CBS2
— Gov. Rauner: Assessor Joe Berrios Should Quit – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/12/11/governor-rauner-assessor-joe-berrios/
WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (12/11/17): Sitting down with State Rep. Ives as she sets her sights on Gov. Rauner
http://wgnradio.com/2017/12/11/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-12-11-17-sitting-down-with-state-rep-ives-as-she-sets-her-sights-on-gov-rauner-and-the-true-story-of-st-nicholas/
WLS AM
— Rauner describes Dem leadership as a “rats nest” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/11/raunder-describes-dem-leadership-as-a-rats-nest/
— Rauner wants to build toll lanes on Stevenson – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/12/11/report-rauner-wants-to-put-in-toll-lanes-on-stevenson/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Four days after filing to run for Patti Bellock’s seat in the Illinois General Assembly, a Western Springs man withdrew from the race. Anthony R. Arendt, 41, withdrew his nomination Friday to run in the Republican primary for the 47th House district, which means Deanne Marie Mazzochi of Elmhurst will run unopposed in the March 20 primary. – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dhd-47th-state-candidate-withdraws-tl-1214-20171211-story.html
— Rauner rips ‘unholy trinity’ as profiting from Cook County property tax system – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-berrios-20171211-story.html
— A would-be suicide bomber inspired by Islamic State extremists strapped on a crude pipe bomb, slipped unnoticed into the nation’s busiest subway system and set the device off at rush hour Monday in a scenario that New York has dreaded for years, authorities said. – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-new-york-times-square-explosion-20171211-story.html
— Trump accusers renew sexual misconduct charges against him, say it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see him elected – Mark Berman and Frances Stead Sellers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-sexual-harassment-accusers-20171211-story.html
— Homewood mayor, 80, rescued from icy lake while retrieving family dog – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-met-homewood-mayor-water-rescue-20171211-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump calls media ‘stain on America,’ but he keeps lying.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-fake-news-media-cnn-huppke-20171210-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Sexual harassment should be treated as a hate crime.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-misogyny-sexual-harassment-hate-crime-1212-20171211-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-citizen-children-immigrants-1212-20171211-story.html
— Gubernatorial Forum in Schaumburg to Target Opioid, Mental Health Challenges – David Ormsby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/schaumburg-hoffman-estates/community/chi-ugc-article-gubernatorial-forum-in-schaumburg-to-target-o-2017-12-11-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Quit pro quo: Rauner and Berrios each demands the other resign – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-calls-on-berrios-to-resign-as-cook-county-assessor/
— Going after Joe Berrios is good politics — and good for you – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/joe-berrios-property-tax-assessor-politics-good-taxpayers-madigan/
— 3 Trump accusers speak out, call for congressional probe – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-trump-accusers-speak-out-call-for-congressional-probe/
— All women and men ought to be treated with dignity at work – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-all-women-and-men-ought-to-be-treated-with-dignity-at-work/
— Divorce Court judges can now ask, who’s a good pet owner? – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-divorce-court-judges-can-now-ask-whos-a-good-pet-owner/
DAILY HERALD
— Rauner, Cook County assessor call on each other to resign
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171211/rauner-cook-county-assessor-call-on-each-other-to-resign
— Will misconduct scandals make men wary of women at work? – AP (DIERSEN: My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government knew full well that women are members of a protected class who should be given preference. Therefore, they and I treated women with dignity, respect, and deference and gave them preference.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171211/will-misconduct-scandals-make-men-wary-of-women-at-work
— Holocaust survivor recounts Nazi terrors to Mundelein High students – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-German-American. What if from the beginning I had pretended to be Swedish-American? While all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171211/holocaust-survivor-recounts-nazi-terrors-to-mundelein-high-students
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Fact check: Did Rauner or Pritzker release more tax info? – Matthew Dietrich
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171211/fact-check-did-rauner-or-pritzker-release-more-tax-info
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP tax negotiators slowly but surely hammer out bill details Lawmakers dig in on specific provisions – PHIL MATTINGLY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-tax-negotiators-slowly-but-surely-hammer-out-bill-details/879100238
— Women detail sexual allegations against Trump At least 13 women make accusations – DAN MERICA
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/women-to-detail-sexual-allegations-against-trump/879198323
— White House claims Trump’s immigration plans could have prevented NYC attack President wants end to ‘chain migration’ – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-claims-trumps-immigration-plans-could-have-prevented-nyc-attack/879387973
— Democratic congresswomen call for Trump investigation 54 female House members write committee – MJ LEE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/democratic-congresswomen-call-for-trump-investigation/879520995
WSIU
— Shimkus Says Conceal Carry Permits Should Cross State Lines
http://news.wsiu.org/post/us-rep-shimkus-says-conceal-carry-permits-should-cross-state-lines#stream/0
KTVS
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Proposal for Illinois medical marijuana laws to combat opioid crisis – Taylor Clark
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/37027209/proposal-for-illinois-medical-marijuana-laws-to-combat-opioid-crisis
NPR ILLINOIS
— Cook County Republican Jim Dodge Files For Illinois Treasurer Seat – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://nprillinois.org/post/cook-county-republican-files-illinois-treasurer-seat-0#stream/0
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Former Comptroller Candidate Jim Dodge Running For Illinois Treasurer – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/former-comptroller-candidate-running-illinois-treasurer
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— John Reinert’s State Senate Petitions Challenged By Steve Verr
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/12/11/john-reinerts-petitions-challenged-by-steve-verr/
WIRE POINTS
— Teachers’ union to Rauner: Thanks for the money, now we’re endorsing your opponent – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/teachers-union-to-rauner-thanks-for-the-money-now-were-endorsing-your-opponent-quicktake/
WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Rahm yuks it up with Colbert while Chicagoans die
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rahm-yuks-it-up-with-colbert-while-chicago-burns
ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Henry County GOP hopes Jon Zahm can unseat incumbent clerk/reporter, official says
https://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511296155-henry-county-gop-hopes-jon-zahm-can-unseat-incumbent-clerk-reporter-official-says
WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Ives Responds to Property Tax Article, Calls for Berrios to Step Down – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/12/11/ives-responds-to-property-tax-article-calls-for-berrios-to-step-down/
CAPITOL FAX
— Kaegi fires back – Berrios responds to Kaegi *** Ives says Rauner “late to the game” on Berrios
https://capitolfax.com/2017/12/11/ives-says-rauner-late-to-the-game-on-berrios/
GOPUSA
— Bakery sues Oberlin College for slandering them as ‘racist’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34899
ONE NEWS NOW
— Who’s teaching your kids? – Bob Kellogg (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would despise if not hate those who taught me at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and at Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/education/2017/12/11/whos-teaching-your-kids
BLAZE
— Sexual harassment accusers of Trump are uniting and making one big demand – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/12/11/sexual-harassment-accusers-of-trump-are-uniting-and-making-one-big-demand
CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Increase job opportunities: Fire illegals and deport them. – John Lucas
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2017/12/increase-job-opportunities-fire-illegals-deport/
THE HILL
— Trump accusers demand Congress investigate his alleged sexual harassment – JORDAN FABIAN AND JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/364265-trump-accusers-demand-congress-investigate-his-alleged-sexual
— Republicans fret over tax bill’s unpopularity – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND NAOMI JAGODA
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/364054-republicans-fret-over-tax-bills-unpopularity
NEW YORK TIMES
— Port Authority Bomber Was Inspired by ISIS Christmas Attacks, Officials Say – Sarah Maslin Nir, Jonah Engel Bromwich and William K. Rashbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/nyregion/explosion-times-square.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Judge rules transgender people can enlist in military, denying Trump bid to delay deadline – Spencer S. Hsu and Ann E. Marimow
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judge-denies-pentagon-bid-to-delay-jan-1-deadline-to-accept-transgender-recruits/2017/12/11/820d6d4e-dc58-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html