April 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Chicago Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot Says President Trump Called After Her Election Lightfoot also revealed that her meeting with outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday was their first face-to-face in exactly 20 months – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lori-lightfoot-donald-trump-chicago-mayor-508174361.html

CBS2
— Jussie Smollett’s Lawyers Say He Will Not Pay Chicago $130,000 For Alleged Hoax
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/04/05/jussie-smolletts-lawyers-say-he-will-not-pay-chicago-130000-for-alleged-hoax/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Medicaid to cover gender reassignment surgery – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-medicaid-gender-reassignment-surgery-20190405-story.html
— Trump, Obama among many who have called Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-barack-obama-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-20190404-story.html
— After blowout loss, Toni Preckwinkle’s status as Cook County Democratic Party chair uncertain – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayor-toni-preckwinkle-future-20190404-story.html
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett’s lawyer refuses Chicago’s demand of $130K, says actor ‘will not be intimidated’ – Megan Crepeau
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jussie-smollett-responds-to-city-lawsuit-threat-20190404-story.html
— In Tribune interview, Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot sketches out plans for a new City Hall – Bill Ruthhart
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-tribune-interview-20190404-story.html
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he’s ‘totally against’ Kim Foxx resigning over Jussie Smollett case
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-20190405-story.html
— Kim Foxx must come clean about the Jussie Smollett case – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-geragos-20190405-story.html
— Teach for a day, get a pension for life: Another reason to fix Illinois’ constitution – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-pension-teacher-lobbyist-20190405-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s retreat from closing the border: More proof that when it comes to making deals, Trump is a bust.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-trump-mexico-border-close-wall-20190405-story.html
— Activists on both sides are pushing hard as marijuana legalization bill looms in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-opponents-fight-over-legal-marijuana-proposal-in-illinois-20190404-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump taps NIU law prof, Wheaton and Northwestern grad Morse Tan to be ambassador-at-large – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/niu-law-professor-morse-tan-nominated-ambassador-donald-trump/
— ‘For Sale’ sign on Thompson Center? Pritzker moves to unload unpopular building – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/for-sale-thompson-center-gov-pritzker-signs-bill-clark-lake/
— Donald Lee Totten, former chair of Cook County Republican Party, dies – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-lee-totten-dies/

DAILY HERALD
— Once-vetoed plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties moves to Senate – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/once-vetoed-plan-aimed-at-consolidation-in-mchenry-lake-counties-moves-to-senate
— Group marches at Aurora ministry to protest housing ‘unforgivable’ ‘Ripper Crew’ member – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/group-marches-at-aurora-ministry-to-protest-housing-unforgivable-ripper-crew-member
— Friends, colleagues mourn former state Sen. Don Totten – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190405/friends-colleagues-mourn-former-state-sen-don-totten

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump’s well underwater in Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan New Morning Consult polling shows the president has a problem not only here but in other Rust Belt states where he won in 2016. Will Dems capitalize on it? – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/trumps-well-underwater-illinois-wisconsin-and-michigan
— Pritzker OKs bill to allow Thompson Center sale The measure envisions a two-year process to redevelop the location, but it’s not clear yet that the city and state are in agreement. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-oks-bill-allow-thompson-center-sale
— Pritzker needs to go all the way on a fiscal fix So long as the governor is considering a change to the Illinois Constitution, he should not stop with just one. – DAVID GREISING 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/david-greising-government/pritzker-needs-go-all-way-fiscal-fix
— Hiking gas tax would have devastating consequences – BILL FLEISCHLI, Executive vice president, Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association and Illinois Association of Convenience Stores
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/hiking-gas-tax-would-have-devastating-consequences

WTTW
— Pritzker Signs Bill Paving Way for Sale of Thompson Center – Amanda Vinicky 
https://news.wttw.com/2019/04/05/pritzker-signs-bill-paving-way-sale-thompson-center

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Medicaid to now provide coverage for gender affirming surgeries – Kevin Schwaller 
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/medicaid-to-now-provide-coverage-for-gender-affirming-surgeries/1903044934

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— Fulfilling Gov. Pritzker’s commitment to healthcare equity, Medicaid to provide for gender affirming surgery Shown to be cost-effective in other states, coverage will advance inclusion and access for LGBTQ community
https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/news-item.aspx?ReleaseID=19893

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— IL Supreme Court ‘ducks,’ leaves unanswered whether state constitution’s balanced budget rules ‘mean anything’ – Jonathan Bilyk 
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/512406441-il-supreme-court-ducks-leaves-unanswered-whether-state-constitution-s-balanced-budget-rules-mean-anything

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker to change state’s Medicaid policy to cover sex reassignment surgery – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/pritzker-to-change-state-s-medicaid-policy-to-cover-sex/article_287342cc-57e0-11e9-820d-47671a2272de.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RIP: DONALD TOTTEN FEBRUARY 19, 1933 — APRIL 2, 2019
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/rip-donald-totten-february-19-1933-april-2-2019-.html
— THORNER: SECOND AMENDMENT’S FUTURE RESTS WITH CONTROL OF SUPREME COURT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/second-amendments-future-rests-with-control-of-supreme-court.html
— REP. DEANNE MAZZOCHI: SUNLIGHT IS BEST DISINFECTANT FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/mazzochi-sunlight-will-be-best-disinfectant-for-prescription-drug-prices.html
— SEN. JASON PLUMMER: DON’T BE FOOLED, HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/04/sen-jason-plummer-dont-be-fooled-history-is-repeating-itself.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Jeff Merkley blames Trump for illegal immigration surge – Bailey Vogt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/5/jeff-merkley-blames-donald-trump-for-illegal-immig/
— Trump says ICE chief wasn’t tough enough – Stephen Dinan 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/5/trump-says-ice-chief-wasnt-tough-enough/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Beto O’Rourke Compares Trump to the Third Reich – Cameron Cawthorne
https://freebeacon.com/politics/beto-orourke-compares-trump-to-the-third-reich/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Julian Castro compares Trump administration to Third Reich – Caitlin Yilek
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/julian-castro-compares-trump-administration-to-third-reich

FOX NEWS
— Sanders unloads on Trump at Sharpton conference, says he’s racist and ‘that is the damn truth’ – Paul Steinhauser 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanders-unloads-on-trump-at-sharpton-confab-calling-him-a-racist
— Dems return to racial-pandering and grievance-peddling – and Sharpton’s the king-queen maker – Laura Ingraham
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/laura-ingraham-dems-return-to-racial-pandering-and-grievance-peddling-and-sharptons-the-king-queen-maker
— Ocasio-Cortez calls for ‘agenda of reparations’ as 2020 Dems get on board – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-in-lengthy-list-of-radical-proposals-calls-for-us-to-pursue-agenda-of-reparations

GOPUSA
— College to study ‘angry white males’?; Democrat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Bring it on!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=67585
— The 1% Democrats take over the presidential race
http://www.gopusa.com/crafty-the-1-democrats-take-over-the-presidential-race/
— Democrat solution to border problem: Give Central America more US taxpayer money
http://www.gopusa.com/democrat-solution-to-border-problem-give-central-america-more-us-taxpayer-money/

PJ MEDIA
— Bernie Sanders: Trump Is ‘a Racist, a Sexist, a Homophobe, a Xenophobe, a Religious Bigot’ – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/video/bernie-sanders-trump-is-a-racist-a-sexist-a-homophobe-a-xenophobe-a-religious-bigot/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Media Mangles Wray’s Anti-Terrorism Remarks To Attack Trump As Racist – Brian McNicoll
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/media-mangles-wrays-anti-terrorism-remarks-to-attack-trump-as-racist/

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS ARE SUING TO STOP TRUMP FROM FUNDING BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/05/democrats-trump-border-lawsuit/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘UNDENIABLE’: Team Trump Releases Powerful New Video ‘Crisis At The Border’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/45590/undeniable-team-trump-releases-powerful-new-video-joseph-curl

NEWSMAX
— Politico: Trump Immigration Policies Might Be Fueling Rise in Caravans – Jason Devaney 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-policies/2019/04/05/id/910391/

TOWNHALL
— Poll: 67% Of Likely Voters Say Illegal Immigration Is A Serious Problem, Most Believe Democrats Don’t Want To Stop It – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/04/05/poll-67-of-likely-voters-say-illegal-immigration-is-a-serious-problem-most-don-n2544361
— Potential 2020 Candidate Howard Schultz Says He’s Against Third Trimester Abortions – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/04/05/potential-2020-candidate-howard-schultz-says-hes-against-third-trimester-abortions-n2544343

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Campaign Posts ‘Crisis at the Border’ Video Ahead of Border Visit – BOWEN XIAO
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-campaign-posts-crisis-at-the-border-video-ahead-of-border-visit_2868045.html

SEAN HANNITY
— O’Rourke Compares Trump to ‘Nazi Germany,’ Says Rhetoric Similar to ‘THIRD REICH’ 
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/beto-meltdown-orourke-compares-trump-to-nazi-germany-says-rhetoric-similar-to-third-reich/

AMERICAN THINKER
— So now we have caravans loading up with migrants from Sri Lanka, Congo, Haiti…? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/04/buried_lede_so_now_we_have_caravans_loading_up_with_migrants_from_sri_lanka_congo_haiti.html

BREITBART
— Mark Zuckerberg Proposes Regulating Political Discussion, Immigration Debate – Charlie Nash
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/04/05/mark-zuckerberg-proposes-regulating-political-discussion-immigration-debate/
— Google Employees Accused Coworker of Supporting ‘Hate Group’ by Donating to Christian Legal Fund – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/04/05/google-employees-accused-coworker-of-supporting-hate-group-by-donating-to-christian-legal-fund/
— Motel 6 Will Pay $12 Million to Washington State for Cooperating with Federal Immigration Officials – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/05/motel-6-will-pay-12-million-to-washington-state-for-cooperating-with-federal-immigration-officials/
— Ethnic Groups Fear Being Classified as ‘White’ Due to Diversity Quotas – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, being White is the worst demographic for someone to have.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/ethnic-groups-fear-being-classified-as-white-due-to-diversity-quotas/
— Blue Collar Workers Enjoy Wage Hikes Thanks to ‘Shortage’ of Foreigners – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/04/blue-collar-workers-enjoy-wage-hikes-thanks-to-shortage-of-foreigners/
— Surge of Illegal Immigration ‘Undercutting’ Trump’s Wage Hikes for Working Class – Kris Kobach
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/05/exclusive-kris-kobach-surge-of-illegal-immigration-undercutting-trumps-wage-hikes-for-working-class/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— A whopping 373,610 illegal aliens have received DACA renewal just since January 2018 – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/whopping-373610-illegal-aliens-received-daca-renewal-just-since-january-2018/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ocasio-Cortez Pushes ‘Agenda of Reparations’ at Sharpton Conference – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-reparations-agenda-al-sharpton-conference/

CNS NEWS
— Mark Levin: Republicans ‘Are No Better’ Than Open Border Democrats on Securing Border – Michael Morris 
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/michael-morris/mark-levin-republicans-are-no-better-open-border-democrats-securing-border
— Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Situation at the Border ‘Is a Crisis’ – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/starbucks-ceo-howard-schultz-situation-border-crisis

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Chick-fil-A And NRA Prove Democrats Can Never Be Trusted With Power – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/30007

HOT AIR
— The Reparations Scam Is Back And Dem Candidates Are Falling For It
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/04/reparations-scam-back-dem-candidates-falling/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Tucker Carlson: Can Huge Groups Of People With Nothing In Common Share The Same Country? – Ian Schwartz 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/tucker_carlson_can_huge_groups_of_people_with_nothing_in_common_share_the_same_country.html
— Howard Schultz: Trump Is Right On Border Security, Wrong On DREAMers – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/howard_schultz_trump_is_right_on_border_security_wrong_on_dreamers.html
— Trump to Illegal Immigrants: The Country Is Full, So Turn Around – Tim Hains 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/04/05/trump_to_illegal_immigrants_sorry_our_country_is_full_so_turn_around.html

THE HILL
— Visiting border, Trump says he could close it in ‘a day’ – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/437644-visiting-border-trump-says-he-could-close-it-in-a-day
— O’Rourke compares Trump immigration comments to Nazi Germany – RACHEL FRAZIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/437589-orourke-compares-trump-immigration-comments-to-nazi-germany
— Sanders backs bill creating reparations study commission – JORDAIN CARNEY 
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/437572-sanders-backs-bill-creating-reparations-study-commission

POLITICO
— Yes, There’s a Crisis on the Border. And It’s Trump’s Fault. Instead of wasting his time on a wall, the president should fix the asylum system. – ALAN BERSIN, NATE BRUGGEMAN and BEN ROHRBAUGH
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/04/05/border-crisis-donald-trump-226573

ABC NEWS
— Bernie Sanders calls Trump a racist before Apollo event At a surprise visit to the Apollo Theater, Bernie Sanders honors Tony Bennett and Harry Belafonte, but also slams President Trump, calling him a racist – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/bernie-sanders-calls-trump-racist-apollo-event-62200186

CBS NEWS
— Trump says some asylum seekers are gang members
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-some-asylum-seekers-are-gang-members-border-calexico-2019-04-05-today/

REUTERS
— U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was ordering certain Justice Department offices to investigate possible discrimination targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees after an internal gay affinity group complained of low morale. – Sarah N. Lynch (DIERSEN: As I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the morale of its Chicago Office employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40 went lower and lower and lower.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-civilrights/attorney-general-orders-probe-into-mistreatment-of-gay-employees-idUSKCN1RH20I

CNBC
— These people are on the verge of retiring — and they have nothing saved 48 percent of American households over the age of 55 still have no retirement savings. This is an improvement from previous years, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. – Nadine El-Bawab
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/these-people-are-on-the-verge-of-retiring-and-they-have-nothing-saved.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Motel 6, Which Gave Guest Data to ICE Agents, Will Pay $12 Million – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/business/motel-6-ice-lawsuit.html
— Waiting for Asylum in the United States, Migrants Live in Fear in Mexico – Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Maya Averbuch
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/politics/asylum-united-states-migrants-mexico.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democratic White House hopefuls tout agendas to black voters – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/warren-to-escalate-call-for-democrats-to-end-60-vote-rule/2019/04/05/274b1c7a-579b-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html
— Trump: Congress needs to ‘get rid of the whole asylum system’ – Colby Itkowitz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-congress-needs-to-get-rid-of-the-whole-asylum-system/2019/04/05/700eac1a-57a5-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html
— Beto O’Rourke compares Trump’s rhetoric on immigration to that of Nazi Germany – Holly Bailey and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/beto-orourke-compares-trumps-rhetoric-on-immigration-to-that-of-nazi-germany/2019/04/05/66ce763a-5796-11e9-9136-f8e636f1f6df_story.html
— Threatened by Trump, exhausted by caravans, Mexico withdraws red carpet – Maya Averbuch and Mary Beth Sheridan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/threatened-by-trump-exhausted-by-caravans-mexico-withdraws-red-carpet/2019/04/05/20f1fb76-5630-11e9-aa83-504f086bf5d6_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— For Democrats, all paths to the White House run through the House of Sharpton – EVAN HALPER
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-sharpton-democrats-presidential-20190404-story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want American taxpayers to continue sending their tax dollars to countries a) that illegally send their citizens illegally to America illegally and b) that illegally keep their citizens illegally in America illegally. 
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-hitting-ourselves-in-the-face-20190404-tmwctfwkznhsfjseq7hvsrtuhu-story.html
— Presidential candidates, in speeches to black voters, pledge support for reparations study at National Action Network event – CHRIS SOMMERFELDT and LEONARD GREENE
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-nan-president-candidates-reparations-20190405-d4oifmxew5avbjc5k2unposigy-story.html

PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Something new is brewing in Parkside area – Its first Starbucks – Aaron Moselle
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/parkside-leaders-welcome-the-neighborhood-s-first-starbucks/article_0a14fab2-745f-53a0-8c39-85ef30c3b676.html

JOURNAL TIMES
— Starbucks coming to Burlington – MICHAEL BURKE
https://journaltimes.com/business/local/starbucks-coming-to-burlington/article_505e8a58-0858-5332-831d-716870f6924f.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Says Southern-Border Asylum Seekers Are Running a ‘Scam’ President visits border area, says those requesting asylum make up stories of persecution; gang violence is still a problem in Central America – Vivian Salama and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-threatens-to-override-mexico-trade-deal-with-car-tariffs-unless-border-is-secured-11554479894

BLOOMBERG
— Immigration and Civil Rights Groups Ask Fortune 500 CEOs to Blacklist Trump Aides – Jennifer Epstein (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors blacklisted me after they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-05/immigration-groups-ask-fortune-500-ceos-to-blacklist-trump-aides

FORBES
— Microsoft Employees Meet With CEO Nadella To Protest Treatment Of Women – Elana Lyn Gross
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2019/04/05/microsoft-treatment-of-women/#362c57e8205a

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Freshman congressman: Axing Office of Tech Assessment made us ‘dumber as a nation’ – Jory Heckman
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2019/04/freshman-congressman-axing-office-of-tech-assessment-made-us-dumber-as-a-nation/

PBS NEWS HOUR
— Barr orders FBI, Bureau of Prisons to probe discrimination against LGBTQ workers – AP (DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. My superiors should have probed their discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/barr-orders-fbi-bureau-of-prisons-to-probe-discrimination-against-lgbtq-workers

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— For Voters, Illegal Immigration Remains Big Problem, But Not for Democrats
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/april_2019/for_voters_illegal_immigration_remains_big_problem_but_not_for_democrats

EVENING NEWS
— Plans to open Starbucks drive-thru in Dennistoun axed
https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/17555192.plans-to-open-starbucks-drive-thru-in-dennistoun-axed/

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.