CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mitchell, Democrats face big job in matching Proft’s messaging – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-electioin-democratic-messaging-christian-mitchell-dan-proft/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1271820
— Rahm crony who helped bank in Manafort case get city grant got $700K in loans – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rahm-emanuel-martin-cabrera-stephen-calk-federal-savings-bank-chicago-paul-manafort-city-grants-loans-bga/
— Former governors Pat Quinn and George Ryan remain firm against death penalty – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pat-quinn-george-ryan-firm-death-penalty/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Borrowing billions to lower Chicago’s pension debt? Emanuel’s finance team is considering it. – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-pension-debt-bonds-20180803-story.html
— Rauner gives decisions about liquor sales near schools to local officials – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who do things that encourage children and homeless people to drink booze.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-booze-sales-20180802-story.html
— Broke in the city: How college students in Chicago afford summertime fun, like Lolla – Savannah Eadens, Morgan Smith
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-summertime-chicago-college-students-0803-story.html
— This election, prioritize property taxes – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-property-taxes-illinois-election-20180802-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Trump renews attacks on ‘fake, fake disgusting news’ – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/trump-renews-attacks-on-fake-fake-disgusting-news
— Survey: Drug abuse and mental health top concerns in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/survey-drug-abuse-and-mental-health-top-concerns-in-dupage-county
— Cook County minimum wage, sick leave issues to be on ballot – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/cook-county-minimum-wage-sick-leave-issues-to-be-on-ballot
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner is now a creature of the swamp he rails against The governor promised to be something different—a guy who would “shake up Springfield” and oppose the politics-as-usual tactics of his archnemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan. Four years can sure change a person. – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/rauner-now-creature-swamp-he-rails-against
— Doggone it, let’s focus on government pensions Despite that cute TV ad of a puppy slobbering on J.B. Pritzker, government pension woes in Chicago and Illinois have managed to find their way back into the news—and not a minute too soon. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/doggone-it-lets-focus-government-pensions
FOX ILLINOIS
— U.S. cities suing President Trump over Affordable Care Act
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/us-cities-suing-president-trump-over-affordable-care-act
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reporting from Within the March that Shut Down Lake Shore Drive Shows Influence of American Communists
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/03/reporting-within-march-shut-lake-shore-drive-shows-influence-american-communists/
— Ramping Up for the McHenry Township Road District Abolition Referendum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/02/ramping-mchenry-township-road-district-abolition-referendum/
MCHENRY TIMES
— Wilcox blasts tax hike, calls for constitutional amendment tying spending with economic growth – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511512571-wilcox-blasts-tax-hike-calls-for-constitutional-amendment-tying-spending-with-economic-growth
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nybo asks for donations from non-profit he threatened with investigation – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511513844-nybo-asks-for-donations-from-non-profit-he-threatened-with-investigation
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FLORIDA’S “RED FLAG” LAW PULLS IN 200 FIREARMS, 30,000 AMMUNITION ROUNDS SINCE MARCH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/new-gun-law.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein gives Proft’s PAC $3.5 million
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/03/uihlein-gives-profts-pac-35-million/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/03/question-of-the-day-2717/
DAILY CALLER
— CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL FACING BACKLASH FOR PRIORITIZING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OVER CITIZENS – Nick Givas
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/03/chicago-rahm-emanuel-illegal-immigrants/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT ‘Catholic’ groups: If Pope can reverse Church teaching on death penalty, why not homosexuality? – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lgbt-catholic-groups-if-pope-can-reverse-church-teaching-on-death-penalty-w
THE HILL
— The Family Act would leave all workers with less take-home pay – CARRIE LUKAS (DIERSEN: Ever since we got married in 1978, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being disgustingly undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They hint/imply/argue/shout that if we had kids, I never would have been able to earn a) job-related master’s degrees when I was 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. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if we had kids, a) my wife would not have been able to keep her job at the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, b) we would not have been able to have 915 Cove Court in Wheaton built in 1984, c) GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, d) I would not have been able to buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, e) we would not have been able to save for our retirement, f) etc.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/400212-the-family-act-would-leave-all-workers-with-less-take-home-pay
