August 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,565 cases, 6 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-vaccine-cases-coronavirus/10940497/

FOX32
— Chicago officers turn their backs to Lightfoot at hospital after two officers shot – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-officers-turn-their-backs-to-lightfoot-at-hospital-after-two-officers-shot

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago cops give cold shoulder to Mayor Lightfoot at hospital after two officers shot. The officers were waiting inside at the University of Chicago Medical Center when the mayor approached them and they turned their backs on her, sources said. – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/9/22616490/chicago-cops-give-cold-shoulder-mayor-lori-lightfoot-hospital-ella-french
— Feds say massive gambling ring reached campus of Illinois State University. Prosecutors want prison time for Matthew Namoff, who they said “facilitated gambling by underage students” as part of operation once run by Vincent “Uncle Mick” DelGiudice. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/8/9/22617145/gambling-ring-campus-illinois-state-university-casey-urlacher-matthew-namoff-vincent-delguidice
— Cops ‘at the breaking point’ turned their backs on Lightfoot, alderman says. “Our police officers have been under siege, under-appreciated and thrown under the bus for the last year and a half,” said Ald. Matt O’Shea, whose 19th Ward on the Far Southwest Side is home to scores of police officers. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/9/22617065/chicago-police-cold-shoulder-turned-backs-lightfoot-officer-killed-aldermen-oshea-sposato-napolitano

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After 2 Chicago officers shot, cops shun Mayor Lightfoot at hospital visit as morale sinks to ‘all-time low’ – GREGORY PRATT and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-police-officers-shot-lori-lightfoot-20210809-erua2mnh7bdljhm2vpc2ssukji-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage judge says auditor race election recount bill too high, cuts by more than half – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210809/dupage-judge-says-auditor-race-election-recount-bill-too-high-cuts-by-more-than-half
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan will not have to pay $289,000 up front for a recount of the 2020 race he lost. DuPage County Judge Craig Belford on Monday denied some of the expenses County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek said Grogan should pay, knocking the amount down to $112,614. And, Belford decided Grogan should only have to post half of that amount — $56,307 — in advance. Belford said that while the court’s “paramount obligation” is to ensure there is a true and accurate vote count, “the posting of a security should never stand as an obstacle to the accomplishment of this task.”)
— COVID-19 update: 80,314 more shots, 7,858 new cases, 29 more deaths – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210809/covid-19-update-80314-more-shots-7858-new-cases-29-more-deaths
— Cuomo case shows Democrats reaping what they sowed on sex accusations – Armstrong Williams
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210808/cuomo-case-shows-democrats-reaping-what-they-sowed-on-sex-accusations

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker rival hits governor on Chicago violence. A statement from GOP gubernatorial candidate Gary Rabine underlines the perils of relying on the internet for information. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-rival-hits-governor-chicago-violence

BOB GROGAN
— Quick recount update
https://www.facebook.com/votebobgrogan/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Watchdogs Sue Illinois Attorney General Alleging Open Meetings And Public Records Violations – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/watchdogs-sue-illinois-attorney-general-alleging-open-meetings-and-public-records-violations/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS VOTER INTEGRITY GROUP CALLS ON ELECTION BOARDS TO REMOVE THE DEAD FROM VOTER ROLLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-voter-integrity-group-calls-on-election-boards-to-remove-the-dead-from-voter-rolls.html
— GOP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE GARY RABINE CALLS ON PRITZKER TO ‘STOP IGNORING CHICAGO’S VIOLENT CRIME WAVE’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-gary-rabine-calls-on-pritzker-to-stop-ignoring-chicagos-violent-crime-wa.html
— AMA, DESCENDING INTO WOKENESS, CALLS FOR ELIMINATING SEX ON BIRTH CERTIFICATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/ama-descending-into-wokeness-calls-for-eliminating-sex-on-birth-certificates.html

CAPITOL FAX
— HGOPs: “Don’t force kids to mask-up”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/09/hgops-dont-force-kids-to-mask-up/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/09/covid-19-roundup-87/

FOX NEWS
— COVID is an invisible enemy at war with US and Biden is giving aid and comfort to it. Stopping the spread of COVID-19 takes a far-back seat to Biden’s No. 1 priority: Inviting as many Future Democrats of America as possible to breach the border. – Deroy Murdock
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/covid-enemy-war-us-biden-aid-comfort-deroy-murdock
— LA Times editorial pushes critical race theory: ‘Needs to be part’ of ‘ethnic studies’ course in high schools. Liberal media outlets continue to defend, push controversial curriculum. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/media/critical-race-theory-ethnic-studies-course-high-schools-los-angeles-times

AMERICAN THINKER
— The media are pushing a fake narrative about COVID and the border – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_media_are_pushing_a_fake_narrative_about_covid_and_the_border.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— At Least 20 Percent of Illegal Alien Minors Test Positive for COVID – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/09/at-least-20-percent-of-illegal-alien-minors-test-positive-for-covid/

BREITBART
— Durbin: Trump’s Coup Attempt Was a ‘Conscious Plan, Strategy That Did Not Work’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/09/durbin-trumps-coup-attempt-was-a-conscious-plan-strategy-that-did-not-work/

PATRIOT POST
— Even Healthcare Falls to Politics. As a result of increased politicization, fewer Americans trust our healthcare system. – Robin Smith
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81791-even-healthcare-falls-to-politics-2021-08-09

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Is America Becoming a Failed State? – Patrick Buchanan
https://www.creators.com/read/pat-buchanan/08/21/is-america-becoming-a-failed-state

EPOCH TIMES
— Pentagon to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Troops – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/pentagon-to-require-covid-19-vaccine-for-troops_3940392.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— COVID-19: Two-Thirds of Democrats Say Proof of Vaccination Should Be Required
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/coronavirus/covid_vaxx_proof

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/republican-party-come-warning-label/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.