ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 6,119 cases, 45 deaths – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-variant/11289555/
NBC5
— Rallies Arise in Chicago as Supreme Court Makes Major Decision on Abortion Rights
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/rallies-arise-in-chicago-as-supreme-court-makes-major-decision-on-abortion-rights/2697918/
— Chicago Man Charged in Connection With Jan. 6 Attack on US Capitol – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/chicago-man-charged-in-connection-with-jan-6-attack-on-us-capitol/2697906/
CBS2
— Jussie Smollett Trial: Abel Osundairo, One Of Two Brothers Who Said He Was Paid To Help Stage Attack, Says Smollett ‘Wanted Me To Fake Beat Him Up’ – Charlie De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/01/jussie-smollett-trial-day-3-testimony/
— Lawrence Ligas Of Chicago Becomes Latest Illinois Resident Charged In Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/01/lawrence-ligas-chicago-charged-capitol-insurrection/
WGN RADIO
— GOP anger with Fauci rises – Alexander Bolton
https://wgnradio.com/news/gop-anger-with-fauci-rises/
— McCarthy pleads with Republicans to stop infighting: ‘Congress is not junior high’ – SCOTT WONG AND CRISTINA MARCOS
https://wgnradio.com/news/mccarthy-pleads-with-republicans-to-stop-infighting-congress-is-not-junior-high/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former U.S. Rep Joe Walsh sells Mundelein home for $685,000 – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-elite-street-joe-walsh-mundelein-20211201-s2wfszzkhjeprhjj5av6qdg2ly-story.html
— Here’s how Build Back Better would help Southland families, lawmakers say – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-build-back-better-st-1202-20211201-3mcjnchug5flbfif3x7ucniuci-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Abimbola Osundairo says Jussie Smollett asked to ‘fake beat him’ “I was confused. I looked puzzled. He [Smollett] explained to me that he wanted me to fake beat him up,” said Abimbola Osundairo, who met the actor while he worked as an extra on “Empire” in 2017. – Matthew Hendrickson and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/1/22811986/abimbola-osundairo-takes-stand-jussie-smollett-fake-beat
DAILY HERALD
— A retired Marine Corps colonel and former GOP candidate in the 8th Congressional District Larry Kaifesh has been removed from a high-ranking position at Chicago Public Schools’ Marine Leadership Academy after he emailed families about the “dangers of vaccinating children,” schools chief Pedro Martinez said Tuesday.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211201/former-congressional-candidate-removed-from-school-post-for-spreading-vaccine-misformation
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ GOP reps tip the scales in school board COVID debate. The entire delegation—minus one noteworthy member—signed off on a call for the state’s school board association to drop out of its national group as part of a flap over parents at local meetings being labeled “domestic terrorists.” – Ted Cox
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/illinois-gop-reps-tip-scales-school-board-domestic-terrorist-debate-crains-juice
— Chicago tech’s diversity problem starts in college. A new study from Pritzker-backed tech-sector booster P33 highlights the shortage of Black and Latino computer science grads in Illinois. – KATHERINE DAVIS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/technology/chicago-techs-diversity-problem-starts-illinois-colleges
— ComEd rates to increase by $100 million next year. The ICC today approved the second of two rate hikes set at levels largely outside the agency’s control under 2011 and 2016 state laws that ComEd admitted to engaging in bribery to enact. – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/utilities/comed-rate-hike-approved-illinois-commerce-commission
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bishop Paprocki: Satanic displays ‘should have no place in this Capitol’ – Steven Spearie
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/11/30/springfield-bishop-paprocki-satanic-displays-have-no-place-state-capitol/8808093002/
NEWS GAZETTE
— Rodney Davis picks his poison – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-rodney-davis-picks-his-poison/article_ffa38a6c-b2fd-5d01-9bde-dd7e402f8bef.html
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— GOP hopeful Bailey visits Jacksonville, talks about path to governor’s seat
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Darren-Bailey-sets-path-to-win-governor-s-seat-16665833.php
WSIL TV
— Poll: Young Americans say they’re fearful about the future of the country – Ariel Edwards-Levy
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/poll-young-americans-say-theyre-fearful-about-the-future-of-the-country/article_24bf70fd-a09b-5359-8836-3b4312d4570c.html
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— ‘Ignoring our values and harming American families’: Bailey holds meet and greet amid run for Illinois governor – John Kelly
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/613462303-ignoring-our-values-and-harming-american-families-bailey-holds-meet-and-greet-amid-run-for-illinois-governor
WILLIAM J KELLY
— WMAY: IL GOP Candidate for Sec of State Wants to Abolish Car Ownership for Felons
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/wmay-il-gop-candidate-for-sec-of-state-wants-to-abolish-car-ownership-for-felons
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 17TH CD GOP CANDIDATE ESTHER JOY KING RELEASES “BATTLE-READY” CAMPAIGN AD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/17th-cd-gop-candidate-esther-joy-king-releases-battle-ready-campaign-ad.html
— PRAGER: IRRATIONAL FEAR MORE DEADLY THAN COVID-19
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/prager-irrational-fear-more-deadly-than-covid-19.html
— OP-ED BY MARK CURRAN: LAKE COUNTY’S SHANES, FILENKO BAD FOR ILLINOIS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/op-ed-by-mark-curran-lake-countys-shanes-filenko-bad-for-illinois.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— History As It Happens: Misunderstanding slavery – Martin Di Caro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/1/history-it-happens-misunderstanding-slavery/
— Smash-and-grab crime wave baffles congressional Democrats – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/1/americas-smash-and-grab-crime-wave-baffles-congres/
BREITBART
— Democrats, Big Tech Billionaires Unite to Keep DACA Illegal Aliens in U.S. Jobs – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/01/democrats-big-tech-billionaires-unite-to-keep-daca-illegal-aliens-in-u-s-jobs/
DAILY CALLER
— Judicial Watch Moves To Depose Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Over Racist Interview Policy – HARRY WILMERDING
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/01/judicial-watch-moves-to-depose-chicago-mayor-lightfoot-over-racist-interview-policy-under-oath/
DAILY WIRE
— Migrants From 106 Countries Crossed Southern Border In Del Rio Sector in 2021 – Dillon Burroughs
https://www.dailywire.com/news/migrants-from-106-countries-crossed-southern-border-in-del-rio-sector-in-2021
NEWSMAX
— Self-Defense, Second Amendment Under Attack in America – Michael Dorstewitz
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/kyle-rittenhouse-self-defense-gun-owners/2021/12/01/id/1046890/
LAW OFFICER
— Black Lives Matter movement calls for boycott of ‘white companies’
https://www.lawofficer.com/black-lives-matter-movement-calls-for-boycott-of-white-companies/
THE HILL
— Minorities and women are leading the red wave – RONNA MCDANIEL
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/583755-minorities-and-women-are-leading-the-red-wave
MSNBC
— McCarthy tries (and fails) to resolve the GOP’s newest feud. We’re not just seeing House Republicans go after one another, we’re also seeing evidence of Kevin McCarthy being too weak to do anything about it. – Steve Benen
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mccarthy-tries-fails-resolve-gop-s-newest-feud-n1285152
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Tested Positive for Virus Days Before Debate, 2 Ex-Officials Say – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/us/politics/trump-virus-positive.html
— Retail Theft Has Gotten Very Organized – Peter Coy
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/opinion/retail-theft-ecommerce.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Some Professional Degrees Leave Students With High Debt but Without High Salaries. Cost of degrees in dentistry and veterinary medicine may pose threat to service industries, WSJ analysis finds – Rebecca Smith and Andrea Fuller
https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-professional-degrees-leave-students-with-high-debt-but-without-high-salaries-11638354602
NPR
— Meta is reversing policy that kept Kyle Rittenhouse from Facebook and Instagram – Vanessa Romo
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1060635724/meta-facebook-instagram-kyle-rittenhouse
