April 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Tim Scott, only Black Republican senator, set to respond to Joe Biden’s address to Congress – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/tim-scott-only-black-gop-senator-set-to-respond-to-biden/10556044/
— 2020 census results: Illinois loses population, but not from where you’d think – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/society/illinois-is-losing-residents-but-not-from-where-youd-think/10554392/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cordova said while whites and Blacks are leaving Chicago, the same number of Asians and Latinos are moving in. She said Illinois’ population loss is being driven by downstate declines. “The decline is occurring in the smaller areas, smaller towns, primarily places that are rural,” she said. She said the loss of manufacturing jobs for decades is a big factor in that movement. Cordova said the state must begin to do things differently to reverse the trend, especially in rural areas.)
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,728 new coronavirus cases, 33 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2728-new-covid-19-cases-33-deaths/10556636/

NBC5
— Biden Promises No New Taxes on Anyone Making Less Than $400,000. Experts Doubt He Can Keep That Pledge – Lorie Konish
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-promises-no-new-taxes-on-anyone-making-less-than-400000-experts-doubt-he-can-keep-that-pledge/2497434/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago top cop’s inconvenient truth: Fathers in gang life bear responsibility when their kids get hurt – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-prem-police-superintendent-david-brown-chicago-crime-kass-20210428-enjunlyd5ne6pioenvmupacjqu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push Pot. To push pot on and individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-marijuana-sales-st-0429-20210428-yqwkz3psbrdbvljp6lasijeln4-story.html
— McDonald’s board members sued over ‘lavish’ $56 million severance for fired CEO Easterbrook – ROBERT CHANNICK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-teamsters-mcdonalds-lawsuit-easterbrook-severance-20210428-rlofg6yvzrbkhodagi5ga5icdy-story.html
— Lightfoot reboots peace message ahead of Anthony Alvarez fatal police shooting video | Mayor says ‘Vax Pass’ a work in progress | WaPo: Biden close to picking Emanuel as diplomat – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-peace-police-video-emanuel-japan-ambassador-report-spin-20210428-vbonhvojlzbb5iczsvxr6rsogm-story.html
— Using flawed census data to remap Illinois will hurt voters. State should wait. – MADELEINE DOUBEK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-census-remap-districts-20210428-kyiusximerbmflqc4vgnhvf324-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State’s unpaid bill backlog shrinks to $3.5 billion — and in Illinois, that’s called ‘remarkable. The drop in the backlog — which, at its highest point, stood at $16.7 billion in 2017 — means Illinois can pay its bills as they come in and moves closer to paying off its debts within a normal 30-day cycle. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/28/22408050/unpaid-bill-backlog-billion-illinois-mendoza-rauner-impasse-credit-rating

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more Democrats who move in, the more that poverty and crime increase.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210426/we-can-fight-crime-with-early-education-funding
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push Pot. To push pot on and individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210428/mundelein-approves-parking-plan-for-pot-shop
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210428/second-marijuana-dispensary-in-schaumburg-opening-friday
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Gambling pushers push gambling. To push gambling on and individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210428/lawmakers-consider-lifting-ban-on-betting-on-in-state-colleges-universities
— New resolution to cancel McHenry County Jail’s contract with ICE voted down in committee – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210428/new-resolution-to-cancel-mchenry-county-jails-contract-with-ice-voted-down-in-committee
— Optimism for regional economy reigns at Choose DuPage event – Orrin Schwarz
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210428/optimism-for-regional-economy-reigns-at-choose-dupage-event

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Forgive me, but student-loan forgiveness program is unforgivable – Scott Reeder
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/scott-reeder-forgive-me-but-student-loan-forgiveness-program-is-unforgivable/article_0f98ec23-55ef-54fd-bc37-35b27f02218c.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push Pot. To push pot on and individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Medical-marijuana-bill-stalls-employees-fired-16136010.php

OAK PARK PATCH
— Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Advisory Group Members Appointed. More than 40 members were appointed at the April 26 Village Board meeting.
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO municipalities make it clear that they want to get rid of their residents who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://patch.com/illinois/oakpark/diversity-equity-inclusion-advisory-group-members-appointed

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Ballot Measure Creating a Milton Township 708 Mental Health Board is Certified by DuPage County Election Division – Karin Daly
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/ep/2001302

WIREPOINTS
— Former Gov. Bruce Rauner looks back on four embattled years in Springfield. – Dartmouth Alumni Magazine
https://wirepoints.org/capital-business-former-gov-bruce-rauner-looks-back-on-four-embattled-years-in-springfield-dartmouth-alumni-magazine/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS POPULATION LOSS DROPS IT TO 6TH-MOST POPULOUS STATE – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-population-loss-drops-it-to-6th-most-populous-state/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ISRA APPLAUDS CIRCUIT COURT DECISION STRIKING DOWN ILLINOIS’ FOID CARD LAW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/isra-applauds-circuit-court-decision-striking-down-illinois-foid-card-law.html
— DR. BROOK BELLO PLEADS WITH ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS TO KEEP PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/04/dr-brook-bello-pleads-with-illinois-lawmakers-to-keep-parental-notification.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Bailey event draws local health department scrutiny
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/28/bailey-event-draws-local-health-department-scrutiny/
— 2,728 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 2,154 hospitalized; 502 in ICU; 3.4 percent average case positivity rate; 4.1 percent average test positivity rate; 100,823 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/04/28/2728-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-33-additional-deaths-2154-hospitalized-502-in-icu-34-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-41-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-100823-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s racial equity agenda targets ‘exclusionary’ single-family neighborhoods – Kery Murakami
(DIERSEN: Many in my Wheaton precinct believe that the south side of Roosevelt Road between the Prairie Path and Main Street is targeted for low-income apartment buildings.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/28/biden-racial-equity-agenda-targets-exclusionary-si/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Biden wants to transform the character of many American cities and suburbs by building more apartment buildings in quiet and frequently disproportionately White neighborhoods of single-family homes. The Biden administration sees remnants of America’s segregationist past in what it calls “exclusionary” zoning laws, which allow only single-family homes in large swaths of cities and suburbs. As part of a racial equity agenda the president is pursuing in his massive infrastructure plan, Mr. Biden would send federal grants to cities if they eliminate those zoning laws and allow more lower-income people, often minorities, in areas that typically have better schools and fewer social ills that plague poor, inner-city communities.)
— ICE to cut arrests of violent criminal aliens 50% – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/ice-to-cut-arrests-of-violent-criminal-illegal-immigrants-50

DAILY WIRE
— Texas School District Shames White Students As Part Of ‘Cultural Competence,’ Parents Enraged – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-school-district-shames-white-students-as-part-of-cultural-competence-parents-enraged

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Smugglers Find New Route For Adults To Bypass Biden Border Rules
https://www.oann.com/smugglers-find-new-route-for-adults-to-bypass-biden-border-rules/

NEWSMAX
— These Ten Key 2022 Midterm Election Issues Favor the GOP – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/midterm-elections-republic-cancel/2021/04/28/id/1019324/

THE HILL
— McConnell accuses Biden of breaking promise to unify – ALEXANDER BOLTON
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/550689-mcconnell-accuses-biden-of-breaking-promise-to-unify
— US settling age-discrimination case by former FAA workers for $44M – CELINE
CASTRONUOVO (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, governments, employers, organizations, etc. discriminate against those who are older, White, and/or male in order to give preference to those who are younger, minority, and/or female. I should write a book about that.)
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/550772-us-settling-age-discrimination-case-by-former-faa-workers-for

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger. Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hate me and hate my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/28/politics/adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-2024/index.html

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will Amazon, Delta, Pfizer and Tesla a) fire its employees who do not promote LGBTQ and b) refuse to do business with those who do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-delta-pfizer-and-tesla-among-companies-backing-lgbtq-bill/

YAHOO NEWS
— US Catholic bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion – DAVID CRARY
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-catholic-bishops-may-press-143840441.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— People of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. – Hiroko Tabuchi and Nadja Popovich
(DIERSEN: My father attended high school in Chicago Heights in 1940 and 1941 and he worked in a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights 1941-1969. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972 and in Harvey 1972-1973.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/climate/air-pollution-minorities.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds. Black, Latino and Asian Americans face higher levels of exposure to fine particulate matter from traffic, construction and other sources. Juliet Eilperin and Darryl Fears
(DIERSEN: My father attended high school in Chicago Heights in 1940 and 1941 and he worked in a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights 1941-1969. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972 and in Harvey 1972-1973.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/04/28/environmental-justice-pollution/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Orange County debates ethnic studies: Vital learnings or ‘anti-white’ divisiveness? – HAYLEY SMITH
(DIERSEN: Democrats use ethnic studies to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-28/ethnic-studies-slammed-as-anti-white-in-orange-county

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— U.S. Air Force creates 2 teams to address issues affecting LGBTQ, Indigenous members – MURI ASSUNÇÃO
(DIERSEN: How soon, if noit already, will the U.S. military officially announce that it is officially getting rid of all its personnel who are Republican starting with those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-air-force-creates-teams-address-lgbtq-indigenous-members-20210428-mb4q6m6jfbddbgrgfv7yaztlfq-story.html

DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: I should write a book about those who make those in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who are the following feel unwelcome: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who done the most to make me feel unwelcome.
https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/letters/6995063-Readers-View-White-people-need-to-feel-uncomfortable-too

BUSINESS INSIDER
— A conservative ETF designed to boycott ‘hostile’ companies like Disney and Nike that support the ‘liberal agenda’ has beaten the broader market since Biden took office – Emily Graffeo
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/conservative-etf-american-values-exchange-traded-fund-liberal-flaig-ridgeline-2021-4-1030359673

NEWSWEEK
— As Clock Ticks Down to Midterms, Progressives Can’t Agree on Reparations
(DIERSEN: Democrats promote reparations to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/clock-ticks-down-midterms-progressives-cant-agree-reparations-1586938

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1003 James Court, Wheaton – $829,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448312_zpid/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.