CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to appear next month at suburban Chicago fundraiser – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-fundraiser-met-0831-20160830-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will appear at a big-dollar luncheon fundraiser Sept. 12 in Bolingbrook. A copy of the fundraiser invitation shows tickets for the event at the Bolingbrook Golf Club ranging from $1,000 per person to $250,000 per couple. The top tickets include “prime seating” a “photo opportunity” and a place at a special “VIP roundtable” even prior to the luncheon, which is co-hosted by the southwest suburb’s mayor, Roger Claar. The event will start at 11:30 a.m. with the special roundtable, followed by a noon luncheon, according to the invitation. Among other hosts are Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Chicago businessman Ronald Gidwitz, who is a finance chair of the Trump Victory effort. Proceeds go to Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee that benefits the presidential campaign, the RNC, and 11 state Republican Party operations. Illinois is not among them. The Bolingbrook event comes after Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, last week canceled a scheduled Chicago fundraising dinner for the Republican presidential ticket and the RNC.)
— Joe Walsh and Illinois director of Trump campaign to speak at GOP event in Park Ridge September 15 – Jennifer Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-republican-event-tl-0901-20160830-story.html
— Chicago gangs no longer know or fear the police, and bodies pile up – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-chicago-violence-kass-0831-20160830-column.html
— Cops taunted, victim disrespected and the violence goes on – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-rhymefest-robbed-chicago-police-taunted-perspec-0831-jm-20160830-column.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump hits Bolingbrook Sept. 12 for fundraiser – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-hits-bolingbrook-sept-12-for-fundraiser/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump hits south suburban Bolingbrook for a Sept. 12 fundraiser targeting major donors from Indiana and the Chicago area. The organizers are Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar; Illinois Trump Victory Chair Ron Gidwitz; Dan Dumezich, the Trump-Pence Victory Indiana Finance co-chair; and Robert Grand, the Trump-Pence Victory National Finance co-chair. The contribution tiers on the invite for the lunch at the Bolingbrook Golf Club range from $1,000 to $250,000. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the GOP vice presidential nominee, canceled an Aug. 23 fundraiser that was to have been in Chicago’s Loop. Trump Victory is a joint fundraising committee created by the Trump for President Committee, the Republican National Committee and 11 state GOP parties, not including Illinois or Indiana. This will be first time Trump has been in Illinois since July 12, when he headlined a fundraiser at his Trump International Hotel and Tower at 401 N. Wabash in Chicago. Trump was in Chicago the Friday before the March 15 Illinois primary, but he never surfaced publicly because he canceled a rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion when protests erupted.)
DAILY HERALD
— Protesters pay Lake County taxes with dollar bills – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160830/news/160839883/
— Illinois prison population decreased since 2014 – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160830/news/308309884/
— TRAGIC: Planned Long Grove pub will offer video gambling – Erin Hegarty
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160830/business/160839871/
ABC7
— THIS DAY IN HISTORY 96 YEARS AGO: WOMEN GAIN THE RIGHT TO VOTE (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? The longer before 1920, the more that you can/will be charged with benefiting from your ancestors’ discrimination against women.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/this-day-in-history-women-gain-the-right-to-vote/1479364/
NBC5
— NBC 5 Exclusive: Rauner Pushes Redistricting Reform, Term Limits During an interview with NBC 5’s Zoraida Sambolin Tuesday morning, Gov. Bruce Rauner continued to push for redistricting reform despite a recent ruling from the Illinois Supreme Court that will keep the initiative off the ballot in November. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Pushes-Redistricting-Reform-Despite-Illinois-Supreme-Court-Ruling-391765171.html
CBS2
— Trump To Attend September Fundraiser In Bolingbrook
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/08/30/donald-trump-bolingbrook-fundraiser/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump plans to return to the Chicago area next month for a fundraiser. Longtime GOP fundraiser Ron Gidwitz confirmed he will be co-hosting a luncheon for Trump on Sept. 12 at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. Details on the event were not immediately available. Trump hasn’t been seen much around Chicago since his aborted campaign rally at UIC in March. He canceled his March 11 rally at the UIC Pavilion amid security concerns, after thousands of protesters and supporters faced off outside. Trump said he decided to cancel the event after meeting with law enforcement officials, but Chicago police said they never met with the Trump campaign, nor did they suggest canceling the rally. Police and protesters clashed outside the UIC Pavilion after the event was cancelled. Four people were arrested and at least one officer was injured. A few days later, Trump returned to Illinois for a campaign rally in Bloomington. Trump flew into Chicago in July for a private fundraiser at the Trump International Hotel & Tower, although he didn’t make a public appearance.)
CLTV
— Rauner appears on WGN for 1st time since taking office
http://cltv.com/2016/08/30/illinois-gov-rauner-appears-on-wgn-for-1st-time-since-taking-office/
WLS AM
— Rauner talks about IL Board of Elections hack – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/08/30/rauner-talks-about-il-board-of-elections-hack/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump plans big fundraiser in Bolingbrook – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160830/BLOGS02/160839989/trump-plans-big-fundraiser-in-bolingbrook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump is due to hit the Chicago area on Sept. 12 in search of big campaign cash. But it’s unclear how much of a response the event will get from the Republican business establishment here. Invites that went out overnight say Trump will star at a luncheon at the Bolingbrook Golf Club; tickets will go for as much as $250,000 a couple. A mere ticket (with no photo op) will cost $1,000. Proceeds will go to Trump Victory, which will share the take with the Republican National Committee and some state parties. What’s interesting about the invite is the lack of big local names that usually show up in the weeks before a presidential election. Of the six hosts listed, three are national figures, including RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. Of the other three, one is Trump’s Indiana finance co-chair and two are from Illinois: businessman Ron Gidwitz and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar. One source close to the event confirmed that some frequent givers are taking a pass. But sponsors still are hoping to raise multiple millions of dollars. The Trump campaign did not respond to an email as to whether the New York businessman has anything else on his schedule. The event will be his second stop in the Chicago area since his spring event at the University of Illinois at Chicago that ended up being canceled amid raucous protests. The second event, in July, was at the downtown Trump Tower.)
— Amend the state constitution to cut public pensions? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160830/BLOGS02/160839987/amend-the-state-constitution-to-cut-public-pensions
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Moody’s says lowering TRS investment rate is positive for the state – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160830/moodys-says-lowering-trs-investment-rate-is-positive-for-state
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Voters deserve the power over parties – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrats directly elect Illinois Democrat State Central Committee members while Republican do not directly elect Illinois Republican State Central Committee members.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/88579/voters-deserve-the-power-over-parties
RIPON ADVANCE
— Rodney Davis promotes “A Better Way” to address poverty (DIERSEN: Employment is a zero-sum game, that is, if a rich Republican, a rich White, a rich male, a rich older person, or a rich non-veteran holds a job, that means that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, or a poor veteran does not. What would your superiors say that they did to address poverty? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests. My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://riponadvance.com/stories/rodney-davis-promotes-better-way-address-poverty/
ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Rich Miller’s Sorry Hit Piece on Gov. Rauner and Gun Legislation – Brittany Clingen
http://www.illinoismirror.com/rich-millers-sorry-hit-piece-on-gov-rauner-and-gun-legislation/
— When You Draw a Line on Benefits, Some People Will Always Be on the Other Side – Eric Kohn
http://www.illinoismirror.com/when-you-draw-a-line-on-benefits-some-people-will-always-be-on-the-other-side/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEL MAR COULD VOTE HIMSELF INTO MURPHY’S OPEN SENATE SEAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/del-mar-could-vote-himself-into-murphys-open-senate-seat.html
— SOSNOWKI: THE VOICES OF 570,000 VOTERS MATTER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/sosnowki-the-voices-of-570000-voters-matter.html
— REEDER: JUSTICE KILBRIDE “WRONG-HEADED” ON REMAPPING DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/reeder-justice-kilbride-wrong-headed-on-remapping-decision.html
GOPUSA
— Syria: Their War, Not Ours – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14282
DAILY CALLER
— Baltimore Residents Beg Police To Protect Their Neighborhoods – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/29/baltimore-residents-beg-police-to-protect-their-neighborhoods/
THE HILL
— Kaine defends Clinton’s health amid Trump attacks – Lisa Hagen
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/293890-kaine-defends-clintons-health-amid-trump-attacks
POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “How Conservative Media Learned to Play Politics.”
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/conservative-media-history-steve-bannon-clarence-manion-214199
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump risks alienating voting blocs with wavering on immigration.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-risks-alienating-voting-blocs-with-wavering-on-immigration/2016/08/30/dcd47334-6ec3-11e6-9705-23e51a2f424d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump can’t fake love of ‘the blacks’”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-cant-fake-love-of-the-blacks/2016/08/30/82ad3f24-6ef2-11e6-8365-b19e428a975e_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-“older whites” want Trump to dump “older whites.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-immigration-shift-is-a-winner-1472598055
