FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Minneapolis shooting: 8-year-old and 10-year-old killed, 17 others hurt at Catholic school
https://abc7chicago.com/post/shooting-reported-catholic-school-minneapolis-governor-says/17662514/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooter died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, O’Hara said. The FBI identified the shooter as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who was born Robert Westman. Driver’s license information reviewed by ABC News described Westman as a female, born on June 17, 2002. A name change application for a minor born on the same date, June 17, 2002, was approved by a district court in Minnesota in 2020, changing the name of a Robert Westman to Robin Westman, explaining the minor child “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.” . . . Frey stressed at a second news conference, “Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community, or any other community out there, has lost their sense of common humanity. We should not be operating out of a place of hate.”)
— Chicago Democrat leaders get Chicago Latino leaders to push back against Trump plans to send National Guard to city
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-latino-leaders-push-back-president-donald-trump-plans-potential-national-guard-deployment-city/17660651/
NBC5
— What we know about what happened in Minneapolis school shooting
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/what-we-know-about-what-happened-in-minneapolis-school-shooting/3816000/
CBS2
— Minneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/south-minneapolis-incident-august-27-2025/
WGN9
— FBI investigating Minnesota school shooting as hate crime against Catholics
https://wgntv.com/news/national/fbi-investigating-minnesota-school-shooting-as-hate-crime-against-catholics/
FOX32
— Chicago businessman Willie Wilson urged Trump to deploy the National Guard to the city, saying leaders have failed to stop violence. Pritzker, Johnson, and others strongly oppose Trump’s threat, calling it political and dangerous.
Despite reported drops in murders and robberies, Wilson says communities remain under siege.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wilson-trump-national-guard-chicago
— Annunciation Church shooting: What’s known about suspect Robin Westman
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/annunciation-school-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota-suspect-shooter
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman. FOX 9 has confirmed Westman’s mother previously worked at Annunciation. A Facebook post from the school says she left the school in 2021. The shooter’s mother also applied to change her child’s name from Robert to Robin in Dakota County in 2019, according to court documents obtained by FOX 9. According to the name change filing, Westman identified “as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”)
— Oak Park-River Forest High School removed the exterior doors from some of its bathrooms. Officials said it was aimed at preventing “inappropriate behaviors” like vaping, fighting, and skipping class. An online petition was started by students in opposition to the move to demand the doors be put back.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/oak-park-river-forest-high-school-bathrooms
— 81% of Americans see crime as ‘major problem’ in big cities
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ap-norc-crime-poll-trump-takeover
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican US Senate hopeful Don Tracy lends $2M to his campaign fund
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/republican-us-senate-hopeful-don-tracy-lends-2m-to-his-campaign-fund/
— ‘Our president is listening’: Handful of Black MAGA activists in Chicago catch Trump’s eye
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/black-maga-activists-chicago-catch-trumps-eye/
— Cardinal Blase Cupich calls on those in power to make safety a ‘national priority’ after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/cardinal-blase-cupich-comments-after-minneapolis-catholic-school-shooting/
— What to know about the shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/minneapolis-catholic-school-shooting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooter — armed with a rifle, shotgun and pistol — approached the side of the church and shot through the windows toward the children inside before dying by suicide. He said the shooter, 23-year-old Robin Westman, did not have an extensive known criminal history, acted alone and had legally purchased the weapons recently. O’Hara said authorities are aware of a video showing writings that the shooter had timed to be released on YouTube. The content has been taken down and is under review as investigators try to determine a motive, the police chief said. Federal officials referred to Westman as transgender, and the mayor decried hatred being directed at “our transgender community.” Westman’s gender identity wasn’t clear. In 2020, a judge approved a petition, signed by Westman’s mother, asking for a name change from Robert to Robin, saying the petitioner “identifies as a female and wants her name to reflect that identification.”)
— CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than one month on the job. It took almost 18 years for my Democrat GAO superiors to oust me. They would have ousted me much sooner if I had not a) earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt before I transferred from IRS to GAO and if I had not b) earned a master’s degree in accounting, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) became a licensed CPA, e) earned four more job-related professional certifications, and f) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading after I transferred.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/cdc-director-susan-monarez-out/
— Who and what will Democrat leaders blame for the Minneapolis shootings?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/27/editorial-annunciation-shooting-school-children-robin-westman/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Willie Wilson urges Trump to send National Guard to Chicago: ‘I welcome it’ The former mayoral candidate insisted that a military intervention could help curb violence, while invoking the killing of his son in the south suburbs.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/27/willie-wilson-trump-national-guard
DAILY HERALD
— Trump extends control over Washington by taking management of Union Station away from Amtrak
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250827/nation-and-world-politics/trump-extends-control-over-washington-by-taking-management-of-union-station-away-from-amtrak/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP’s Tracy drops $2 million into race to fill Durbin’s Senate seat
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/gops-tracy-drops-2m-race-fill-durbins-senate-seat
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/27/dispensary-could-open-near-wrigley-field-but-issues-persist-for-social-equality-firm-behind-plans/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-371/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE GOP
— 2026 Primary Candidate Petitions
https://dupagegop.com/primary-candidate-petitions/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago Mayor Claims ‘Affordable Housing’ is the Key to Reducing Crime in Awkward MSNBC Interview
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/08/chicago-mayor-claims-affordable-housing-is-the-key-to-reducing-crime-in-awkward-msnbc-interview.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Minneapolis school shooter ID’d as trans woman Robin Westman — as apparent manifesto included ‘kill Trump’
https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/us-news/minneapolis-catholic-school-gunman-idd-as-robin-westman-while-possible-manifesto-shows-psychotic-obsession-with-mass-shooters/
— Trans Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman mused about slaughtering ‘filthy Zionist Jews’ in sick journal before deadly Catholic school massacre
https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/us-news/robin-westman-mused-about-slaughtering-filthy-zionist-jews-in-sick-journal-before-deadly-catholic-school-shooting/
— Chicago pastor Corey Brooks says Dems are ‘outright lying’ about crime, calls on Trump to send National Guard
https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/media/chicago-pastor-corey-brooks-says-dems-are-outright-lying-about-crime-calls-on-trump-to-send-national-guard/
FOX NEWS
— The Left wants no part of the effort to make our country safe and secure. Hannity tears into Democrats proving to be on the ‘wrong side’ of crime plaguing American cities.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377478268112
— US northern border smuggling creates ‘shopping grounds’ for migrants to sanctuary communities. Smugglers are adapting routes and targeting sanctuary cities for maximum benefits.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-northern-border-smuggling-creates-shopping-grounds-migrants-sanctuary-communities-attorney
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Two Children Killed in Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting. The FBI identified the shooter as Robin Westman, who died at the scene.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/minnesota-school-shooting-annunciation-catholic-minneapolis-281597d5
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shooting was being investigated as an act of domestic terrorism and as a hate crime against Catholics, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that the suspect wrote: “For the Children,” “Where is your God?” and “Kill Donald Trump” on rifle magazines. . .President Trump was briefed about the incident and had spoken with Gov. Walz. “The White House will continue to monitor this terrible situation,” the president said in a post on Truth Social. Trump proclaimed that the U.S. flag will be flown at half-staff at the White House until Saturday night as a mark of respect for the victims.)
