April 29, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Republican leaders call for changes to electronic monitoring after Chicago police officer killed. 7-time felon Alphanso Talley, charged in CPD Ofc. John Bartholomew murder, was on monitoring, missed court for carjacking, robbery
https://abc7chicago.com/post/swedish-hospital-shooting-republicans-call-electronic-monitoring-changes-chicago-police-officer-john-bartholomew-killed/18999187/
— Former U.S. attorney for northern Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald representing Comey in Trump threat case. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, Patrick Fitzgerald Represented the Democrats who ran GAO against me.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-us-attorney-northern-illinois-patrick-fitzgerald-representing-ex-fbi-director-james-comey-trump-threat-case/18997258/
— Proposed Illinois referendum protecting redistricting paused after SCOTUS voting rights ruling. Politicians, legal experts react to Supreme Court ruling on key provision of Voting Rights Act.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/proposed-illinois-referendum-protecting-redistricting-paused-supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-weakens-civil-era-law/18999904/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/18996416/
— Florida legislature approves new congressional map that could give GOP 4 more seats. It’s a key win for Gov. Ron DeSantis, but is likely to face legal challenges.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/florida-legislature-approves-new-congressional-map/18998631/

WGN9
— DD: Democrat Leaders ‘Outraged’ by Supreme Court Redistricting Decision
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/illinois-leaders-outraged-by-supreme-court-redistricting-decision/

FOX32
— Republican bill could change SAFE-T Act
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-ztx73uiwvc0gqig9

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Israel boycott question won’t appear on Oak Park Township ballots after packed meeting, passionate comments.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/oak-park-township-israel-vote/
— Illinois Senate halts redistricting constitutional amendment question after Supreme Court’s voting rights ruling
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/illinois-senate-halts-redistricting-constitutional-amendment-question-after-supreme-courts-voting-rights-ruling/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/supreme-court-house-law/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-commission-pritzker-federal-immigration-agents-ice-midway-blitz

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County OKs raises for board members, other elected officials
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260429/local-politics/dupage-oks-raises-for-county-board-members-other-elected-officials/
— Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260429/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-in-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/

WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2026/04/29/the-rundown-immigrant-visa-pause-pains-illinois-families
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2026/04/29/us-supreme-court-ruling-voting-rights-act-illinois-democrats-reaction

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/04/29/estimated-150000-illinois-residents-set-to-lose-snap-benefits-may-1/89825826007/

WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-commission-finds-agent-abuses-were-greenlit-by-washington-for-operation-midway-blitz/526-56179703-0894-4959-a3b3-f41ae779eeca

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-514/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hegseth calls House Democrats the biggest obstacle facing U.S. in Iran
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/29/pete-hegseth-face-incoming-questioning-congress/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The young, violent political Left
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4548205/young-violent-political-left/

COLLEGE FIX
— U.S. and Israel are grounded in ‘white supremacy,’ ‘Jewish supremacy,’ professor says.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/us-is-built-on-white-supremacy-universities-repress-criticism-of-colonial-roots-professor/

DAILY CITIZEN
— Should Colleges Be Forced to Push Abortion Pills on Campus? Colorado Lawmakers Say Yes.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/abortion-pills-on-college-campuses/

FOX NEWS
— Hundreds of jailed illegal aliens released back onto blue-state streets despite ICE detainers. State law requires releasing detained migrants rather than handing them to immigration enforcement without a federal warrant.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hundreds-jailed-illegal-aliens-released-back-onto-blue-state-streets-despite-ice-detainers-records-show
— Chicago’s South Side is drowning in excuses, dependency and decay. Rooftop Revelations: There is no external force orchestrating our destruction from the shadows.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicagos-south-side-drowning-excuses-dependency-decay

TOWNHALL
— Brandon Johnson Admits Chicago Discriminates in Hiring City Employees
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/29/brandon-johnson-city-hiring-white-males-n2675226

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5856059-illinois-governor-condemns-scotus-ruling/

CBS NEWS
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders want race based everything.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-voting-rights-act/

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.