FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-is-promising-new-steps-tackle-homelessness-crime-washington-dc/17499673/
— Pritzker says President Trump ‘has no right’ to send National Guard to Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-pritzker-encourages-back-school-vaccinations-says-trump-is-violating-law-sending-national-guard-reduce-crime/17503840/
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-administration-looking-reclassifying-marijuana/17503437/
— Democrat elected officials gerrymander to elect Democrat candidates. Look at their Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-democrats-illinois-vow-stay-special-session-ends-despite-st-charles-bomb-threat-greg-abbotts-arrests/17504587/
NBC5
— Trump vows to end ‘no cash bail,’ threatens crime crackdown in Chicago. “Every place in the country where you have no cash bail is a disaster,” Trump said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-vows-to-end-no-cash-bail-in-chicago-threatens-crime-crackdown/3807774/
— What is ‘no cash bail’? What to know as President Trump blasts the policy. The SAFE-T Act in Illinois banned cash bail in 2023.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/what-is-no-cash-bail-what-to-know-as-president-trump-blasts-the-policy/3807855/
— Pritzker responds after Trump calls him ‘incompetent,’ comments on his weight. “Every place in the country where you have no cash bail is a disaster,” Trump said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-responds-after-trump-calls-him-incompetent-comments-on-his-weight/3807905/
— Gerrymandering debate rages in Illinois as Texas lawmakers remain in state. The Texas legislature still has not convened to vote on the new maps, as Democrats remain out of state despite threats and criticisms
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/gerrymandering-debate-rages-in-illinois-as-texas-lawmakers-remain-in-state/3807960/
CBS2
— Trump says he’ll “end” no cash bail in Chicago while announcing National Guard deployment to D.C.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-no-cash-bail-chicago-national-guard-dc/
— Democrat candidates win because Democrat elected officials gerrymander.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dick-durbin-texas-democrats-redistricting-fight/
FOX32
— Texas Democrats remain in Illinois amid redistricting fight
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1689395
— After Trump threatens Chicago with National Guard, Pritzker, Johnson push back
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1689390
WTTW
— Which Republicans Are Seeking Statewide Office in Illinois in 2026? So Far, Hardly Any.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/11/which-republicans-are-seeking-statewide-office-illinois-2026-so-far-hardly-any
— Federal Judge Allows Chicago to Join Lawsuit to Stop Trump from Yanking Funding Sanctuary Cities
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/11/federal-judge-allows-chicago-join-lawsuit-stop-trump-yanking-funding-sanctuary-cities
WGN RADIO
— Trump to send National Guard into Washington, said Chicago could follow
https://wgnradio.com/news/trump-to-send-national-guard-into-washington-said-chicago-could-follow/
— Why can’t the Trump Tower find tenants?
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/block-club-chicagos-mack-liederman-why-cant-the-trump-tower-find-tenants/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/trump-homelessness-washington/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/trump-big-bill-mass-deportations-congress/
— Our politics focus on what to do ‘for’ voters. That threatens the economy.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/jim-nowlan-our-politics-focus-on-what-to-do-for-voters-that-threatens-the-economy/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders say Trump’s warning about replicating a DC police takeover in Chicago an empty and illegal threat
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/08/11/donald-trump-trump-federal-takeover-dc-police-national-guard-chicago-threat-jb-pritzker
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/11/snap-cuts-economy-trump-big-beautiful-bill-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders promote Democrat Wheaton City Council member Erica Bray-Parker to succeed retiring Republican Amy Grant for the 47th state House district seat.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250811/illinois-state-politics/wheaton-city-councilwoman-running-for-state-house-seat/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump calls Johnson, Pritzker ‘incompetent’ — and hints at Chicago police takeover
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-threatens-chicago-police-takeover-slams-johnson-pritzker
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/trump-decision-marijuana-classification-coming
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give Blacks more preference.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/trumps-actions-highlight-threats-black-communities-opinion
— For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Democrat leaders of federal agencies decry/despise/hate Republican-led budget cuts. First, they deal with those cuts by getting rid of any remaining Republican employees. Next, they get rid of their Democrat employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. And last, their Democrat employees who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-downsizing-leaves-still-employed-workers-vulnerable
— Federal job cuts take a bite out of Chicago’s economy. According to my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents, federal jobs should be given to those who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. I am none of the aforesaid. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Because I refused to become a Democrat, they ever-increasingly did everything that they could to get rid of me. I would not have survived for almost 3 years as a postal employee if I had not taken job-related undergraduate business courses at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969. I would not have survived for almost 9 years as an IRS employee if I had not a) taken graduate evening business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and accounting courses DePaul 1976-1980 and b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I would not have survived for almost 18 years as a GAO employee if I had not a earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) became a licensed CPA in 1981, e) earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and f) earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-jobs-cuts-ripple-through-chicago-region
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government is the largest employer in the Chicago area, although at nearly 48,000 it’s a modest slice of a 5 million-strong area workforce. At the start of the year, the federal workforce nationwide was 3 million and 82,000 in Illinois. DOGE’s program is disproportionately stinging African American employees like Cherry. Of the federal workforce, 18.6% are Black, while Black people account for 13.7% of the U.S. population. And Black workers are an even bigger presence — 20% or more — at a number of departments including the Postal Service, Education Department, Department of Housing & Urban Development, Treasury Department and Department of Veterans Affairs — all of which have been hit with job cuts since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. The federal government is a significant employer of women of color, with Black women, Latinas and Asian women all having a greater presence in the federal workforce compared to the private sector, the National Women’s Law Center reports. “Federal employment is one of the few job sectors where Black women have had meaningful access to upward mobility,” Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor of Illinois, and Cherita Ellens, president and CEO of Women Employed, wrote recently in a Chicago Tribune commentary essay. With above-average pay and solid benefits, federal employment has provided a path to the middle class not just for Black workers but for women and other disadvantaged groups. The government’s commitment to equal opportunity dating to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has made public service an attractive sector for career advancement that may be less accessible in the private sector. The Trump administration’s purge of offices that promote equal opportunity and diversity and inclusion has particularly affected the employment of Black Americans. “The federal government has played a unique role in the labor history of Black Americans,” economic researcher Joseph Dean wrote in a February report by the Washington, D.C., nonprofit National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “The decades-long progress made by Black federal employees is in serious danger of being upended in a fraction of time it took to build,” Dean wrote. “Federal employment opportunities provide substantial economic independence and stability for Black middle class Americans.”)
25 NEWS NOW
— Which Republicans are seeking statewide office in 2026? So far, hardly any. Politicians set to gather at State Fair this week, unofficially kicking off 2026 election season.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/11/which-republicans-are-seeking-statewide-office-2026-so-far-hardly-any/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thus far, just two lesser-known Republicans have expressed interest in challenging Pritzker in 2026. A similar group of lesser-known candidates is considering a U.S. Senate run, but there has been no news about anyone running for comptroller, treasurer or secretary of state. . .In the Senate race, four Republicans have filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and are actively raising money. Former Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy is reportedly considering running for either governor or Senate and is expected to make an announcement soon. Ted Dabrowski, the president of conservative research site Wirepoints, is also considering running for governor. . .Bob Fioretti, who has unsuccessfully run for several offices as a member of both parties, is reportedly circulating petitions to run for attorney general. But even as petition-gathering begins, no other candidates are publicly known to be interested in running for other statewide offices. Notable names, including U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and former Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter have declined to run for governor or Senate.)
FOX ILLINOIS
— DC Democrats rally against Trump’s deployment of National Guard
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/dc-trump-announcement-national-guard-district-residents-rally-against-deployment-federal-contro-section-740-home-rule-act-photo-watch-video-protests-crime-teen-violence
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-11/factories-from-ge-to-kraft-heinz-lose-immigrant-workers-stressing-those-who-remain
KHQA
— State Senator Jil Tracy files suit against Texas lawmakers hiding out in Illinois
https://khqa.com/news/local/state-senator-republican-jil-tracy-files-suit-petition-calls-for-arrest-complaint-against-texas-lawmakers-democrats-hiding-out-in-illinois-texas-redistricting-map-gop-plan-rigged-scheme-conservative-majority-2026-midterm-elections
WJBL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.wjol.com/loan-applications-for-all-cannabis-social-equity-licensees-set-to-open-today-august-11th/
SIU
— Democrats use DEI to get of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.siu.edu/2025/08/081125-siu-celebrates-diversity-inclusion-during-belonging-week-2025.php
CHICAGO READER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/rhinestone-digest/rhinestone-digest-august-2025-parody-and-legality/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Will Trump Tower’s Riverfront Retail Space Ever Get A Tenant?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/11/will-trump-towers-riverfront-retail-space-ever-get-a-tenant/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-359/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump deploys National Guard to D.C., federal government to take over metro police department
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/11/trump-deploys-national-guard-dc-federal-government-take-metro-police/
— Teachers unions’ political obsession harms children. Racial quotas, forced grade inflation don’t constitute advocacy for educators.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/11/teachers-unions-political-obsession-harms-children/
— Arab money flooding American universities. Opaque foreign funding in our schools is a national security problem.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/11/arab-money-flooding-american-universities/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Major New York hotel-turned-shelter ends operations after city ends contract
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3496193/major-new-york-hotel-migrant-shelter-ends-city-contract-eric-adams/
NEW YORK POST
— Zohran Mamdani benefits from rent-stabilization, affirmative action programs meant for less-fortunate
https://nypost.com/2025/08/11/opinion/zohran-mamdani-benefits-from-rent-stabilization-affirmative-action-programs-meant-for-less-fortunate/
FEDERALIST
— Politico Hacks Insist Gerrymandering Is Different When Democrats Do It
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/11/politico-hacks-insist-gerrymandering-is-different-when-democrats-do-it/
FOX BUSINESS
— Trump calls to get rid of sanctuary cities as he declares ‘public safety emergency’ in Washington, DC
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6376798033112
FOX NEWS
— Illinois Democrats tell feds to stop trying to ‘usurp’ state authority over immigration. Rep Jesus Garcia and Sen Dick Durbin led the letter to DOJ and DHS.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-democrats-tell-feds-stop-trying-usurp-state-authority-over-immigration
NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE
— Why is Cook County in Illinois doling out $2M to the Chicago Abortion Fund?
https://nrlc.org/nrlnewstoday/2025/08/why-is-cook-county-in-illinois-doling-out-2m-to-the-chicago-abortion-fund/
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Takes Over D.C. Police, Vows to Revolutionize ’Slums’
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/08/11/breaking-trump-takes-over-dc-police-vows-to-revolutionize-slums-n4942593
THOMAS MOORE SOCIETY
— Cook County Doles Out $2M Grant to Bankroll Abortion Fund. Meanwhile, the Land of Lincoln continues to target pregnancy help ministries.
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/news/cook-county-doles-out-2m-grant-to-bankroll-abortion-fund
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Map shows governor approval rating
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-governor-approval-rating-2111902
POLITICO
— Teamsters pour money into GOP, shifting away from Dems. After years of loyally backing Democrats, Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien is diversifying the union’s PAC to support Republicans, too.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/teamsters-donations-00502709
