ABC7
— Chicago violence: 21 shot, 7 fatally Tuesday
https://abc7chicago.com/21-shot-7-fatally-tuesday-in-chicago/6086110/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/8/2020
— BRIGHTON, Colorado: Dad arrested in front of 6-year-old for social
distancing violation
https://abc7chicago.com/society/dad-arrested-in-front-of-daughter-for-social-distancing-violation/6086163/
CBS2
— 100 Ventilators From California Arrive In Illinois
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/07/100-ventilators-from-california-arrive-in-illinois/
— Illinois Comptroller’s Office Finds Itself Paying $3.5 Million For PPE In
McDonald’s Parking Lot During Coronavirus Crisis – Charlie De
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/07/illinois-comptrollers-office-finds-itself-paying-3-5-million-for-ppe-in-mcdonalds-parking-lot-during-coronavirus-crisis/
— Wisconsin Voters Forced To Choose Between Health, Democracy
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/04/08/wisconsin-primary-election-coronavirus-covid-19/
NBC5
— ‘You’re Playing Russian Roulette With This Virus,’ Warns Doctor After
Treating COVID-19 Patients A Chicago anesthesiologist shares his story from the
Intensive Care Unit to warn people who aren’t taking the pandemic seriously. –
Patrick Fazio
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/youre-playing-russian-roulette-with-this-virus-warns-doctor-after-treating-covid-19-patients/2252130/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois reports 73 more COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours; largest single-day
jump in deaths so far Illinois health officials on Tuesday announced 1,287 new
cases of the coronavirus, raising the state’s case total to 13,549.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/671596
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lowest percentages of available ICU beds in Illinois are in north and
southwest suburbs – LISA SCHENCKER and DAVID HEINZMANN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-hospital-beds-regions-20200408-zsdmk4ecdvenpdhq3pohciu4ai-story.html
— Senate Democrats want to issue ‘hazard pay’ of up to $25K to grocery
cashiers, transit operators and other essential workers – LAURA LITVAN and
STEVEN T. DENNIS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-hazard-pay-essential-workers-20200407-i3qsp6x7zvhnbfmbugzmxueqeu-story.html
— Retail thought it was facing the apocalypse. Then came the coronavirus. –
LAURENCE DARMIE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-retail-apocalypse-liquidators-20200407-er2sgpowgzfaxbnriltajjk7ly-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In Illinois, we need all the watchdogs we can get – ANDY SHAW (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party
leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who have worked the hardest
a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone
from reading those emails. I would focus on those who have lots of religious,
government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District,
Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would
focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or
Republican.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180406/ISSUE07/180409942/illinois-needs-government-oversight
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
job of journalists and watchdogs is to hold government officials and
politicians accountable. But with fewer and fewer professional reporters on the
case, as print and broadcast media keep shedding staff to cut costs—i.e.,
Tribune cutbacks—public officials face less and less scrutiny, emboldening them
to misbehave with impunity, laws and taxpayers be damned.)
SUBURBAN LIFE
— College of DuPage donates ventilators to area hospitals
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/08/college-of-dupage-donates-ventilators-to-area-hospitals/awhtc33/
WBBM 780
— GOP Senate Candidate Mark Curran: Catholic Church Has Fallen Short During
Outbreak – BERNIE TAFOYA
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/gop-senate-candidate-catholic-church-drops-ball
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Legislature in limbo, lawmakers ‘going as fast as we can’ to help everybody
– Kade Heather
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200407/legislature-in-limbo-lawmakers-going-as-fast-as-we-can-to-help-everybody
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State’s financial health is going to be in critical condition – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/state-s-financial-health-is-going-to-be-in-critical-condition/article_e8c477c9-1b64-5b56-8ebf-ca27fa945159.html
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Illinois SNAP recipients will begin receiving maximum benefit amounts this
week
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/06/illinois-snap-recipients-will-begin-receiving-maximum-benefit-amounts-this-week/aaf5b29/
— Most northern counties get low grade in social distancing – JOHN SAHLY
(DIERSEN: What helps you comply with social distancing rules? I am no longer a
TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization
webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American
Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO
employee, etc. Those who dominate/dominated the aforesaid make/made it very
clear that they want everyone to stay away from me.)
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/07/most-northern-counties-get-low-grade-in-social-distancing/aqnqfm6/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump blasts world health group, defends early virus steps – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/trump-blasts-world-health-group-defends-early-virus-steps
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— WHO: There is no evidence wearing a mask in public setting prevents COVID-19
infection – LARRY D. CURTIS
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/who-there-is-no-evidence-wearing-a-mask-in-public-setting-prevents-covid-19-infection-1
NPR ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers Defy Warnings, Continue To Meet In Capitals Across The Country –
ABIGAIL CENSKY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/lawmakers-defy-warnings-continue-meet-capitals-across-country#stream/0
— You’ve Got Less Mail: The Postal Service Is Suffering Amid The Coronavirus –
BRIAN NAYLOR
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/youve-got-less-mail-postal-service-suffering-amid-coronavirus#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use coronavirus to promote illegal
immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/borders-didnt-stop-pandemic-they-might-block-trade-medical-goods#stream/0
— Critic Of China’s Coronavirus Response Is Under Investigation, Beijing Says
– JOHN RUWITCH (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO
1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, I was critical of their
discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or
non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25,
GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40. Consequently, my
Democrat GAO superiors 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
$20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my
education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my
partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced
me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/critic-chinas-coronavirus-response-under-investigation-beijing-says#stream/0
EVANSTON PATCH
— Coronavirus Forces Northwestern To Remain Remote Through Spring University
officials said they have not yet made a decision about graduation in mid-June.
– Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/coronavirus-forces-northwestern-remain-remote-through-spring
EVERGREEN PARK PATCH
— Walmart ‘Ignored’ Coronavirus Outbreak Where 2 Employees Died Wrongful death
lawsuit alleges management at Evergreen Park store ignored several employees’
COVID-19 symptoms where two employees died. – Lorraine Swanson
https://patch.com/illinois/evergreenpark/walmart-ignored-coronavirus-outbreak-where-2-employees-died
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-06: Jeanne Ives Releases Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/04/07/il-06-jeanne-ives-releases-video/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump: Mail-in voting ‘corrupt,’ should be severely restricted – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/7/donald-trump-mail-voting-corrupt/
— Joe Biden: We can’t delay or postpone the November election – David
Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/7/joe-biden-we-cant-delay-or-postpone-november-elect/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Even amid coronavirus, Democrats keep up their partisan games – Rep. Matt
Gaetz
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/even-amid-coronavirus-democrats-keep-up-their-partisan-games
GOPUSA
— No Haircut For You But The Mayor Gets One Because She’s ‘The Face Of The
City’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87210
— Man Handcuffed In Front Of Daughter At Colorado Park For Allegedly Violating
Social Distancing
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87268
— American Media Parrot China’s Talking Points
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87253
— US Judge Refused To Block Gun Store Closures In Los Angeles
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87256
BREITBART
— Illinois Mayor Who Sent Cops to Break Up Banned Party Finds Wife There –
KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/04/07/illinois-mayor-who-sent-cops-to-break-up-banned-party-finds-wife-there/
DAILY CALLER
— Bernie Sanders: Trump Isn’t To Blame For Coronavirus – JUSTIN CARUSO
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/08/bernie-sanders-trump-blame-coronavirus/
FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— MANIPULATION THROUGH RACIAL HOAXES – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/manipulation-through-racial-hoaxes/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Trump ‘Hijacked’ His Own Briefing? Anderson Cooper Demonstrates Media
Arrogance – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2020/04/07/trump-hijacked-his-own-briefing-cooper-displays-media-arrogance
EPOCH TIMES
— Why the Chinese Communist Party Lied About the Outbreak – Heng He
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-the-chinese-communist-party-lied-about-the-outbreak_3302972.html
ONE NEWS NOW
— Justice Thomas stands alone in age discrimination ruling Wednesday – Chris
Woodward (DIERSEN: Does Justice Thomas approve of the federal government’s
up-or-out policy for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or
non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14
(currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40? My critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes approve of the federal government’s aforesaid
up-or-out policy. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion
deadlines. From what I see of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, if
they were federal employees, ABSOLUTELY NONE OF THEM WOULD HAVE MADE THE
AFORESAID PROMOTION DEADLINES.)
https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2020/04/08/justice-thomas-stands-alone-in-age-discrimination-ruling
THE HILL
— The Memo: Signs of optimism in coronavirus fight bring new dilemma – NIALL
STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/491691-the-memo-signs-of-optimism-in-coronavirus-fight-bring-new-dilemma
POLITICO
— Rain, hail, lawsuits and the coronavirus crisis fail to halt Wisconsin
election Voters showed up wearing homemade face masks and plastic garbage bags.
– NATASHA KORECKI, ZACH MONTELLARO and CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/07/wisconsin-voters-brave-long-lines-coronavirus-172322
— Trump’s evangelical supporters want China to pay a price for coronavirus
Evangelical leaders have long wanted Trump to press China hard on Christian
persecution inside the country. Now, their focus is on its handling of a deadly
virus. – GABBY ORR
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/trump-evangelicals-coronavirus-china-174197
CNN
— Acting secretary of the Navy resigns after calling ousted aircraft carrier
captain ‘stupid’ (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and
subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that
federal employees were stupid and even worse things if they did not a) promote
the Democrat Party platform and b) get rid of federal employees who were
Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or
non-veteran.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/modly-resign-crozier-esper-trump/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— In N.Y.C., the Coronavirus Is Killing Men Twice as Often as Women More men
also are infected than women, and they are hospitalized more frequently, new
data show. A similar pattern was seen in China. – Roni Caryn Rabin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/health/coronavirus-new-york-men.html?searchResultPosition=1
— African-Americans Dying of Coronavirus at Higher Rates, Preliminary Data
Shows – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/08/us/08reuters-health-coronavirus-usa-race.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE OF LIGHTFOOT: Black Americans Face
Alarming Rates of Coronavirus Infection in Some States
Data on race and the coronavirus is too limited to draw sweeping conclusions,
experts say, but disparate rates of sickness — and death — have emerged in some
places. – John Eligon, Audra D. S. Burch, Dionne Searcey and Richard A. Oppel
Jr.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/coronavirus-race.html
— Trump’s Inspector General Has Expressed Dim Views of Congressional Oversight
Brian D. Miller, the White House lawyer tapped to oversee Treasury’s $500
billion bailout, rebuffed a request for information during impeachment. – Alan
Rappeport (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. GAO audits IRS. Democrats run GAO
and Democrats run IRS. Of course, those Democrats did not want GAO to assign me
to audits of IRS. Before transferring to GAO from IRS in 1980, I had worked for
IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5
levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. To keep me from being assigned to
audits of IRS, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%)
pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, b) gave me unfair performance
expectations and appraisals, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my
coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) did not promote me beyond GS-13,
e) got rid of my mentor in 1987, and f) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was
49 years old.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/politics/trump-inspector-general-brian-miller-virus.html
NEW YORK POST
— Anthony Fauci compares race disparities of coronavirus to AIDS epidemic –
Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2020/04/07/anthony-fauci-compares-race-disparities-of-coronavirus-to-aids-epidemic/
USA TODAY
— Blame the Chinese Communist Party for the coronavirus crisis Coronavirus
crisis proves communism is still a grave threat to the entire world. If Beijing
had just been honest, the pandemic could be preventable. – Marion Smith
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/05/blame-chinese-communist-party-coronavirus-crisis-column/2940486001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth uses coronavirus to blast Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/06/trump-wants-seen-wartime-president-start-acting-like-one-column/2951684001/
— Facebook and COVID-19: They deleted the app, said goodbye to friends. Then
came coronavirus – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes want everyone to spend all their time looking at
what they post on Facebook. I should write a book about my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes and what they post on Facebook.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/04/03/coronavirus-facebook-covid-19-social-distancing-connection/5117765002/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: No Clear Path Seen To
Restart Economy – Stephanie Armour and Jon Hilsenrath
https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-and-businessesturn-attention-to-eventual-reopeningof-22-trillion-u-s-economy-11586301615
— How Do You Reopen a $22 Trillion Economy? – Jeffrey Sparshott
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2020/04/08/newsletter-how-do-you-reopen-a-22-trillion-economy/
— Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 81,000 as Some Lockdowns Tighten Number
of confirmed cases rises to more than 1.4 million world-wide; U.S. cases
surpass 396,000 – Jennifer Calfas, Chong Koh Ping and Drew Hinshaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-coronavirus-death-toll-nears-75-000-as-lockdowns-tighten-11586254730
— To Curb the Coronavirus, Hong Kong Tells the World Masks Work City embraces
widespread use of face coverings alongside other measures to slow spread of
disease – John Lyons
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-curb-the-coronavirus-hong-kong-shows-the-world-masks-work-11586338202
— Coronavirus Has Shut Stores, and Retailers Are Running Out of Time With debt
payments looming and access to loans uncertain, some chains are fighting for
survival; ‘retail bankruptcies are coming’ – Suzanne Kapner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-has-shut-stores-and-retailers-are-running-out-of-time-11586338200
— Michigan Lawmaker Uses Road Trip, Zoom Fundraisers to Govern Amid
Coronavirus Rep. Haley Stevens shares Detroit’s manufacturing headaches, reads
constituents’ dispatches from Covid-19 hot spots at night – John D. Stoll
https://www.wsj.com/articles/michigan-lawmaker-uses-road-trip-zoom-fundraisers-to-govern-amid-coronavirus-11586338202
— Chinese Mogul Faces Probe for Essay Critical of President Xi’s Coronavirus
Handling Ren Zhiqiang is under investigation as Beijing trumpets its success in
containing pandemic – Chun Han Wong (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats
who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, I was critical
of their discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White,
male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently
$101,176) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently
$140,634) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age
40. Consequently, my Democrat GAO superiors 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 $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to
transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me
beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor
in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat
Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave
requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-mogul-faces-probe-for-essay-critical-of-president-xis-coronavirus-handling-11586283853
— Nope, Your Parents’ Home Isn’t the Best Place to Work While Socially
Isolated Young adults who have moved in with their parents to ride out the
pandemic face tech challenges; what does this TV remote do? – Julie Jargon
(DIERSEN: What is the status of your parents’ homes? The apartment above my
grandparents’ hardware store at the northeast corner of Main & Exchange in
Crete where I lived with them 1948-1954 was torn down in 1966. 1286 Wood Street
in Crete where I lived with my parents and brother 1954-1972 continues on. My
grandparents had it built in 1926 on land that my great great grandparents
bought in 1864. My brother continues to live there.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nope-your-parents-home-isnt-the-best-place-to-work-while-socially-isolated-11586251800
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The World Is Watching How America
Handles Coronavirus. The Trump administration has failed to convey an
impression of strong international leadership.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-is-watching-how-america-handles-coronavirus-11586299643
— Trump Is Not the Coronavirus – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-not-the-coronavirus-11586300015
— The ‘Trump Bump’ Is Already Over And Covid-19 has cost the president two
major arguments for his re-election. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-bump-is-already-over-11586299491
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Wisconsin Signals Risk In November – John McCormick
and Alexa Corse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-holds-election-despite-coronavirusafter-efforts-to-delay-failed-11586270200
— Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly Resigns in Wake of USS Roosevelt Comments
Official berated former captain of the aircraft carrier, who asked for more
help in combating coronavirus – Gordon Lubold and Michael R. Gordon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/acting-navy-secretary-resigns-in-wake-of-uss-roosevelt-11586287262
NPR
— Women Are Losing More Jobs In Coronavirus Shutdowns – SCOTT HORSLEY
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/08/829141182/women-are-losing-more-jobs-in-coronavirus-shutdowns
THE HOUR
— Trump removes inspector general who was to oversee $2 trillion stimulus
spending – Ellen Nakashima (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. Democrats run GAO and
Democrats run IRS. Of course, those Democrats did not want GAO to assign me to
audits of IRS. Before transferring to GAO from IRS in 1980, I had worked for
IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5
levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. To keep me from being assigned to
audits of IRS, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $20,157 (21%)
pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, b) gave me unfair performance
expectations and appraisals, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my
coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) did not promote me beyond GS-13,
e) got rid of my mentor in 1987, and f) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was
49 years old.)
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Trump-removes-inspector-general-who-was-to-15184570.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fine
is a career official who has served Republican and Democratic presidents. He
had been acting Pentagon inspector general for more than four years, and before
that was inspector general at the Justice Department for 11 years. Fine and his
staff were caught by surprise when informed of the decision Monday, and were
given no explanation for the move, according to U.S. federal officials. Trump cast
his decision to remove Fine as merely cleaning house of Obama-era holdover
appointments, saying those officials could be biased. “We have a lot of
IGs in from the Obama era,” he said Tuesday. “And as you know, it’s a
presidential decision. And I left them, largely. I mean, changed some, but I
left them…But when we have, you know, reports of bias and when we have
different things coming in. I don’t know Fine. I don’t think I ever met
Fine.”)
