing up the computers that largely control the vehicles – Greg Bensinger and Tim Higgins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-stressful-job-on-the-road-not-driving-an-autonomous-car-1522000393
— Colleges Make It Easier for Older Students – Lisa Ward (DIERSEN: Because GAO assigned me to audits of federal financial system regulators in 1990, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT in 1992 when I was 43 years old, and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-make-it-easier-for-older-students-1522029900
— Saving More for Retirement vs. Work Longer Staying on the job, even for a little while, can have a much bigger impact on your nest egg than saving more – Lisa Ward (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saving-more-for-retirement-vs-work-longer-1522029780

COLLEGE MEDIA NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “In the Hot Seat: The Path to a Peter Roskam Loss. It’s time to admit political climate change is real.”
https://www.collegemedianetwork.com/in-the-hot-seat-the-path-to-a-peter-roskam-loss/

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Over 80,000 youth and students in Chicago protest against mass violence
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/03/26/chic-m26.html

February 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Endorsements for Illinois House, round 2 (DIERSEN: Those endorsed include Amy Grant, Jay Kinzler, Tonia Khouri, and Jillian Bernas.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ilhouse2-endorsements-illinois-election-20180221-story.html
— Democratic panel formed amid sexual harassment scandal says it will be independent of Madigan; Kennedy proposes sexual harassment policy – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-sexual-harassment-20180226-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans call for boycott of NRA
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-nra-boycott-dahleen-glanton-20180226-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who are in America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-met-unaccompanied-minor-contreras-20180226-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: BEYOND TRAGIC: More women seem to be crossing state lines to have abortions in Illinois – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-abortion-numbers-illinois-20180222-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Janus v. AFSCME: Rauner, Lisa Madigan and the Illinois case at the Supreme Court – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/janus-v-afscme-rauner-lisa-madigan-and-the-illinois-case-at-the-supreme-court/
— Rauner backs state helping to pay for Obama Center road work in Jackson Park – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-backs-state-helping-to-pay-for-obama-center-road-work-in-jackson-park/
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: ‘Cannabis Candidate’ calls for legalizing marijuana, joint in hand Wolf is targeting young voters with his progressive platform that includes legalizing recreational marijuana. – ALEXANDRA ARRIAGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cannabis-candidate-for-5th-congressional-district-smokes-marijuana-in-new-ad/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Hit the NRA where it hurts.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-hit-the-nra-where-it-hurts/

DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements: DuPage board, GOP: Tornatore, Gavanes, Hart, Tully, Eckhoff, Zaruba, Zay, Wiley
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180227/endorsements-dupage-board-gop-tornatore-gavanes-hart-tully-eckhoff-zaruba-zay-wiley
— Endorsement: Cunningham for Kane County clerk, GOP
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180227/endorsement-cunningham-for-kane-county-clerk-gop
— Suburbs deserve western terminal at O’Hare, tollway chairman says
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180226/suburbs-deserve-western-terminal-at-ohare-tollway-chairman-says
— Endorsement: Corrigan in GOP primary for Illinois House District 53
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180227/endorsement-corrigan-in-gop-primary-for-illinois-house-district-53
— State Sen. McConchie recovering after skiing crash – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180226/state-sen-mcconchie-recovering-after-skiing-crash
— Suburbs deserve western terminal at O’Hare, tollway chairman says – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180226/suburbs-deserve-western-terminal-at-ohare-tollway-chairman-says
— U-46 trustees squabble over social media policy – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180227/u-46-trustees-squabble-over-social-media-policy

GOPUSA
— 100,000 noncitizens registered to vote in Pennsylvania
http://www.gopusa.com/100000-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-in-pennsylvania/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you blast Republicans, anti-Republicans promote you.
http://www.newsweek.com/gop-ignores-its-first-black-chairman-michael-steele-its-own-awards-african-822068

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January 13 Evening Edition

CBS2
— A 33-year-old man previously deported from the United States faces felony charges after he allegedly threatened passengers aboard a Milwaukee-to-Chicago Greyhound bus late Friday.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/13/police-chase-greyhound-bus-with-possible-gunman-aboard/

NBC5
— Jeanne Ives Wins Notable Endorsement in Republican Governor’s Race
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jeanne-ives-wins-key-straw-poll-in-illinois-republican-primary-469175613.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s been a good week for State Rep. Jeanne Ives, as she picked up another endorsement in her campaign to unseat Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. In a tweet, Ives announced that she had won the endorsement of the Wheeling Republican Party in landslide fashion, winning 90 percent of the vote on Saturday. According to Ives, there were more Republican votes cast in Wheeling Township alone than in a staggering 89 of Illinois’ 102 counties during the 2014 primary season. Her victory comes just days after the Chicago Republican Party handed her an overwhelming victory in a straw poll. Ives beat Rauner 17-3 in that vote, which was conducted by the party’s Central Committee in Chicago.)
— The DACA Population Numbers Congress is negotiating a deal on what to do about DACA before a March 5 deadline set by the president – Lori Robertson
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Fact-Check-The-DACA-Population-Numbers-469018023.html

WGN TV
— Civil Rights leaders call for Trump apology
http://wgntv.com/2018/01/13/civil-rights-leaders-call-for-trump-apology/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane clerk looks at ways to handle Aurora elections if commission is eliminated – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-1114-20171113-story.html
— Trump becomes Bill the Butcher, and Democrats feel the thrill – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-trump-immigration-debate-kass-0114-story.html
— Wisconsin ads need a touch of creepiness to appeal to Illinois millennials – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-wisconsin-advertising-kass-0111-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Vulgar remark removes all doubt: Trump is a racist.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-shithole-racist-norway-20180112-story.html
— Rep. Kelly rallies south suburbs against GOP tax plan – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-kelly-teach-in-st-0115-20180113-story.html
— Ambitious Missouri governor was controversial even before affair was public – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-missouri-governor-controversy-20180113-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Durbin, the “Dreamer crusader.” Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-exposing-trump-puts-global-spotlight-on-durbin-the-dreamer-crusader/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump immigrants and anti-Trump politicians demand apology from Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/immigrants-politicians-demand-apology-from-trump-after-shithole-comment/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump lawyer brokered $130,000 payment to porn star.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-lawyer-brokered-130000-payment-to-porn-star/

DAILY HERALD
— 2½ years after applying for Social Security disability, finally a hearing – Burt Constable
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/constable-2xbd-years-after-applying-for-social-security-disability-finally-a-hearing
— Property tax refund for AT&T costs District 220 $1.1 million
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180113/property-tax-refund-for-atampt-costs-district-220-11-million
— Let facts guide decision on Wheaton treatment center – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180112/editorial-let-facts-guide-decision-on-treatment-center

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180112/ISSUE05/180119938/legal-weed-in-illinois-imagine-the-possibilities

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois State University encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/isu-to-seek-ways-to-help-undocumented-students/article_c8dbd639-dcc7-58d6-86b7-41abb8791c41.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Beloit casino adds urgency to Illinois gambling expansion (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180113/beloit-casino-adds-urgency-to-illinois-gambling-expansion

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bipartisan deal would create 12-year citizenship pathway – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at illegals and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12year-citizenship-pathway/914181845

97.1 FM NEWS TALK
— Look Out Rauner, Here She Comes Annie Frey talks with Jeannie Ives about her run for Illinois Governor.
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/annie-frey-show/weekender/look-out-rauner-here-she-comes

WMAY
— Rauner Supports Medicaid Work Requirement (DIERSEN: What would you stress to prove that you are able-bodied? I would stress that neither health problems nor any other kind of problems have stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015.)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/01/13/rauner-supports-medicaid-work-requirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner says he favors requiring able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work in order to receive benefits. New federal rules allow states to impose that work requirement. But Rauner is indicating that pursuing that policy change won’t be an immediate priority. The governor says first, Illinois needs more jobs so that there are enough available for everyone, including Medicaid recipients.)

IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Jeanne Ives Wins Wheeling Township GOP Endorsement with 90% of the Vote “The endorsement of the Wheeling Township Republican Organization is a game-changer.”
http://mailchi.mp/74b92cd8bf53/jeanne-ives-wins-wheeling-township-gop-endorsement-with-90-of-the-vote

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SAYS NO TO DEBATING CHALLENGER IVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/rauner-says-no-to-debating-challenger-ives-.html
— GOVERNOR TO BE FEATURED AT BI-PARTISAN LINCOLN FORUM IN JANUARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/governor-to-be-featured-at-bi-partisan-lincoln-forum-in-january.html
— DURKIN ATTACKS BURR RIDGE IN GOP PRIMARY CAMPAIGN; VILLAGE BOARD THREATENS LAWSUIT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/durkin-attacks-burr-ridge-in-gop-primary-campaign-village-board-threatens-lawsuit.html
— GOV REJECTS HANDING MORE POWERS OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY BD CHAIRMAN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/gov-rejects-handing-more-powers-over-to-mchenry-county-bd-chairman.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lindsey Graham called Mexico, other countries ‘hellholes’ in 2013 immigration debate – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/12/graham-called-mexico-other-countries-hellholes-201/

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham to Americans: Your Country Belongs to the World – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/12/lindsey-graham-americans-country-belongs-to-the-world/

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— MLK’s Niece: ‘Outrageous’ That Critics Are ‘Unjustly’ Calling Trump Racist
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/01/13/alveda-king-donald-trump-not-racist-helping-bring-attention-minorities-martin-luther-king

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-American says “Curbing immigration means curbing job creation.” Democrats only want immigrants who are going to vote for Democrats. RINOs only want immigrants who will work for less money.
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/368792-banning-immigrants-means-banning-job-creators
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s hateful remarks bring new level of shame to the nation.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/368768-trumps-hateful-remarks-bring-new-level-of-shame-to-the-nation
— Media industry braces for Facebook changes – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/368825-media-industry-braces-for-facebook-changes?rnd=1515893216

CBS NEWS
— African ambassadors to U.N. call Trump’s remark “outrageous, racist”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/african-ambassadors-to-u-n-call-trumps-remark-outrageous-racist/

NBC NEW YORK
— 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.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Governor-Andrew-Cuomo-on-President-Trump-Slur-Doesnt-Understand-What-This-Country-Is-About-469038913.html

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How much more damage will Trump be allowed to do?”
https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2018/01/13/riley-trump-damage/1030359001/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Bipartisan Deal Would Create 12-Year Citizenship Pathway A bipartisan agreement among a handful of senators to prevent deportation of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants includes a pathway to citizenship that would take up to 12 years. (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at these “hundreds of thousands of young immigrants” and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-01-13/bipartisan-deal-would-create-12-year-citizenship-pathway

December 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner reminds abortion foes he’s got deep pockets to help them – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-abortion-campaign-contributions-20171218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facing a primary challenge amid Republican unrest over his expansion of taxpayer-funded abortions, Gov. Bruce Rauner is offering a new answer to why abortion opponents should support him: Look at what his wallet has done. “I am the strongest supporter of candidates for office who are pro-life. Nobody has worked harder to elect pro-life Republicans than I have and I remind everybody of that. I have fought hard,” Rauner said Friday on WJPF 1340-AM in Herrin when asked what he was telling angry social conservatives. “I supported Bill Brady when he ran. I’m supporting Erika Harold,” the governor said of the unsuccessful 2010 GOP candidate for governor and current Republican contender for attorney general, respectively. “I’m supporting legislators who are pro-life. I am a strong ally and strong supporter for pro-life candidates.” During his interview with the radio station, which bills itself as “The Voice of Southern Illinois,” Rauner did not explain his reasons for signing the legislation or his personal values in support of abortion rights — a motivating factor behind the Republican primary challenge he now faces from state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton. When Rauner signed the controversial abortion measure in September, he acknowledged he had “voted for and supported public officials and public servants who are pro-life.” But the governor also said by signing the measure, he was “being true to my values and my views. I have always been true to those.” David Yepsen, the former director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, said he doubts Rauner’s latest explanation will satisfy social conservatives — particularly Downstate. “I don’t think this is going to wash with pro-life Republicans. Rauner’s just coming off as being all over the map on this, trying to have it both ways and it’s already earned him a primary. He needs to come up with a better answer,” Yepsen said. To be sure, Rauner, a wealthy former private equity investor, has a history of giving to Republican candidates who oppose abortion rights, including Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman and Tim Pawlenty in the 2012 battle for the GOP presidential nomination. But Rauner also has given money to GOP candidates who support abortion rights, including Carl DeMaio of San Deigo, a gay Republican who unsuccessfully ran for Congress, and, closer to home, former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and former North Shore congressman Robert Dold. Previously, Rauner contributed to Democratic candidates and causes backing abortion rights, including the Democratic National Committee in 2000 and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2003. In 2001, Rauner gave to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s congressional fund, and then-Montana Sen. Max Baucus. The governor and wife Diana Rauner also were listed as $50,000 sponsors of a Planned Parenthood Illinois fundraiser in April. At the time, Gov. Rauner had vowed to veto the abortion-expansion legislation. State Rep. David McSweeney, a frequent critic of Rauner who has endorsed Ives for governor, said that in the southern Illinois interview, it sounded to an uninformed listener that Rauner was opposed to abortion rights. “He happened to be on a very popular southern Illinois radio station and of course down there he told everybody he’s pro-life. That’s what you would actually think if you didn’t know the real story,” said McSweeney, a Barrington Hills Republican. “It’s another example of him going into different places and saying different things. Do you think he would ever say that to a Planned Parenthood meeting?” McSweeney asked. The lawmaker also said it’s another sign that for Rauner, “the issue is that it’s all about the money again.” Rauner pumped millions of dollars into GOP legislative campaigns last year, in part earning the allegiance of rank-and-file Republican lawmakers until earlier this year. Ives’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment Monday.)
— Will Rauner’s re-election campaign be, ‘Negative, negative, negative, negative?’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-miller-rauner-1219-chicago-inc-20171218-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner touted his top 10 accomplishments of 2017 in a news release Monday. But not everyone was buying the spin. Veteran Springfield journalist and Capitol Fax Publisher Rich Miller brought down the house at a City Club of Chicago downtown where he was asked by an audience member how Rauner can win re-election in 2018. “In a wave like this, he’s not going to win by touting his accomplishments,” Miller said to widespread laughter in a packed room of business and civic leaders that it’s fair to say tilted heavily Democratic. “He has to run the most negative campaign anyone in this room has ever seen, period. He has to drive down the black turnout, the woman turnout, Latino turnout, young people turnout — he’s got to drive them all down,” he said of discouraging voters most likely to cast a ballot for the Democrat running against Rauner. “The only way to do that — the only way to do that — is to be unbelievably negative, so negative that you just gasp at the TV ads.” Short of Twitter going out of business and “solving a lot of Republican problems” by silencing President Donald Trump’s social media output, “that’s what (Rauner) has to do,” Miller said, citing the higher than expected black voter turnout in Alabama’s recent special election as evidence of an energized Democratic base. “Negative, negative, negative, negative … what Rod (Blagojevich) did to Judy (Baar Topinka) times 50,” Miller said, referring to the expensive 2006 campaign ads in which Blagojevich painted the late Topinka as irresponsible by repeating the phrase “What’s she thinking?” over and over again. Rauner’s office didn’t respond to Miller’s comments. For the record, the list of Rauner accomplishments it was touting included passing education funding, the scholarship tax credit program, the Clean Energy Jobs Act, pushing EDGE tax credits, the state’s opioid task force, vetoing a “Madigan Tax Hike” and “ethical government and fighting corruption.”)
— No more valedictorian, class ranks at Kankakee High School – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-il–class-rankings-kankakee-20171217-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Education funding, Amazon touted in Rauner’s top 10 ‘accomplishments’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/education-funding-amazon-touted-in-rauners-top-10-accomplishments/

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING: Why Prospect Heights wagered $500,000 on a sports bar – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171218/why-prospect-heights-wagered-500000-on-a-sports-bar
— Heroin found near Elmhurst middle school
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171218/heroin-found-near-elmhurst-middle-school

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How City Colleges manipulated graduation rates and won a national award – BGA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171218/NEWS02/171219913#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20171218

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Eat, drink and be merry? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-12-18/eat-drink-and-be-merry.html

WTAX
— Rich Miller is on the loose
http://wtax.com/news/101101-rich-miller-is-on-the-loose/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The people following state politics and government the closest read the Capitol Fax web site, and the people at the City Club heard from the man behind that one-man operation Monday. Rich Miller knows not to make predictions, but he has seen enough Illinois government and politics to say this: “(Gov. Bruce) Rauner or whomever the Democrat is will be left with another mess,” Miller said before raising his voice. “We really suck at this governing thing in Illinois!” And in the Republican primary, where’s the money? “We don’t know yet where (Republican uberdonor) Richard Uihlein is going to stand on this,” Miller said. “You pretty much can’t take any more money from him now, because (as a donor to (the U.S. Senate campaign of Alabama’s Roy Moore) he’s kind of tainted. He put a lot of money behind an alleged pedophile.” Miller, whose annual holiday address to the City Club is also a toy drive for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois, says so far Gov. Rauner is ignoring his March 20 challenger, State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).)

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Rahm Emanuel’s jealousy of President Trump is killing Chicago, literally – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14401

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jeannie Ives Plays to Those Who Don’t Know How Salary Costs Would Increase If Dual Districts Became Unit Districts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/12/18/jeannie-ives-plays-to-those-who-dont-know-how-salary-costs-would-increase-if-dual-districts-became-unit-districts/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Straub accuses Durkin of creating fake groups and using GOP to spread lies – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511299048-straub-accuses-durkin-of-creating-fake-groups-and-using-gop-to-spread-lies

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Mercer County GOP hopes to flip two courthouse positions, fill board seats, vice chair says
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511296626-mercer-county-gop-taking-aim-at-capturing-two-county-posts

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McSweeney backing Ives in bid to unseat ‘failed governor’ – Robert Hadley
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511286623-mcsweeney-backing-ives-in-bid-to-unseat-failed-governor

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER BOASTS HIS TOP 10 BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2017
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/rauner-boasts-his-top-10-biggest-accomplishments-in-2017-.html
— REPUBLICANS NEED A BETTER SALES PITCH FOR TAX REFORM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/republicans-need-a-better-sales-pitch-for-tax-reform.html
— TRUMP NEEDS HIS OWN PEOPLE RUNNING FEDERAL BUREAUCRACIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/trump-needs-his-own-people-running-federal-bureaucracies.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago Bears co-owner Patrick McCaskey to speak at March for Life – Bradford Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/18/chicago-bears-co-owner-speak-march-for-life/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The co-owner of the NFL’s Chicago Bears will address tens of thousands of pro-life advocates at the March for Life in Chicago next month. Patrick McCaskey, grandson of legendary Bears founder George Halas, is one of several high-profile speakers slated to address what is expected to be the largest pro-life rally ever held in the Midwest. Other speakers include U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, Illinois Republican, former Planned Parenthood director Ramona Trevino and Sarah Storto, vice president of Loyola Students for Life. Dawn Fitzpatrick, president of the March for Life Chicago board of directors, called on “religious, civic and community leaders to renew every effort to build a nation and culture dedicated to protecting life at every stage and eliminating the violence of abortion.” “Thousands of individuals and groups will come together on January 14 to proclaim that our women, men, children and families deserve better than abortion,” Ms. Fitzpatrick said in a statement.)

BREITBART
— WSJ: The Tax Cuts Will Grow the Economy by Much More than Expected – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/wsj-the-tax-cuts-will-grow-the-economy-by-much-more-than-expected/
— American Economic Optimism Soars, Breaks CNBC Survey Record – JOHN CARNEY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/18/american-economic-optimism-soars-breaks-cnbc-survey-record/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats’ Favored DACA Amnesty Bill Would Cost $26 Billion – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/18/democrats-favored-daca-amnesty-bill-would-cost-26-billion/
— Flawed Heritage Report On Refugee Resettlement Misses The Mark – Jim Simpson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/17/analysis-flawed-heritage-report-on-refugee-resettlement-misses-the-mark/

TOWNHALL
— Left Eats Left: Progressives Go After One of Few Remaining Moderate Democrats (Lipinski) – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2017/12/18/dems-go-after-their-own-rep-dan-lipinski-n2424128

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— John Skipper Resigns as ESPN President, Citing Substance Addiction Former president George Bodenheimer will oversee transition at sports network over 90 days – Joe Flint
http://www.wsj.com/articles/john-skipper-resigns-as-espn-president-citing-substance-addiction-1513615590

December 16 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gunfire hits Niles North as students leave basketball game
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-niles-north-gunfire-hits-school-20171216-story.html
– Omarosa’s departure highlights lack of White House diversity – AP (DIERSEN: How much pressure is/was your employer under to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets? All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–white-house-diversity-20171215-story.html

CBS2
— Organizers Gearing Up For Women’s March Next Month – Nancy Harty (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of not only Trump and his supporters, but hated of all men.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/16/organizers-gearing-up-for-womens-march-next-month/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— PAMELLA GRONEMEYER, a pathologist from Glen Carbon, is running against incumbent JAYNE MAZZOTTI of Taylorville as 13th Congressional District state central committeewoman. – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: Who wants to represent the Republican voters in your congressional district on the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171216/schoenburg-bernie-backing-gronemeyer-vs-clinton-delegate-mazzotti-for-dem-post
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican precinct committeemen will meet after their March primary to name one member from each congressional district to the Republican State Central Committee. Then each elected member appoints a deputy member of the opposite sex. Current members are FRED FLORETH of Springfield in the 13th, and MIKE BIGGER of Wyoming, in Stark County, in the 18th.)

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Did we miss something? Isn’t the Illinois governor race decided? – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article189867309.html

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— State-funded abortion, other new Illinois laws take effect Jan. 1
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/12/16/state-funded-abortion-other-new-illinois-laws-take-effect-jan-1/

NORTH COOK NEWS
— 56th District candidate Bernas says she’s running ‘to keep families in Illinois’ – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511298958-56th-district-candidate-bernas-says-she-s-running-to-keep-families-in-illinois
— Jillian Bernas: Sanctuary cities, states ‘give unwarranted protections’ to those who harm others – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511287109-bernas-sanctuary-cities-states-give-unwarranted-protections-to-those-who-harm-others

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Crawford County Petition Objections re: Precinct Committeemen – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/12/video-crawford-county-petition-objections-re-precinct-committeemen/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Homeowners Have Had It Good. Too Good, Says the Tax Bill. – Conor Dougherty (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/business/economy/tax-bill-housing.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Ben Carson says there’s no ‘lack of diversity’ at HUD – Sally Persons
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/15/ben-carson-says-theres-no-lack-diversity-hud/

WASHINGTON POST
— How the oldest Senate ever is taking a toll on the business of Washington Eight octogenarians occupy powerful posts. Senate leaders have paused action at least three times this year to accommodate ailing colleagues. – Paul Kane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/how-the-oldest-senate-ever-is-taking-a-toll-on-the-operations-of-washington/2017/12/16/349f27b8-e1b3-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What GOP Tax Plan Means for Your Favorite Deductions The Republicans’ agreement on almost $1.5 trillion in cuts spares some tax breaks and eliminates others – Laura Saunders, Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-gop-tax-plan-means-for-your-favorite-deductions-1513453149

December 14 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Community Groups File Suit Against Assessor’s Office Over Allegations of Racial Bias – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/community-groups-file-suit-against-assessors-office-over-allegations-of-racial-bias-464185233.html
— Lisa Madigan Joins Group of Officials Opposing Net Neutrality Rollback – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-joins-group-of-officials-opposing-net-neutrality-rollback-464222233.html

CBS2
— Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin Suggests U.N. Send Troops To Fight ‘Quiet Genocide’ Of Gun Violence In Chicago
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/14/richard-boykin-united-nations-gun-violence/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, ILLEGAL, AND EVEN WORSE THINGS: Emanuel on Thursday unveiled an example of the municipal ID card he wants to offer to people in this country illegally and others as part of his stand against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-municipal-id-launch-20171214-story.html
— Lawsuit targets Berrios over biased residential assessments in Cook County – Jason Grotto and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-cook-county-assessor-berrios-sued-met-20171214-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How the 2018 election could end the nightmare of Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-2018-election-nightmare20171214-story.html
— Survey finds 42 percent of women report discrimination at work – Jena McGregor
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-sexual-harassment-survey-20171214-story.html
— Evanston District 202 board takes a swipe at transparency – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-evanston-school-board-foia-20171214-story.html
— House to vote on spending bill that Senate won’t pass, rekindling shutdown showdown – Mike Debonis and Ed O’Keefe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-spending-bill-government-shutdown-20171214-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— What’s in GOP tax accord: Big cuts for business, wealthy – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171214/whats-in-gop-tax-accord-big-cuts-for-business-wealthy
— Vernon Twp. board: Assessor shouldn’t be investigating harassment claims – Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171214/vernon-twp-board-assessor-shouldnt-be-investigating-harassment-claims
— AUGUST 11, 2005 FLASHBACK: Milton Twp. Assessor, Accuser Reach Settlement – James Fuller (DIERSEN: Have you been charged with sexual harassment? Because I refused to take sides in Carol Scholl v. Jim Gumm, those who continue to side with Scholl a) continue to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me and b) continue to hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-135085189.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The woman who once accused Milton Township Assessor Jim Gumm of sexually harassing her agreed to settle a lawsuit Wednesday that could have made her liable for up to $1 million in damages. The settlement all but ends a legal battle that began with former township employee Carol Scholl accusing Gumm of sexual harassment. The township eventually settled that claim. Gumm then fired Scholl, and she filed a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for improper dismissal. Gumm soon filed his own lawsuit against several township officials and employees, including Scholl, claiming a clandestine effort to smear his name and have him booted from office.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Rubio a ‘no’ on tax bill unless he gets child tax credit Floor vote on bill possible next week – LAUREN FOX (DIERSEN: They all should be a big ‘no’ unless all itemized deductions and the personal exemption are kept.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/rubio-a-no-on-tax-bill-unless-he-gets-child-tax-credit/881230438

WGLT
— Durbin Fears ‘Mistakes’ In Rushed Republican Tax Bill – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/durbin-fears-mistakes-rushed-republican-tax-bill#stream/0

WIFR
— Governor candidate William Kelly speaks out on his decision to run as Independent
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Governor-candidate-William-Kelly-speaks-out-on-his-decision-to-run-as-Independent-464236053.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Character counts in Alabama, but still not in Chicago and Illinois – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/12/character-counts-in-alabama-but-still-not-in-chicago-and-illinois/

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Ives Leads the Charge on Property Tax Reform – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/12/14/ives-leads-the-charge-on-property-tax-reform/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— McSweeney joins Ives in calling for investigation into resignation of Rauner’s top lawyer – Caitlin Nordahl
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511297090-mcsweeney-joins-ives-in-calling-for-investigation-into-resignation-of-rauner-s-top-lawyer

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— After financial crash, Illinois property taxes rise despite drop in home value – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: High property taxes depress home values.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/after-financial-crash-illinois-property-taxes-rise-despite-drop-in/article_6a626bc6-e04b-11e7-ab49-9ff680d1fb77.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker apologizes for language he used to describe American Muslims Council in 1998
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/14/pritzker-apologizes-for-language-he-used-to-describe-american-muslims-council-in-1998/

GOPUSA
— Loyola Muslims bemoan Catholic university’s Christmas bias, unequal ‘public festivity’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=35279
— Time to Understand: Accusations Are Not Convictions
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=35152

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of Americans Continue to Believe Amnesty Encourages More Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/14/poll-majority-of-americans-continue-to-believe-amnesty-encourages-more-illegal-immigration/

PATRIOT POST
— The Government’s Gender Hiring Gap Politicians who hypocritically criticize the private sector for gender gaps should first examine their own staffs. – Caroline Camden Lewis (DIERSEN: Lewis should write an article about what GAO did during the 1980s and 1990s a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat women and young Democrat minorities and b) to make way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://patriotpost.us/articles/52940

POLITICO
— The FCC repealed its Obama-era net neutrality rules on Thursday, a step critics warn will upend the internet by allowing cable companies to control where their customers can go online. – MARGARET HARDING MCGILL
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/14/fcc-votes-to-repeal-net-neutrality-rules-295500

NEW YORK TIMES
— F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules Internet providers will have more power over the web, allowing them to favor certain sites. – Cecilia Kang
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/technology/net-neutrality-repeal-vote.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation FCC repeals net neutrality rules, allowing Internet providers to speed up, slow down or block service for apps and websites – Brian Fung
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/12/14/the-fcc-is-expected-to-repeal-its-net-neutrality-rules-today-in-a-sweeping-act-of-deregulation/

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Fear compromises health, well-being of immigrant families, survey finds – Anna Gorman (DIERSEN: Who has wanted you to be fearful? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors always wanted me to fear that they would take stronger adverse actions against me. 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. Adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me included forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Adverse actions that my Democrat IRS superiors took against me included not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me included forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/12/13/570027/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Call for Trump’s Resignation If Sex Allegations Are True.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/december_2017/most_call_for_trump_s_resignation_if_sex_allegations_are_true

December 4 Evening Edition

CBS2
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives To Challenge Rauner In Republican Primary – Rob Hart
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/04/jeanne-ives-running-for-illinois-governor/
— Tax Reform Bills’ Impact On Homeowners – Dorothy Tucker
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/04/tax-reform-bills-impact-on-homeowners/

NBC5
— Trump Heartily Endorses Moore as GOP Comes to Grips With Him Trump for weeks was silent after the allegations against Moore surfaced, and the White House has said he had no plans to make campaign appearances before the Dec. 12 election – Jill Colvin and Steve Peoples
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Roy-Moore-Alabama-Donald-Trump-Full-Support-461809593.html
— Biss Questions Pritzker’s Income Tax After Candidate’s Recent Release – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Biss-Questions-Pritzkers-Income-Tax-After-Last-Weeks-Release-461813873.html

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner, facing primary challenge, reacts to criticism by blaming Madigan – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-facing-primary-challenge-reacts-to-criticism-by-blaming-madigan/2737830/
— Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-allows-full-enforcement-of-trump-travel-ban/2737280/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner: ‘I am not in charge’ — Madigan ‘has rigged the system’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-i-am-not-in-charge-madigan-has-rigged-the-system/
— GOP senator says ‘booze or women’ comments misinterpreted – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-senator-wealthy-invest-others-spend-on-booze-or-women/
— The American plutocracy gets its immoral tax bill – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-the-american-plutocracy-gets-its-immoral-tax-bill/

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans, Democrats both face primaries for DuPage County Board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/republicans-democrats-both-face-primaries-for-dupage-county-board
— With filing over, candidates vie to kick one another off ballot – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/with-filing-over-candidates-vie-to-kick-one-another-off-ballot
— Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa on why people don’t invest: Spending every penny on ‘Booze or women or movies’ – Kyle Swenson (DIERSEN: While I was a “working American” 1964-1997 and since 1997, I have always a) spent far less on immediate pleasures than my peers and b) saved far more than my peers. In today’s dollars, since 1997, I have had $1,454,723 less to spend and/or save because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement offer. In today’s dollars, my salary was $122,991/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/grassley-on-why-people-dont-invest-spending-every-penny-on-booze-or-women-or-movies
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suggestion – that anyone not socking away their savings in the bank or investments must be profligately throwing their money away – played directly into the critique that Republicans are disconnected from the majority of working Americans.)
— Those tax breaks in the GOP plan? Enjoy them while they last – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171204/business/312049919/
— Lake County Board races shape up for March primary – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171204/lake-county-board-races-shape-up-for-march-primary

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner vs. Ives: A nasty war for control of the Illinois GOP – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171204/BLOGS02/171209960/illinois-republican-governor-race-war-for-control-of-the-party
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She described him as a man who “sold out” to Chicago Democrats, not only allowing a tax hike to pass but also signing laws making Illinois a haven for illegal immigrants and allowing taxpayer funds to pay for abortion. He laughed the charges off as “baloney”—then said in so many words that he, and not she, is the person who can keep state government on the path of honesty and stop it from totally being turned over to the control of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. There wasn’t much subtlety today as—with everybody’s nominating petitions finally filed—the GOP primary race for governor started off with a bang. Incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner and challenger state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton are ready to rumble. Ives, a West Point graduate who has become a champion of fiscal and economic conservatives, started off the exchange with an internet video post in which she labeled the incumbent “Benedict Rauner,” echoing a line first used by Illinois Policy Institute chief John Tillman. It’s a clear sign that, in the era of Donald Trump, Ives intends to tap into the same sort of populist fervor against “the ruling class” that made him president. Ives said she believed Rauner four years ago when he promised to shake up the state. But she added: “The tough-talking dude on a Harley with no agenda turned out to be an empty Carhartt jacket. We were promised a conservative reform governor. Instead we got an Ivy League gender studies professor.” In a later news conference, Ives toned it down a few notches, but argued that Illinois needs a chief executive to keep a lid on taxes in a way that Rauner has not. The first three items on her agenda: lowering property taxes, attracting more jobs and going after corruption at every level of government. Rauner allies argue he has tried to do all of those things, only to be blocked by large Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, and by some Republicans who broke party ranks to back the increase in the state income tax. Rauner himself, meeting with reporters shortly after Ives, shrugged off her attacks, as well as a nasty article last week in the National Review, a leading conservative publication, declaring him the worst GOP governor in the country. Regardless of what that “political hit piece” said, Rauner contends, the truth is that it was Madigan who blocked the kind of reforms he wants. And, he continued, he is better positioned to hold off the speaker and whomever turns out to be the Democratic nominee for governor. His message to GOP primary voters: “I will win the general election. I will win it, and if we don’t win it, nothing else matters.” He was referring to upcoming reapportionment after the 2020 census, and Democratic talk about implementing a graduated income tax the governor said would hit many middle-class families. Asked if he was saying Ives is too conservative to win a general election, Rauner gave the same answer—”I will win”—eventually adding, “I have the best chance of anybody in the state to win the general election.” He then went on to rip Madigan, saying the speaker “has become a millionaire” by preserving a “rigged” property tax system that benefits Madigan’s property tax appeals law firm. On paper, Illinois history would suggest that while firebrand conservatives such as Ives draw a lot of attention, in the end, relative moderates prevail in what never has been a leading conservative state. That certainly was the case with prior Govs. Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar, who fought off conservatives. Beyond that, Rauner has the financial resources to spend whatever it takes. Ives has collected around $300,000 so far with contributions from investor Peter Huizenga, railroad asset lessor Vince Kolber, Chicago Bears owner Virginia McCaskey and others. Rauner had $65.5 million in his main campaign fund as of Sept. 30. She could even that up somewhat if wealthy conservative businessman Richard Uihlein switches sides and supports her; Ives said today she’d accept funds from him, despite his financial role in backing Alabama Senate hopeful Roy Moore. But it’s far from clear that will happen. On the other hand, as Trump has shown, many of the old political rules are in question now. The state’s GOP establishment is not what it was, with some congressmen and other leaders so far sitting out the race. Will Rauner go negative in a big way if polling shows Ives is pulling ahead? It’s too soon to tell in what’s shaping up as a lively, perhaps all-out battle for control of the Illinois Republican Party.)

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner Seeking Re-election: ‘I Am Not in Charge’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/04/gov-rauner-seeking-re-election-i-am-not-charge
— How Will GOP Tax Plan Affect the Economy and Americans’ Wallets? – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/12/04/how-will-gop-tax-plan-affect-economy-and-americans-wallets

WLS AM
— Rauner fires back – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/04/rauner-fires-back/
— Ives makes it official, she is challenging Rauner for Governor – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/04/ives-makes-it-official-she-is-challenging-rauner-for-governor/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— McCann won’t seek GOP nomination for new Senate term – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171204/mccann-wont-seek-gop-nomination-for-new-senate-term

OUR QUAD CITIES
— County board member’s hat in ring for lt. governor Rich Morthland is gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives’ running mate – Ginger Arnold
http://www.ourquadcities.com/election/yleh-qc/county-board-members-hat-in-ring-for-lt-governor/874945852

MORNING ANSWER CHICAGO
— Rep. Jeanne Ives Talks About Her Primary Run Against Bruce Rauner
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2017/12/04/rep-jeanne-ives-talks-primary-run-bruce-rauner/

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Kelly announces independent bid for Governor against Rauner
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-announces-independent-bid-for-governor-against-rauner
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18q9mvABlcs

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Roskam may withhold support for Rauner re-election – Caitlin Nordahl
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511280697-roskam-may-withhold-support-for-rauner-re-election

MCHENRY TIMES
— County chairperson bill ignores wishes of McHenry County voters, says Reick – Sean Fowler
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511282712-county-chairperson-bill-ignores-wishes-of-mchenry-county-voters-says-reick

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Taxpayers spend tens of thousands on Illinois municipal conference – Greg Bishop, Dan McCaleb and Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/taxpayers-spend-tens-of-thousands-on-illinois-municipal-conference/article_0a0cd47c-d6d3-11e7-b2b7-573d1a925545.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Why the Masterpiece Cake Case Matters to All Americans – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/masterpiece-cake-case-matters-americans/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES BID FOR GOVERNOR (FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives announced officially Sunday night in an invitation-only gathering in her home district that she would be a candidate for governor in the March 2018 Illinois Republican Party primary.) (DIERSEN: Who was invited? Who was not invited? I was not invited. I should write an article about the many campaign announcements in DuPage County that I have been invited to attend since 2000.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/ives-officially-announces-bid-for-governor.html
— SENATOR MCCANN NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION; DISSES IL GOP IN ANNOUNCEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/mccann-not-to-run-for-re-election-disses-il-gop-in-announcement.html
— ILLINOIS LIBERTARIANS TO HOST GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE FORUM TUESDAY NIGHT IN CHAMPAIGN (DIERSEN: There tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/12/illinois-libertarians-to-host-gubernatorial-debate-forum-tuesday-night-in-champaign.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner repeatedly lashes out at reporters over Madigan: “You’re playing games and you’re not reporting the truth to the people of Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/rauner-repeatedly-lashes-out-at-reporters-over-madigan-youre-playing-games-and-youre-not-reporting-the-truth-to-the-people-of-illinois/
— Rauner on Dems: “They will sock the middle class with a tax hike that Madigan and his puppets want and it will destroy Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/rauner-on-dems-they-will-sock-the-middle-class-with-a-tax-hike-that-madigan-and-his-puppets-want-and-it-will-destroy-illinois/
— Rauner says National Review article a “hit piece,” won’t commit to debating “fringe” Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/rauner-says-national-review-article-a-hit-piece-wont-commit-to-debating-fringe-ives/
— Pritzker, Proft, Ives ridicule Rauner for “I am not in charge” claim
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/pritzker-ridicules-rauner-for-%e2%80%9ci-am-not-in-charge%e2%80%9d-claim/
— Rauner campaign, ILGOP respond *** A matter of trusts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/a-matter-of-trusts/
— Recreational cannabis sponsors offer to educate Rauner “when he is ready to deal in facts, not scare tactics” (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/04/recreational-cannabis-sponsors-offer-to-educate-rauner-when-he-is-ready-to-deal-in-facts-not-scare-tactics/

BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, IF NOT CRIMINAL: Amnesty Is Good for Business, Says GOP Gov. Snyder In Michigan – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Snyder talks like he is a paid agent for countries that want to destroy America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/04/gov-snyder-michigan-praises-amnesty-good-for-business/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Differences House, Senate Will Have to Resolve to Advance Tax Reform Bill – Rachel del Guidice
http://dailysignal.com/2017/12/04/the-differences-house-senate-will-have-to-resolve-to-advance-tax-reform-bill/

DAILY CALLER
— TIME Just Released Its Finalists For Person Of The Year — You’ll Notice A Disturbing Trend – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/04/time-just-released-its-finalists-for-person-of-the-year-youll-notice-a-disturbing-trend/

TOWNHALL
— Busted: Dick Durbin Exposed As Hypocrite For Railing Against Handwritten Changes to Legislation – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/12/04/durbin-busted-for-hypocrisy-on-handwritten-changes-to-legislation-n2417559

THE HILL
— Lawmakers seek end to taxpayer-backed sexual harassment settlements – CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/362864-lawmakers-seek-end-to-taxpayer-backed-sexual-harassment-settlements

WARWICK
— Cannabis linked to bipolar symptoms in young adults
https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/cannabis_linked_to/

November 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner offers only mild critique of lawmakers’ handling of sexual harassment scandal at Capitol – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-inspector-general-20171106-story.html
— GOP right to go after ridiculous deductions in tax plan – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: The proposed tax plan targets those who itemize their deductions. Government should encourage education and homeownership. I have itemized my deductions since 1972 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions ever since we got married in 1978. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-taxes-deductions-gop-mortgage-tax-reform-trump-1105-story.html
— Could it be that both political parties are doomed? – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-democrats-fundraising-hillary-clinton-1106-story.html
— Player protests and lessons of privileged lives – Steve Rosen
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171106/281951723089281
— Tinley Park mayor ‘borderline reckless’ in post-concert party bus incident: report – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-tinley-mayor-party-bus-st-1103-20171102-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: As buses slow and ridership sinks, advocates look for ways to lure commuters back – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-bus-report-getting-around-20171106-story.html
— Making sure women have a voice in male-heavy Illinois governor’s race – Heidi Stevens (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What issues are important to those who share your demographics?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-illinois-governor-womens-forum-1106-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Anyway. The forum is happening. It will be held at 2 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St. Democratic candidates Daniel Biss, J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy have committed. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s staff is checking for scheduling conflicts before he commits, Katz said. And organizers are planning to invite state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, now that she’s confirmed her candidacy, Katz said. The candidates will receive a 30-point questionnaire to fill out before the forum, asking where they stand on issues women have identified as important. Forum attendees will receive a copy of the candidates’ answers prior to the event, so they can use the allotted time to ask them for more context and policy plans, rather than a laundry list of “where do you stand on …” questions.)
— We must let go of the grudges from slavery – W.F. Twyman Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-slavery-reparations-white-supremacy-1107-20171106-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Time for Ethics Commission to get serious about sexual harassment in Springfield – Cristina Castro
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171106/castro-time-for-ethics-commission-to-get-serious-about-sexual-harassment-in-springfield
— District 214 schools to participate in Latino Summit
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20171106/district-214-schools-to-participate-in-latino-summit
— Durbin in suburbs: GOP tax plan would hurt middle-income families – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171106/durbin-in-suburbs-gop-tax-plan-would-hurt-middle-income-families
— College of DuPage among top schools for veterans in Illinois
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171106/college-of-dupage-among-top-schools-for-veterans-in-illinois
— Retirees with a sense of purpose seem to do better health-wise as they age – Judith Graham (DIERSEN: What are your purposes for living? Mine include filling the government and political news and commentary void in Illinois with GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20171105/retirees-with-a-sense-of-purpose-seem-to-do-better-health-wise-as-they-age

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner lauds legislators for targeting sexual harassment — ‘finally’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-lauds-legislators-for-targeting-sexual-harassment-finally/
— Pawar to Ed Burke on Trump lawsuit: ‘You are representing a racist’ – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that sooner or later, they will try to kill Trump and his supporters figuratively if not literally. How should Trump and his supporters react?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/ald-pawar-to-ed-burke-you-are-representing-a-racist/
— Aldermen raise concerns about new sexual harassment policy – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/aldermen-raise-concerns-about-new-sexual-harassment-policy/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin takes aim at Roskam in ripping GOP tax plan – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: The proposed tax plan targets those who itemize their deductions. Government should encourage education and homeownership. I have itemized my deductions since 1972 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions ever since we got married in 1978. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171106/BLOGS02/171109923/durbin-takes-aim-at-roskam-in-ripping-gop-tax-plan
— Cook County governments owe $139 billion—up 30% in six years – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171106/BLOGS02/171109919/cook-county-governments-owe-139-billion-up-30-in-six-years

ABC7
— State legislative inspector to look into sexual harassment claims in Springfield – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/state-legislative-inspector-to-look-into-sexual-harassment-claims/2610574/
— Illinois gov declares harvest emergency to help crop transit – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/illinois-gov-declares-harvest-emergency-to-help-crop-transit/2610514/

NBC5
— Study: Chicago Fund Means More Immigrants Getting Legal Help
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/study-chicago-fund-means-more-immigrants-getting-legal-help-455592863.html

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (11/06/17): Baba Yaga and the DNC, Dan Proft and Kristen McQueary, and why Gov. Rauner won’t be reelected – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/11/06/the-chicago-way-wjohn-kass-110617-baba-yaga-and-the-dnc-dan-proft-and-kristen-mcqueary-and-why-gov-rauner-wont-be-re-elected/

WLS AM
— Kinzinger: Gun control not the answer to prevent incidents like Texas massacre – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/11/06/kinzinger-gun-control-not-the-anwser-to-prevent-incidents-like-texas-massacre/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois GOP fills slate for 2018 election – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/state/2017-11-06/illinois-gop-fills-slate-2018-election.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Court rules state wrong to suspend AFSCME step increases – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Because of step increases, COLAs, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171106/court-rules-state-wrong-to-suspend-afscme-step-increases

NORTHWEST HERALD & BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
– Lawmakers bicker over whether tax bill helps middle class – AP (DIERSEN: The proposed tax plan targets those who itemize their deductions. Government should encourage education and homeownership. I have itemized my deductions since 1972 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions ever since we got married in 1978. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/06/lawmakers-bicker-over-whether-tax-bill-helps-middle-class/aukt6c9/
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/lawmakers-bicker-over-whether-tax-bill-helps-middle-class/article_20d5a82d-4d24-5e3f-a3b4-8e86cd5c3d42.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Federal tax reform would have mixed effect on McHenry County residents, business owners – BRITTANY KEEPERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/11/03/federal-tax-reform-would-have-mixed-effect-on-mchenry-county-residents-business-owners/aufok0p/

HERALD REVIEW
— Chris Kennedy, at Decatur stop, campaigns as outsider – RYAN VOYLES (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who are the political insiders? ANSWER: Elected officials, party leaders, their major donors, and their political consultants.)
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/chris-kennedy-campaigns-as-outsider-at-decatur-stop/article_53e610ac-da19-5693-9be1-85f98358175e.html

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois lawmakers poised to embrace good-for-nothing property tax freeze – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-lawmakers-poised-to-embrace-good-for-nothing-property-tax-freeze-wirepoints-original/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— McDermed bill would bar Madigan from holding state party post – Claudia Balthazar
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511235335-mcdermed-bill-would-bar-madigan-from-holding-state-party-post

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Bryant opponent let down by Rauner but calls for broader changes
https://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511259760-bryant-opponent-let-down-by-rauner-but-calls-for-broader-changes

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Proposed temporary property tax freeze ‘watered down’ by exemptions – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/proposed-temporary-property-tax-freeze-watered-down-by-exemptions/article_d5d4c41e-c0cd-11e7-9e57-438a6d04496a.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RACE TO SUCCEED MCCARTER HEATS UP WITH ENTRY OF GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY COACH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/race-to-succeed-mccarter-heats-up-with-entry-of-greenville-university-coach.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner queried by reporters about possible sexual harassment investigation of his own staff
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/06/rauner-queried-by-reporters-about-possible-sexual-harassment-investigation-of-his-own-staff/
— Appellate court unanimously rules against Rauner on pay step increases (DIERSEN: Because of step increases, COLAs, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/06/appellate-court-unanimously-rules-against-rauner-on-pay-step-increases/
— Senger for comptroller, Dodge for treasurer (28 comments as of 3:41 PM.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/06/senger-for-comptroller-dodge-for-treasurer/

DAILY CALLER
— Pro-Amnesty Group Promotes School Walkouts – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/11/06/pro-amnesty-group-promotes-school-walkouts/

BREITBART
— USA Today Chides Texas for ‘Lax’ Concealed Carry Laws Despite Church Shooter’s Denied Permit – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/11/06/usa-today-chides-texas-lax-concealed-carry-laws-despite-church-shooters-denied-permit/
— Bannon: George W. Bush Was ‘Single Most Destructive President in U.S. History, Including James Buchanan’ – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/11/06/bannon-george-w-bush-single-destructive-president-u-s-history-including-james-buchanan/

GOPUSA
— Bushes pen book to trash President Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32962

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Republicans Shouldn’t Create a New Tax Distortion- Fred Bauer
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/453456/state-local-tax-distortion-property-taxes-sales-tax-deductions-tax-reform

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Rep. Peter Roskam: GOP Tax Reform Plan Has To Be Measured Against The Status Quo – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: The proposed tax plan targets those who itemize their deductions. Government should encourage education and homeownership. I have itemized my deductions since 1972 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions ever since we got married in 1978. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/11/06/rep_peter_roskam_gop_tax_reform_plan_has_to_be_measured_against_the_status_quo.html

WEEKLY STANDARD
— A Conservative Defense of White Privilege Theory The problem with the idea of “white privilege” is that it’s a diagnosis, not a cure. If we want to come to grips with racism, we need to acknowledge the existence of privilege while still aspiring to be color-blind. – DAVID MARCUS (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified minority who would take the job. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/a-conservative-defense-of-privilege-theory/article/2010348

CCTV
— VIDEO: EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA ON YOUTH
https://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/effects-marijuana-youth-0

THE HILL
— Mortgage interest deduction mostly benefits the rich — end it – ILYA SOMIN (DIERSEN: My wife and I have not paid any mortgage interest ever since we paid our mortgage off in the 1990s.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/358922-mortgage-interest-deduction-mostly-benefits-the-rich-end-it

NEW YORK TIMES
— Air Force Error Allowed Texas Gunman to Buy Weapons – David Montgomery, Richard A. Oppel Jr. and Jose A. Delreal
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/texas-shooting-church.html?emc=edit_na_20171106&nl=breaking-news&nlid=5208581&ref=headline&_r=0

WASHINGTON POST
— The Air Force says it failed to follow procedures, allowing Texas church shooter to obtain firearms – Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/11/06/the-air-force-says-it-failed-to-follow-procedures-allowing-texas-church-shooter-to-obtain-firearms/
— In GOP plan, taxes go down for most Americans, but wealthy get the biggest cut – Heather Long (DIERSEN: The proposed tax plan targets those who itemize their deductions. Government should encourage education and homeownership. I have itemized my deductions since 1972 and my wife and I have itemized our deductions ever since we got married in 1978. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting educational expenses encouraged me to take job-related graduate a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, c) internal auditing courses at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and d) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged me to buy a) a new town home in University Park in 1972, b) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and c) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Being able to pay less federal income tax by deducting mortgage interest and real estate tax encouraged my wife and I to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/11/06/in-gop-plan-taxes-go-down-for-most-americans-but-wealthy-get-the-biggest-cut/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Despite the chaos, Trump has managed to push the most conservative agenda in a generation – Steven F. Hayward
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/la-oe-election-anniversary-updates-despite-his-many-foibles-trump-has-1509748851-htmlstory.html

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who do not like fast cars and guns use the Texas church gunman to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who like fast cars and guns.
http://nypost.com/2017/11/06/texas-church-gunman-liked-fast-cars-and-guns/

USA TODAY
— Russia exploited race divisions on Facebook. More black staffers, diversity could have helped. – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/11/03/facebooks-lack-diversity-blamed-failing-catch-fake-russian-accounts-spreading-racially-divisive-mess/829905001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Military Failed to Send Texas Gunman’s Conviction Record to FBI Failure to inform national background-check system likely explains why Kelley was able to purchase guns – Nancy A. Youssef, Lynn Cook and Jacob Gershman (DIERSEN: My Democrat Post Office superiors assured that my Democrat IRS superiors knew that they had forced me resign in 1969 and had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My Democrat IRS superiors assured that my Democrat GAO superiors knew that they had not promoted me beyond GS-12, that they had disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they had disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors assured that prospective employers knew that they had forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, had not promoted me beyond GS-13, had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and had forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-failed-to-send-texas-gunmans-conviction-record-to-fbi-1510009446?mod=djemalertNEWS

BLOOMBERG
— Get Rid of Capitalism? Millennials Are Ready to Talk About It As polls show young Americans souring on capitalism, a debate between economic philosophies draws a sellout crowd in New York. – Ben Steverman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-06/get-rid-of-capitalism-millennials-are-ready-to-talk-about-it

FED SMITH
— Is the FEHB System Killing Competition? – Ian Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/11/06/fehb-system-killing-competition/

October 29 Evening Edition

WGN RADIO
— What are Jeanne Ives’ chances of beating out Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary? – CASERA
http://wgnradio.com/2017/10/29/what-are-jeanne-ives-chances-of-beating-out-bruce-rauner-in-the-gop-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With Governor Bruce Rauner’s recent formal annunciation of re-election and Rep. Jeanne Ives circulating petitions to run for governor, What does this mean for Rauner? Could Jeanne Ives stand as a primary challenger? Rick Pearson is joined in the studio by Pat Brady, former state Republican chairman now with Next Generation Strategies, to discuss this; as well as the defections amongst Senate Republicans with President Trump.)

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti- Trumps say “Trump’s Approval Rating Sinks to New Low.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trumps-Approval-Rating-Sinks-to-New-Low-Poll-453974583.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND TRAGIC: States consider best ways to legalize recreational marijuana – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-ri–marijuana-legalization-20171029-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Jeanne Ives circulating petitions for GOP primary run against Rauner – Steve Zalusky
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171029/jeanne-ives-circulating-petitions-for-gop-primary-run-against-rauner
— Analysis: Is $100,000 middle class in America? – Heather Long
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171029/analysis-is-100000-middle-class-in-america

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois gambling addiction’s only cure is more gambling – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article181291071.html

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Growth of extremely wealthy candidates could alter political landscape Illinois governor’s race could come down to 2 billionaires – Jim Niedelman
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/growth-of-extremely-wealthy-candidates-could-alter-political-landscape/846028555

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner administration stirs up uncertainty by scaling back social service funding – KIANNAH SEPEDA-MILLER, Better Government Association
http://www.qconline.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-adminstration-stirs-up-uncertainty-by-scaling-back-social-service/article_0b4cd611-7ed1-57a5-a085-ee0a81a4600a.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— The governor himself is hoping to put down threats of a primary challenge from those upset about his budget-battle tenure and recent signature of a controversial abortion bill.
http://herald-review.com/news/local/coming-up-stories-we-re-working-on-this-week/article_e59dfa6c-a84a-5805-a0b4-cdb24ddfc0f0.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— House GOP concedes on property tax deduction Tax reform bill yet to be released – JEANNE SAHADI
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/house-gop-concedes-on-property-tax-deduction/846841477

CHICAGO NOW
— How America deals with Hate Speech – James Kirk Wall
http://www.chicagonow.com/an-atheist-in-illinois/2017/10/how-america-deals-with-hate-speech/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1995 the KKK came to Wheaton, IL Wheaton is a Western suburb of Chicago next to Naperville. In 1995 the Ku Klux Klan legally obtained a permit to demonstrate in the county court house. So what do you do when this happens in your town? An organization of hate and ignorance which has historically caused great suffering to a great number of people. This is how it was handled in Wheaton. Citizens of Mexican heritage organized a 26-piece mariachi band to perform on the common grounds. There were also protestors. If you came to this event you could stand with the protestors and chant, “Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! KKK has got to go!” Or you could hang out with the band and do a little La Bamba. The best case scenario for a KKK rally is that nobody shows up. Having not that many people there and a mariachi band wasn’t a bad response. That organization hasn’t been back to Wheaton since. There was a police presence to keep the peace. To make sure people were protected from harmful actions, not offensive words.)

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Ignoring The Institutionalization Of Injustice at IRS (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,610-$100,917. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS. They include my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, and their staffs.)
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/ignoring-the-institutionalization-of-injustice-at-irs

AMERICAN THINKER
— The much-vaunted Women’s Conference descends into Maxine Waters shrieking – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/the_muchvaunted_womens_conference_descends_into_maxine_waters_shrieking.html
— Corruption Is the Fruit of a Biased Media – Michael E. Young
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/corruption_is_the_fruit_of_a_biased_media.html

TOWNHALL
— The 6 Big Ways Liberals Are Destroying America’s Culture – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/10/29/the-6-big-ways-liberals-are-destroying-americas-culture-n2401839

DAILY CALLER
— Star Parker: Black Leaders Peddle ‘The Perception Of Racism’ To Get Money And Power – GINNI THOMAS
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/28/star-parker-black-leaders-peddle-the-perception-of-racism-to-get-money-and-power-video/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OMB: Top 20% pay 95% of taxes, middle class ‘single digits’ – Paul Bedard
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/omb-top-20-pay-95-of-taxes-middle-class-single-digits/article/2638746

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you bash Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-okay–even-good–to-change-your-mind/2017/10/28/b86156d2-bb4f-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Debate Over Sanctuary Cities Gets a Test Run in Virginia Governor’s Race Republican candidate is running ads linking sanctuary cities and crime, and Democrats are figuring out how to frame response – Laura Meckler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/debate-over-sanctuary-cities-gets-a-test-run-in-virginia-governors-race-1509274801

BLOOMBERG
— Virginia Governor’s Race Isn’t Just About the Candidates Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon aren’t running, but they’re shadow-campaigning. – Albert R. Hunt (DIERSEN: What does Bannon have to say about the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-29/virginia-governor-s-race-isn-t-just-about-the-candidates

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Who says “Bulk Of The Republican Party” Supports Immigration, Opposes “Nationalism?” ANSWER: Those like Kasich who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2017/10/29/kasich_bulk_of_the_republican_party_supports_immigration_opposes_nationalism.html