August 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sexual harassment victims, experts react to NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/andrew-cuomo-cumo-resigns-governor-sexual-harassment/10943492/
— Senate passes $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, package now heads to House – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/infrastructure-bill-2021-vote-breakdown-crypto-bernie-sanders-john-cornyn/10942333/
— Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account – EVAN MCMURRY
https://abc7chicago.com/twitter-suspends-marjorie-taylor-greenes-account-/10943061/

NBC5
— Illinois Officials Say COVID Hospitalizations Among Kids Largely Steady as Other States See Surges
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-officials-say-covid-hospitalizations-among-kids-largely-steady-as-other-states-see-surges/2587217/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker doubles down on defense of state’s pandemic response in new campaign ad – RICK PEARSON and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-coronavirus-reelection-ad-20210810-rm7kkqkzjneyddgv4uok25cxie-story.html
— Pritzker’s mask mandate for students ignores science, overrules parents – CHRIS TALGO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-pritzker-mask-mandate-schools-k-12-20210810-vp34kxkas5gmfkjvsgldyrbj2a-story.html
— Vaccination rates vary from 83% in Des Plaines to 43% in Harwood Heights, leaving school district to cope – BOB CHIARITO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-town-vax-rates-tl-0812-20210810-3dqon7n7fbatjpnwtxjag5suwi-story.html
— U-46 board finalizes mandatory mask policy – MIKE DANAHEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-u46-board-masks-mandatory-school-st-0811-20210810-fwghdm3nkjbgxczxitwuw4zdwu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Downstate parent sues Pritzker over school mask mandate – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210810/downstate-parent-sues-pritzker-over-school-mask-mandate
— Kane County Board to mental health providers: Trust us – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210810/kane-county-board-to-mental-health-providers-trust-us

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— We want to hear from Southern IL Republican voters ahead of redistricting data release
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article253396535.html

FOX ILLINOIS

— Liz Cheney’s Trump vote prompts new Wyoming censure effort – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/liz-cheneys-trump-vote-prompts-new-wyoming-censure-effort

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker and ISBE Sued Over Newest Mask Mandate – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://www.edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/gov-pritzker-and-isbe-sued-over-newest-mask-mandate/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Cuomo resigns over sexual harassment scandal and looming impeachment – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/10/andrew-cuomo-resigns-over-sexual-harassment-scanda/
— Critical race theory undermines America. Our competitiveness is challenged fighting among ourselves. – Peter Morici
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/10/critical-race-theory-undermines-america/

FOX NEWS
— GOP senators push back on Dems’ ‘far-left’ budget with amendments backing police, anti-critical race theory. The Senate kicked off a vote-a-rama on the Democrats’ budget proposal Tuesday. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-budget-amendments-police-critical-race-theory
— ‘Ingraham Angle’ on bipartisan infrastructure bill, policing
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/ingraham-angle-on-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-policing

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— $3.5 Trillion Budget Reconciliation Package Includes Mass Amnesty for Millions of Illegals – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/10/3-5-trillion-budget-reconciliation-package-includes-mass-amnesty-for-millions-of-illegals/

BREITBART
— Democrat Rep. Sean Casten: Inflation is a ‘Good Thing’ – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/10/democrat-sean-casten-inflation-good/

DAILY CALLER
— Senate Passes The Largest Infrastructure Package In Decades, Over A Dozen Republicans Vote In Favor – ANDREW TRUNSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/10/senate-passes-infrastructure-package-dozen-republicans-join-dems-kyrsten-sinema-rob-portman-joe-biden/
— Republicans Introduce Bill Banning Funding For Critical Race Theory On Federal Level – ALEX ASGARI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/10/republicans-bill-critical-race-theory-ban/

EPOCH TIMES
— A Plan to Save America – Newt Gingrich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/a-plan-to-save-america_3941950.html

THE HILL
— Republicans unveil bill to ban federal funding of critical race theory – MARTY JOHNSON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/567152-republicans-unveil-bill-to-ban-federal-funding-of-critical-race-theory

REUTERS
— ‘Exclusionary and classist’: Why the legal profession is getting whiter – Hassan Kanu
https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/exclusionary-classist-why-legal-profession-is-getting-whiter-2021-08-10/

NBC NEWS
— In defiance of Trump, more than one-third of Senate GOP backs infrastructure bill. Nineteen Republicans backed the bipartisan package, advancing a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s agenda. – Allan Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/defiance-trump-more-one-third-senate-gop-backs-infrastructure-bill-n1276487

BUSINESS WIRE
— New Survey by Wiley Looks at Diversity Deficit in U.S. Tech Workforce. Nearly 70% of U.S. Businesses Report a Lack of Diversity in their Tech Workforce; Same Percentage of Young Tech Employees Have Felt Uncomfortable at Work Based on Their Identity or Background
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210810005644/en/New-Survey-by-Wiley-Looks-at-Diversity-Deficit-in-U.S.-Tech-Workforce

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Anti-Critical Race Theory Activists Are Drowning Out Black Parents Fighting School Racism.”
https://www.newsweek.com/anti-critical-race-theory-activists-are-drowning-out-black-parents-fighting-school-racism-1617874

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.