FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Illinois leaders speak out on report Trump preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-leaders-condemn-report-president-donald-trump-preparing-deploy-federal-troops-chicago/17628504/
NBC5
— Pritzker calls Trump’s statements on National Guard deployment an abuse of power. “Chicago is a mess. You have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent, and we’ll straighten that one out probably next,” Trump said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-calls-trumps-statements-on-national-guard-deployment-an-abuse-of-power/3814097/
CBS2
— Pentagon planning military deployment in Chicago; Pritzker accuses Trump of “attempting to manufacture a crisis”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brandon-johnson-donald-trump-threat-national-guard-crime-chicago/
FOX32
— ‘There is no emergency’: Pritzker responds to reports Pentagon plans military deployment to Chicago.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-responds-reports-pentagon-plansmilitary-deployment-chicago
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/maga-republican-party/
— How Trump’s directive to submit race-based admissions data impacts Chicago-area universities. With less pressure to admit Democrats who are minority, female, and/or citizens of foreign countries, anticipate/expect that more Republicans who are White and/or male will be admitted.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/trump-race-based-admissions-data/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks. The Washington Post reported Saturday that Defense Department officials have been planning for weeks to deploy federal troops to Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/23/pentagon-military-deployment-chicago-report-pritzker
— New Illinois law expands protections for reporters from lawsuits. Pritzker signed anti-SLAPP legislation that now explicitly shields journalists from suits intended to stifle public participation. Of course, Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders do not want this to apply to Republican journalists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/22/slapp-lawsuits-protection-reporters-pritzker-news-medi
— How dependent on Medicaid funding have Democrat leaders made your hospital?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/08/22/medicaid-trump-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-health-care-roseland-community-hospital
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Anticipate/expect that under the Illinois Democrat leaders, the more students that schools have who are minority, female, LGBTQ, and/or illegal, the more taxpayer money that they will get.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/education/how-much-additional-revenue-did-your-school-district-receive-through-states-evidence-based-funding/
— How much more gerrymandering, that is, packing and cracking, will Pritzker do assure that Republicans cannot be elected in any of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts instead of just 14 of them?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-fighting-fire-with-fire-redistricting-free-for-all-portends-disaster-for-amer/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their anti-Israel protestors.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/us-congress-politics/lawmakers-continuing-public-events-despite-disruptive-pro-palestinian-protests/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For Democrats, colleges exist, including commuter colleges, to crank out good little Democrats. UIC was a commuter college when I attended it 1966-1968. UIC failed to make me a Democrat.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/a-commuter-college-thought-it-could-avoid-trump-s-education-crackdown-here-s-what-happened/article_e8b87d9d-de74-5a96-9c08-2fdad3b926b7.html
SHAW LOCAL
— Underwood pressed on Israel, redistricting at DeKalb town hall
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/23/us-rep-underwood-pressed-on-israel-redistricting-at-dekalb-town-hall/
WGEM
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/2025/08/23/new-laws-aim-shield-providers-abortion-meds-ban-ticketing-schools/
WMBD
— Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill.
https://wmbdradio.com/2025/08/22/texas-florida-seek-to-join-legal-challenge-to-abortion-pill/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Del Mar and Bailey: It might be true, but is it good?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/23/thoughts-on-a-gubernatorial-ticket-containing-darin-bailey-and-aaron-del-mar/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gavin Newsom is the likely Democratic presidential nominee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3779080/gavin-newsom-is-the-likely-democratic-presidential-nominee/
NEW YORK POST
— Cracker Barrel’s marketing fiasco shows investors are making woke a massive risk factor
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/business/cracker-barrels-marketing-fiasco-shows-investors-are-making-woke-a-massive-risk-factor/
— Self-deportation is crucial to undoing the Biden illegal-migrant mess
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/opinion/donald-trump-doesnt-have-to-deport-10-million-illegals-they-will-leave-by-themselves/
— Pritzker says Trump trying to ‘manufacture a crisis’ as admin plans National Guard deployment to Chicago
https://nypost.com/2025/08/24/us-news/illinois-gov-pritzker-says-trump-trying-to-manufacture-a-crisis-as-admin-plans-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Demography is destiny and control of the House. How many illegals have given birth in America so far?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/demography_is_destiny_and_control_of_the_house.html
— Trump Derangement Syndrome
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/trump_derangement_syndrome_suffering_psychologists.html
BREITBART
— Trump Mobilizing 1,700 National Guardsmen to Help Fight Illegal Immigration and Crime Across America
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/08/23/trump-mobilizing-1700-national-guardsmen-to-help-fight-illegal-immigration-and-crime-across-america/
— National Guard to assist immigration law enforcement in 19 states
https://www.breitbart.com/news/national-guard-to-assist-immigration-law-enforcement-in-19-states/
— Pritzker Slams Trump for Saying Chicago Crime Crackdown May Be Next. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/23/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-slams-trump-saying-chicago-crime-crackdown-may-be-next/
— Trump hails new Texas electoral map aimed at keeping grip on Congress
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-hails-new-texas-electoral-map-aimed-at-keeping-grip-on-congress/
— Abbott says he’ll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026
https://www.breitbart.com/news/texas-gov-abbott-vows-to-approve-gop-leaning-congressional-voting-map/
— Newsom Hopes to Turn Gerrymander Fight into Referendum on Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/24/newsom-hopes-to-turn-gerrymander-fight-into-referendum-on-trump/
DAILY CALLER
— The Woke Media Is Wrong. America’s Cities Need To Be Safe Again.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/23/opinion-the-woke-media-is-wrong-americas-cities-need-to-be-safe-again-jorge-martinez/
DAILY SIGNAL
— DeSantis Urges Congress to Defund Sanctuary States That License Illegal Aliens as Drivers. How many illegals have Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders given licenses to so far?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/23/ron-desantis-urges-congress-defund-sanctuary-states/
— The Rise of Open Racism From the Left
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/22/joy-reids-racist-rant-exposes-dei-hypocrisy/
DAILY WIRE
— Obama Judge Blocks Trump From Defunding Sanctuary Cities. Trump has called sanctuary jurisdictions “death traps.” How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been so far making your municipality a sanctuary municipality?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-judge-blocks-trump-from-defunding-sanctuary-cities
FOX NEWS
— Gianno Caldwell mulls Senate bid as Chicagoans are ‘begging for change’ on crime woes. Public safety advocate weighs run for Dick Durbin’s seat as Trump pushes federal crime crackdown. Gianno began his government relations career serving as the Director of Government Relations for Naperville Township. His primary focus was to develop strategies to cut costs relative to transportation, healthcare, taxes, pensions, and local government. In this position, he successfully lobbied the reduction of property tax rates for the whole of Naperville Township.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gianno-caldwell-mulls-senate-bid-chicagoans-begging-change-crime-woes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican public safety advocate Gianno Caldwell is mulling a bid for the open Illinois Senate seat in 2026 amid growing conversations about crime in America’s cities. Earlier this month, Caldwell was the keynote speaker at the Illinois Republican Party’s Republican Day event at the state fair, where he touted his record on law and order. Caldwell’s brother, Christian, was killed in 2022 in a Chicago drive-by shooting at the age of 18. “I’ve been about this fight for many years, public service, I’ve worked in every level of government that you can imagine and certainly I think there’s time for a law-and-order U.S. Senate candidate to come to the forefront in Illinois,” said Caldwell, a Fox News contributor and founder of the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety. “My brother’s legacy has become my mission and to save lives,” Caldwell said. “And if that’s something that I can continue in a U.S. Senate seat, that’s worth considering for the many lives that have been lost and the legacies that need to be furthered in the state of Illinois and my home city of Chicago.” Caldwell’s hometown of Chicago is getting renewed attention as President Donald Trump wants to take National Guard and federal agent deployment to lower crime nationwide following the takeover of policing in Washington DC. Both cities have dealt with violent crime woes, which have led to teens and children dying in numerous tragic cases. “My brother’s murder was something that I thought needed to have a conversation to address what has been going on in Chicago,” Caldwell said. “So this impacted me in a very deep and personal way. And when I think about what President Trump is doing by saying, ‘Look, we’re doing this in DC already. We want to take this to other places around the country, I applaud him. Why? Because people have been begging for change in the city of Chicago.” Caldwell spoke even as a backlash has grown from Democrats who have said that the heavy law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital is over-the-top. “American soldiers and airmen policing American citizens on American soil is #UnAmerican,” Mayor Muriel Bowser posted to X last week.)
— Chicagoans are ‘begging for change’ amid Trump’s DC police takeover. Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell explains that he is mulling a bid for U.S. Senate in Illinois amid crime woes in Chicago and other cities throughout the country.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377293879112
— Over 80% of students lie about their views to appease liberal professors. Because I majored in business, accounting, and finance years ago, I did not have to do that.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/multi-college-study-indicating-over-80-students-lie-about-views-appease-liberal-professors
— Pritzker says Trump trying to ‘manufacture a crisis’ as admin plans National Guard deployment to Chicago. The Pentagon has reportedly planned a military deployment to Chicago for weeks, which could include thousands of National Guard troops.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gov-pritzker-says-trump-trying-manufacture-crisis-admin-plans-national-guard-deployment-chicago
NEWS BUSTERS
— Democrats and RINOs use wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans. All my critics/opponents promote wokeness/wokeism.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/08/23/npr-platforms-nikole-hannah-jones-reviewing-museums-wokeness-fascism
PJ MEDIA
— Pride Cometh Before the Fall
https://pjmedia.com/caskeet/2025/08/23/pride-cometh-before-the-fall-n4942985
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Admitted students’ GPAs and test scores won’t show Trump what he thinks they’ll show. What harmed your GPA and test scores? For me, it was a) my spending far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying when I earned my diploma from Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966, b) my spending far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying while I took undergraduate business courses at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969, and c) my focusing on my IRS and GAO jobs too much instead of studying while I took graduate courses in business at Loyola 1972-1976, accounting at DePaul 1976-1980, and finance at IIT 1992-1997, prepared to take the CPA examination in 1979, and preparing to take the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/admitted-students-gpas-and-test-scores-won-t-show-trump-what-he-thinks-theyll-show/ar-AA1KPJaT
NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Your Medicines Are Made. President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/health/prescription-drugs-manufacturing-tariffs.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. How soon will they officially destroy anyone and everyone who does not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/us/politics/orlando-pulse-shooting-rainbow-crosswalk-memorial.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown. Military officials are sketching out a plan that could deploy a few thousand National Guard members, officials said. The use of active-duty forces has also been discussed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/23/trump-chicago-military-national-guard/
— New GOP bill is latest push to extend federal control of D.C. police. The bill joins others from Republican legislators aiming to grant the federal government extended power over D.C. police.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/23/dc-federal-takeover-police-extend/
— Democrats have floated redistricting in Illinois, but the congressional map there already favors their party, leaving limited room for gains.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/23/trump-gop-redistricting-missouri-indiana/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— What is the Democrat alternative to Trump?
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-davis-hanson/victor-davis-hanson-what-is-the-democrat-alternative-to-trump-3429167/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.bgov.com/litigation/dozens-of-cities-win-new-block-on-trumps-sanctuary-defunding
GAO
— Democrats run GAO. The more of the following that you are a) the less likely that the Democrats who run GAO will hire you and b) if you are a GAO employee, the sooner that they will get rid of you: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.gao.gov/about/careers/why-work-for-gao/diversity-and-inclusion
CPA JOURNAL
— Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hiring in Public Accounting. The accounting profession had no use for me because I was too old. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27 in 1976. While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, I did not do that until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. While I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I did not do that until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. The accounting profession ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed what I had learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, b) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $99,069-$153,151/year, c) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and d) earning professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. But beyond that, the accounting profession has always been under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities, females, and younger people.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2025/08/18/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-hiring-in-public-accounting-2/
POLITICO
— Illinois has been known for its aggressive Democratic gerrymanders, and it currently has just three Republican seats it can target. It’s also unclear Illinois Democrats have the political will to take on redrawing the congressional map — most of the redistricting talk this week has been on a whole other set of maps. Former Barack Obama chief of staff Bill Daley, a Chicago Democrat, and Ray LaHood, a Peoria Republican who served as Obama’s transportation secretary, rolled out a “Fair Maps Illinois” proposal this week that would end the process of state lawmakers drawing their own districts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/23/trump-redistricting-california-texas-gerrymander-00521573
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/black-psychology-matters/202508/making-psychology-white-again-the-impact-of-dismantling-dei
GOOGLE AI
— AI in journalism. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor does rely on AI to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor uses what he has learned a) serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) working for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, d) serving as the TAPROOT Republican of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, e) serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, f) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, g) serving as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, h) earning master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), i) earning professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), j) becoming a licensed CPA (1981), k) filing lawsuits, l) being the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in 1978 ( https://gopillinois.com/documents/ ), m) etc.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Ai+journalism
