ABC7
— Candidates in Illinois 6th District meet with Tribune editorial board – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/candidates-in-illinois-6th-district-meet-with-tribune-editorial-board/4032838/
— DNC says it thwarted hacking attempt on its voter database
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dnc-says-it-thwarted-hacking-attempt-on-its-voter-database/4030993/
WBBM 780
— Rep. Roskam, Challenger Casten Debate Trump, Taxes
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rep-roskam-challenger-casten-debate-trump-taxes
WLS AM
— Roskam, Casten spar over immigration, President Trump – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/22/roskam-casten-spar-over-immigration-president-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Edgar wants Rauner to sign bills a) that encourage people to come to America illegally, b) that encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) that encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/rauner-immigration-bills-jim-edgar/
— Days from mandatory retirement age, fire commissioner loses bid to stay on job – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mandatory-retirement-age-fire-commissioner-jose-santiago-shown-the-door-rahm-emanuel/
— Amid skepticism, aldermen to be briefed on $10 billion pension borrowing plan – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chief-financial-officer-brief-aldermen-10-billion-pension-bond-borrowing-plan-taxes/
— CPS reviewing Bronzeville principal’s barring kids from dressing ‘provocatively’ – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-public-schools-cps-investigating-king-high-school-dress-code-barring-dressing-provocatively-sexual-abuse/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Politicians target immigration law after arrest in Mollie Tibbetts’ murder.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/cristhian-bahena-rivera-mollie-tibbetts-kidnapping-murder-immigration-donald-trump-iowa/
— #MeToo movement must condemn sexual abuse, no matter who’s involved – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/metoo-movement-asia-argento-sexual-assault-actor-se-cupp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump puts the coal industry ahead of your health.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-environmental-regulations-coal-industry-illinois/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Deal him in: Decades later, ‘Gov. No-No’ now says ‘yes, yes’ to Chicago casino – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-gov-jim-edgar-supports-chicago-casino-racetracks/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says Trump isn’t Abe Lincoln, Sean Casten calls president a ‘walking disaster’ – Patrick M. O’Connell, Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-sean-casten-il6-tribune-20180821-story.html
— Mexican man charged in slaying of Mollie Tibbetts slaying worked under fake name – AP (DIERSEN: One should expect that all illegals use fake names.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mollie-tibbetts-murder-20180822-story.html
— Mayoral hopeful did not break state law by giving out thousands in cash, checks: hearing officer – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-willie-wilson-cash-giveaway-election-law-ruling-20180822-story.html
— Protest organizers announce route for planned Kennedy Expressway shutdown – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-protest-kennedy-airport-shutdown-20180822-story.html
— CPS board votes to bar communication between students, teachers on personal devices – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-teacher-student-social-media-vote-20180822-story.html
— Wilmette mom investigated for letting 8-year-old walk dog around the block. ‘For something like this to happen to me, there’s something really wrong.’ – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: How soon will anti-Trumps call 911 when they see someone delivering Republican campaign literature door-to-door? In your municipality, if the aforesaid happened, who would your mayor side with?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-leaving-kids-alone-moms-shamed-20180820-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Politicians target immigration law after arrest in Iowa case.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/politicians-target-immigration-law-after-arrest-in-iowa-case
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What Cohen’s plea and Manafort’s verdict mean for Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/qampa-what-cohens-plea-and-manaforts-verdict-mean-for-trump
— Cook GOP chairman Sean Morrison to speak in Schaumburg Aug. 25
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/cook-gop-chairman-to-speak-in-schaumburg-aug-25
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Lock him up! Illinois GOP in trouble as Trump woes multiply. A president who promised to drain the Washington swamp seems to have filled it with his own alligators as Mueller zeroes in. That means trouble for local Republicans.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lock-him-illinois-gop-trouble-trump-woes-multiply
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis should address questions about former aide – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-22/editorial-davis-should-address-questions-about-former-aide.html
WIREPOINTS
— BGA’s Fact-Check Corrupts The Terms ‘Fact-Check’ And ‘Corrupt’ – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/bgas-fact-check-corrupts-the-terms-fact-check-and-corrupt/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Williamson County commissioner expects political retaliation after gun referendum fails to get on ballot – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511535675-williamson-county-commissioner-expects-political-retaliation-after-gun-referendum-fails-to-get-on-ballot
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser Loses Suit to Void Local 150 Contract Signed by Predecessor Bob Miller after GOP Primary Election Loss
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/22/algonquin-township-road-commissioner-andrew-gasser-loses-suit-void-local-150-contract-signed-predecessor-bob-miller/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No More Tax Dollars for the Planned Parenthood Chop Shop – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/no-more-tax-dollars-for-the-planned-parenthood-chop-shop/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TIBBETTS’ FAMILY GRIEF PREVENTABLE, IMMIGRATION GROUP SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/tibbetts-family-grief-preventable-immigration-group-says.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: DISASTROUS PITFALLS OF A POROUS SOUTHERN BORDER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorneroneil-disastrous-pitfalls-of-a-porous-southern-border.html
— MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS ENDORSE RAUNER, SCOLD CRITICS FOR MOCKING GUV’S RIDING GEAR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-abate-endorses-rauner.html
— NFIB RANKS ILLINOIS WITH HIGH GRADES ON LATEST SCORECARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/nfib-scores-illinois-legislature.html
CAPITOL FAX
— ABATE president takes offense at Pritzker ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/22/abate-president-takes-offense-at-pritzker-ad/
FOX NEWS
— Farm that hired Cristhian Rivera, Mollie Tibbetts’ suspected killer, did not use E-Verify system, official says – Lucia Suarez Sang (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbetts-murder-suspect-illegal-immigrant-cristhian-rivera-allegedly-passed-e-verify-system.html
BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Trump Represents What Liberals ‘Hate About America, Which Is Americans’ – John Binder (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Trump? Trump and I are both Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and draft avoiders. He is a federal employee now and I was one for almost 30 years.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/22/exclusive-ann-coulter-trump-represents-what-liberals-hate-about-america-which-is-americans/
GOPUSA
— America is Venezuela with Democrats in charge
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53011
— Crash: Mexican national uses knife to commandeer Greyhound bus
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52975
— San Francisco: Straws Banned, Needles Free!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52893
— Donald Trump rips ESPN for not televising national anthem at NFL games
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53054
DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK TIMES DELETES IMMIGRATION STATUS OF MOLLIE TIBBETTS’S KILLER FROM HEADLINE – Joe Simonson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/new-york-times-mollie-tibbetts-headline/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Politicians Who Killed Mollie Tibbetts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28595
CBS NEWS
— Man charged in Mollie Tibbetts death didn’t go through E-Verify – IRINA IVANOVA (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/farm-worker-charged-in-mollie-tibbetts-death-didnt-go-through-e-verify/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Food Stamp Farce State evasions show the need for new work requirements. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-food-stamp-farce-1534979697
NASDAQ
— McDonald’s Sets Global Goal to Reduce Barriers to Employment for Two Million Youth; Invests $2 Million in Chicago’s Workforce (DIERSEN: What did you do to overcome barriers to employment? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/mcdonalds-sets-global-goal-to-reduce-barriers-to-employment-for-two-million-youth-invests-2-millio-20180822-00568