August 21 Evening Edition - GOPUSA Illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump throws coal plants a lifeline, but Illinois among states showing no signs of turning back – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-trump-coal-plant-regulations-illinois-20180821-story.html
— New Rahm Emanuel attack ad ties Garry McCarthy to Trump and Giuliani, but takes liberties – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-attack-ad-20180821-story.html
— Sen. Collins said Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh sees Roe v. Wade as ‘settled law’ – Elise Viebeck, Gabriel Pogrund
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-collins-kavanaugh-roe-wade-20180821-story.html
— Researchers identify the most sexist places in America – Christopher Ingraham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-america-most-sexist-places-20180821-story.html
— DuPage Forest Preserve Board member Linda Painter has concerns about warehouse proposed near Waterfall Glen – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dbr-darien-truck-warehouse-tl-0823-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes identify as being false a) articles that they disagree with and b) articles written by people who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180821/facebook-is-rating-the-trustworthiness-of-its-users
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook developed its reputation assessments as part of its effort against fake news, Tessa Lyons, the product manager who is in charge of fighting misinformation, said in an interview. The company, like others in tech, has long relied on its users to report problematic content — but as Facebook has given people more options, some users began falsely reporting items as untrue, a new twist on information warfare that it had to account for. It’s “not uncommon for people to tell us something is false simply because they disagree with the premise of a story or they’re intentionally trying to target a particular publisher,” said Lyons. Users’ trustworthiness score between zero and one isn’t meant to be an absolute indicator of a person’s credibility, Lyons said, nor is there is a single unified reputation score that users are assigned. Rather, the score is one measurement among thousands of new behavioral clues that Facebook now takes into account as it seeks to understand risk. Facebook is also monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. It is unclear what other criteria Facebook measures to determine a user’s score, whether all users have a score, and in what ways they’re used.)
— Poll shows support for charter schools, vouchers is growing – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180821/business/308219997/
— Alligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at Hilton Head resort – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180821/alligator-kills-woman-trying-to-protect-her-dog-at-hilton-head-resort

ABC7
— Microsoft alleges more Russian attacks ahead of midterm elections – KARMA ALLEN
https://abc7chicago.com/microsoft-alleges-more-russian-attacks-ahead-of-midterm-elections/4017536/

NBC5
— Hillary Clinton Stepping Back Into the Fray to Fundraise for Democrats This Fall Republican officials welcome her involvement, hoping to tie her to Democrats running in places that lean Republican
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Hillary-Clinton-Fundraising-Democrats-Fall-2018-491348261.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poe’s firm provides big rig to Rauner campaign – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180821/bernard-schoenburg-poes-firm-provides-big-rig-to-rauner-campaign

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Nominees selected to fill out three vacancies on Champaign County Board – Tim Mitchell
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-21/nominees-selected-fill-out-three-vacancies-champaign-county-board.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Ways and Means Committee, including Roskam, releases report on Medicare
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/16/ways-and-means-committee-including-roskam-releases-report-on-medicare/aoobezd/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner rallies Republican supporters with BBQ, barbs in Decatur stop – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-rallies-republican-supporters-with-bbq-barbs-in-decatur-stop/article_85591b48-5794-5615-ab1a-482e5dfdbb0a.html
— Decatur council doubles video gambling license fee to $500 per machine – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/decatur-council-doubles-video-gambling-license-fee-to-per-machine/article_ccab565c-5fd5-5e4d-a8c5-3b930d0132f4.html

WGLT
— Harold: Attorney General Can’t ‘Choose Winners and Losers’ In Business – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/harold-attorney-general-cant-choose-winners-and-losers-business#stream/0

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— The long struggle to get a vote on video gambling – Brian Kuhr
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/8-21-2018/The-long-struggle-to-get-a-vote-on-video-gambling/

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Jan Shaw to CUSD 200 taxpayers
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2018/08/jan-shaw-to-cusd-200-taxpayers/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage voters to weigh in on proposal to raise property taxes 50 percent to pay off pension debt – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511539804-dupage-voters-to-weigh-in-on-proposal-to-raise-property-taxes-50-percent-to-pay-off-pension-debt

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP PENSIONERS HAVE COLLECTED NEARLY $300M OVER PAST 20 YEARS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-township-pensioners-have-collected-nearly-300m-over-past-20-years/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Carlinville’s Atty Dan Schuering claims Edgar County Watchdogs are Political Terrorists – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/carlinvilles-atty-dan-schuering-claims-edgar-county-watchdogs-are-political-terrorists/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ attorney general candidates trade jabs about public corruption, debates – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-attorney-general-candidates-trade-jabs-about-public-corruption-debates/article_87a9f53c-a4ae-11e8-864f-db93b6f59757.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Miller-Walsh slammed for “scrubbed” Facebook page
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/rep-miller-walsh-slammed-for-scrubbed-facebook-page/
— Rauner: On the (same) road again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/on-the-same-road-again/
— Barickman: “We don’t get to earn the right to govern simply by saying Madigan is the boogeyman”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/barickman-we-dont-get-to-earn-the-right-to-govern-simply-by-saying-madigan-is-the-boogeyman/
— Rauner on Quincy veterans home: “Occasionally some things stumble here or there”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home-occasionally-some-things-stumble-here-or-there/

GOPUSA
— David Hogg turns on ‘older’ Dems; they ‘won’t move the f– off the plate and let us take control’ (DIERSEN: Would Hogg support “up-or-out” rules, for example, you are out if you are not elected to a) local office by age 25, b) county office by age 30, c) state office by age 35, d) federal office by age 40, and e) U.S. President by age 45?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52902
— 58 shot, 7 dead: Chicago top cop says, ‘We can only do so much’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52911

THE HILL
— Jury convicts Manafort on eight felony counts – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402125-manafort-guilty
— Republicans blast party’s strategy for keeping House majority – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/402897-republicans-blast-partys-strategy-for-keeping-house-majority

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. View all posts by David Diersen