ABC7
— Illinois’ coronavirus cases exceed 20K, Pritzker reports lowest daily death
count in 6 days – Will Jones and Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-daily-covid-19-death-toll-lowest-in-6-days-pritzker-says/6097740/
— Coronavirus: When could country reopen? Dr. Fauci weighs in
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dr-fauci-discusses-date-on-reopening-country/6097906/
NBC5
— Illinois Coronavirus: State Now Over 20,000 Cases of Virus Since Pandemic
Began Cases have been reported in 85 of Illinois’ 102 counties
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-coronavirus-state-now-over-20000-cases-of-virus-since-pandemic-began/2254642/
— US Coronavirus Updates: Cases Spike Above 547K Here are the latest
developments in the coronavirus crisis in the U.S.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/us-coronavirus-updates-cases-spike-most-deaths-in-world/2254522/
— Mayo Clinic Announces Across-the-Board Pay Cuts, Furloughs Republican state
Sen. Carla Nelson, of Rochester, said she will seek financial relief for the
medical center
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/mayo-clinic-announces-across-the-board-pay-cuts-furloughs/2254161/
— Traffic Drop From Stay-at-Home Orders Imperils Road Funding Some road and
bridge projects already have been put on hold – David A. Lieb
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/traffic-drop-from-stay-at-home-orders-imperils-road-funding/2254618/
CBS2
— Chicago City Council Meeting On April 15 To Be Held Via Videoconference
(DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman? If so, what is the status
of a) your next township party meeting, b) your next county party meeting, and
c) your 2020 county party convention?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/10/city-council-meeting-april-15-videoconference/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Friend of Trump dies after being infected with coronavirus
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/friend-of-trump-dies-after-being-infected-with-coronavirus
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Two new COVID-19 deaths in DuPage — both of long-term care facility
residents — bring countywide total to 48 – Jessica Villagomez
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-seven-deaths-dupage-20200412-6o5jbg3wvnclnjkeeedxjnuthy-story.html
— Dr. Anthony Fauci says ‘rolling reentry’ of economy possible in May, but
‘can’t guarantee’ election safety in November – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-anthony-fauci-20200412-ncy7lzidl5hq3e3fymq25ppksa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout
that the sooner that you want the economy to reopen, the more of a White
supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse
things that you are.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-deaths-lightfoot-black-residents-20200412-ooqtglq6izctphwhkfzg3bbpnm-story.html
— Examining Tara Reade’s 1993 sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden –
LISA LERER AND SYDNEY EMBER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-tara-reade-joe-biden-sex-assault-allegation-20200412-j45k5kgvhfhurlhnsvlh4on4pa-story.html
— Coronavirus superspreaders: Scientists race to find out why some people are
more infectious than others – GINA KOLATA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-nyt-coronavirus-superspreaders-20200412-3amxri45ijh2nmiics5e4n726e-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 43 more die in Illinois from coronavirus as state case tally surpasses
20,000
Here’s what we learned Sunday about the continuing spread of coronavirus and
its ripple effects in Chicago and Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/4/12/21218128/coronavirus-chicago-updates-live-blog-illinois-2020
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker sounds optimistic notes—and tentatively talks about reopening
economy While it’s too early to judge whether Illinois has hit a peak, “we’ve
seen a kind of leveling,” the governor said today. “We’ve made real progress.”
– GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-sounds-optimistic-notes-and-tentatively-talks-about-reopening-economy
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump views Glenn Fine, acting Defense Department
inspector general, as being a holdover from the Obama Administration. My
Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat
subordinates viewed me as being a holdover from Republican Administrations who
should be gotten rid of. They especially blamed me for the adverse actions that
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and other Republicans took against
GAO.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200412/news/304129958/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters use pandemic promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/real-talk-covid-19-and-the-dialectics-of-racial-oppression/article_83244b5a-7cb7-5bc5-ba53-6657d3ea5d3e.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Anthony Fauci says parts of U.S. could open next month – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/anthony-fauci-says-parts-of-us-could-open-next-month
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters use coronavirus to destroy
Trump.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trumps-covid-19-pandemic-response
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use pandemic to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicagodefender.com/commentary-covid-19-even-during-a-killer-pandemic-trump-tests-positive-for-racism/
WEST CHICAGO
— COVID-19: A Message from Judge Jim McCluskey, DuPage County Eviction Judge
https://westchicago.org/news/covid-19-a-message-from-judge-jim-mccluskey-dupage-county-eviction-judge/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser Bashed for Called
Coronavirus “Chinese Virus”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/12/gasser-bashed-for-called-coronavirus-chinese-virus
— Senator Don DeWitte Reports $46,000 in Donations, Spending $27,000 Supporting
Carolyn Schofield’s Challenge to State Rep. Allen Skillicorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/12/dewitte-reports-campaign-finances/
— McHenry County Sheriff Wins Suit Against Health Department for ID of Those
Actively Infected with Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/11/mchenry-county-sheriff-wins-suit-against-health-department-for-id-of-those-actively-infected-with-coronavirus/
CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker thanks Apple for delivering 100,000 N95 masks to Illinois –
Progress on testing – Positive tests level off for the last two weeks – Asked
about process for reopening business – Asked what crisis has taught him about
himself – Repeats that he didn’t have the constitutional authority to stop the
primary – Asked why he isn’t wearing a mask while he speaks – Talks about
abandoning most of spring agenda – Asked about nursing home spread prevention –
US Department of Labor’s new gig worker rules inadequate – Asked about mail-in
voting plans
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/12/pritzker-thanks-apple-for-delivering-100000-n95-masks-to-illinois/
— 1,672 new cases, 43 additional deaths – 20,852 total cases, 720 total deaths
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/12/1672-new-cases-43-additional-deaths-20852-total-cases-720-total-deaths/
— Sunday COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/04/12/sunday-covid-19-roundup/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Coronavirus hits Europe harder than U.S. – Rowan Scarborough
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/12/coronavirus-hits-italy-spain-france-harder-us/
DAILY WIRE
— NY Times Stealthily Edits Biden ‘Sexual Assault’ Article, Deletes References
To Past ‘Hugs, Kisses, And Touching’ – Joseph Curl
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-times-stealthily-edits-biden-sexual-assault-article-deletes-references-to-past-hugs-kisses-and-touching
PJ MEDIA
— Bill Maher Slammed as ‘Racist’ For Speaking Truth About Chinese Coronavirus
– RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/predictable-backlash-against-bill-maher-for-saying-we-should-blame-china-for-pandemic/
YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— Michelle Malkin touts Jeff Sessions — ‘Stalwart America First,’ ‘Not
beholden to special interests’
https://yellowhammernews.com/michelle-malkin-touts-jeff-sessions-stalwart-america-first-not-beholden-to-special-interests/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Historically, a recession should sink Trump’s reelection bid, but betting
odds favor him over Biden – Samantha Chang (DIERSEN: Of course, to defeat
Trump, Democrats have done, are doing, and will increasingly do everything that
they can to cause a recession, if not a depression.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/04/12/historically-a-recession-should-sink-trumps-reelection-bid-but-betting-odds-favor-him-over-biden-907242
THE HILL
— Trump sparks debate over merits of voting by mail – MAX GREENWOOD AND JULIA
MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/492240-trump-sparks-debate-over-merits-of-voting-by-mail?rnd=1586707117
— How reporters should handle coronavirus briefings – GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/492379-how-reporters-should-handle-coronavirus-briefings
POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use coronavirus to demonize,
denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being racists.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/12/dc-mayor-coronavirus-african-american-health-disparities-180890
CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Fauci admits earlier Covid-19
mitigation efforts would have saved more American lives.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/politics/anthony-fauci-pushback-coronavirus-measures-cnntv/index.html
— Good news on coronavirus makes it harder for Trump to hold the line – John
Harwood
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/12/politics/social-distancing-us-economy-covid-politics/index.html
NBC NEWS
— Los Angeles County launches large-scale COVID-19 antibody study The findings
could help shape strategies to get the U.S. economy up and running again,
researchers said. – Erin McLaughlin and Andrew Blankstein (DIERSEN: Soon, if
not already, Trump-haters will hint/imply/argue/shout that the more that you
have been discriminated against, the fewer anti-bodies that you have.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/los-angeles-county-launches-large-scale-covid-19-antibody-study-n1182031
REUTERS
— JPMorgan Chase to raise mortgage borrowing standards as economic outlook
darkens – Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-jp-morgan-mortgages-credit-exclusive-idUSKCN21T0VU
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use pandemic to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/12/us/politics/ap-us-virus-outbreak-trump-missed-signs.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Live updates: Some churches defy restrictions on Easter; coronavirus cases
could spike again if U.S. opens by May 1, expert warns
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/12/coronavirus-latest-news/
NEW YORK POST
— Now is not the time to play the partisan blame game over coronavirus –
Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2020/04/11/we-should-not-play-partisan-blame-game-over-coronavirus-right-now-goodwin/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Schools Rethink How to Distribute Meals Due to Coronavirus Deliveries raise
contagion concerns, while pickups increase the burden on some families –
Tawnell D. Hobbs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-rethink-how-to-distribute-meals-due-to-coronavirus-11586700000
ATLANTIC
— How China Deceived the WHO U.S. senators are calling for investigations and
the president is threatening to cut off funding. What happened? – KATHY
GILSINAN
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/world-health-organization-blame-pandemic-coronavirus/609820/
SUBSCRIPTION INSIDER
— Another Perspective on Bringing Down Paywalls When Media Outlets Are in
Crisis
https://www.subscriptioninsider.com/featured/five-on-friday-paywalls-the-apple-tax-and-top-subscription-jobs
POYNTER
— Removing paywalls on coronavirus coverage is noble. It also makes no sense.
Food is essential, but grocery stores aren’t giving it away. Police are being
paid during the crisis. So why are we making our journalism free?
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2020/removing-paywalls-on-coronavirus-coverage-is-noble-it-also-makes-no-sense/
LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers blast Trump.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/04/narcissistic-trump-wants-coronavirus-briefings-not/
GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “US’s global reputation hits
rock-bottom over Trump’s coronavirus response.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/12/us-global-reputation-rock-bottom-donald-trump-coronavirus
