FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump signs bill giving military members largest pay increase in a decade
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-signs-bill-giving-military-members-largest-pay-increase-in-a-decade
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity, the
destruction of traditional marriage, and the destruction of the traditional
family.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/american-airlines-becomes-second-carrier-to-offer-non-binary-gender-option
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/12/23/21035740/chicago-pot-shop-moca-modern-cannabis-recreational-marijuana-application-river-north-dispensary
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amid sweeping federal investigation, panel begins work to overhaul Illinois
ethics, lobbying laws – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-ethics-commission-beings-20191223-ytyrxpqnh5fs7mc4lhsvqoxsei-story.html
— New law means big changes to how Americans save for retirement – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-secure-act-retirement-law-20191223-t6x5gc7njbdqzlkr6lhqa7t74u-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In
addition, it raises the age that Americans must start drawing from retirement
savings, known as the required minimum distribution age, from 70½ to 72, as
people are living and working longer. It also provides more years for people to
contribute to individual retirement accounts, for the same reason.)
— Retirement: The case for 70 being the new 65 – CARLA FRIED
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-pfp-rate-retirement-20191223-story.html
— Fighting Splinternet: Keep the internet forever open and free — worldwide –
EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents have worked very hard a)
to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) to stop everyone from
reading those emails.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-internet-digital-nationalism-censorship-kashmir-web-20191223-c7mpajcbw5fmhmcsnbz7hz6nk4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
electricity didn’t go out in Kashmir, a disputed region of India, but something
almost as vital was turned off over the summer: the internet. In a preemptive
move to assert political control, the Indian government shut down internet
service, as well as phone service, in the Kashmir region. No email. No Google.
No texting. No digital businesses in operation. No news beyond state-sanctioned
outlets. It was censorship in extremis, resulting in a loss of freedom.
Eventually most mobile phone service was restored, but the World Wide Web has
stayed dark for months. “The government’s control over the flow of information
has made journalism nearly impossible in Kashmir, and is a humiliation of
Kashmiri journalists,” the Telegraph, an Indian daily, reported. Darkness,
indeed.)
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve board hopeful Natalie Rose Shannon-DiCianni removed
from the ballot – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191223/dupage-forest-preserve-board-hopeful-removed-from-the-ballot
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Meanwhile, two Republican candidates will have their names appear on the March
17 primary ballot after the electoral board overruled objections to their
nominating petitions. Wheaton Republican Babette Holder Youngberg survived a
challenge of her petitions to remain in the county recorder race. Objector Mark
Tarnowski of Wheaton said the candidate didn’t start including her maiden name
“Holder” until recently. But the electoral board ruled that doesn’t
matter. “The candidate has fulfilled one of the two circumstances for the
legal use of a double surname: through marriage,” Kaczmarek said. Holder
Youngberg will face Ron Almiron of Wheaton in the contest to decide the GOP
nominee for the recorder seat held by Republican Fred Bucholz, who is retiring.
Democrat Kathleen Carrier of Carol Stream is running unopposed for her party’s
nomination. “I’m ecstatic that I get to stay on the ballot,” Holder
Youngberg said. “I’m using a birth name and a married name. The public can
now look me up by both names.” Almiron, who is an attorney, represented
Tarnowski during the hearing. Almiron said afterward that he and his client are
yet to decide if they will appeal the ruling. Finally, a Wheaton attorney
survived a challenge to stay in the race to replace an ousted DuPage circuit
court judge.)
— Drivers’ fees, taxes spiking in 2020 to pay for roads, infrastructure – Mari
Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191223/drivers-fees-taxes-spiking-in-2020-to-pay-for-roads-infrastructure
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But
Mark Tuttle thinks increasing car registrations from $101 to $151 on Jan. 1 is
wrong. “I feel we’re way overtaxed in this state to begin with. If the
government was run correctly, there would be no need for this tax,” said
Tuttle, a former Lombard resident.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Political activist Dan Proft gets Joe Walsh’s radio syndication spot With
Walsh running for president, his slot as a Chicago-based conservative pundit
and talk show host is inherited by someone even more outspoken. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/political-activist-dan-proft-gets-joe-walshs-radio-syndication-spot
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Head shops come out of the shadows as weed becomes legal
in Illinois – Abdel Jimenez
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20191223/head-shops-come-out-of-shadows-as-weed-becomes-legal-in-illinois
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ag department certifies 21 adult use cultivation centers
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Ag-department-certifies-21-adult-use-cultivation-14927682.php
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois Secretary of State reminds holiday travelers to ‘drive safely’ and
‘avoid driving impaired’ – Britni Moses (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, outrageously,
and ever-increasingly, to get more tax revenue, government encourages everyone
to spend more and more and more on booze, gambling, and pot. Disgustingly and
outrageously, conservative, Republican, religious, education, healthcare, law
enforcement, etc. leaders say little or nothing in opposition of the
aforesaid.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-secretary-of-state-reminds-holiday-travelers-to-drive-safely-and-avoid-driving-impaired/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Appears To Be Emboldened By House Impeachment Vote
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-appears-be-emboldened-house-impeachment-vote#stream/0
FOX ILLINOIS
— Number of gun background checks increase in November – Angelica Alvarez
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/number-of-gun-background-checks-increase-in-november
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Difference in Value of Homestead Exemption in Cook County and Elsewhere –
Updated
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/23/difference-in-value-of-homestead-exemption-in-cook-county-and-elsewhere-copy/
— Property Tax Reform Commission Seems to Be Headed to Higher Income Tax
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/23/property-tax-reform-commission-seems-to-be-headed-to-higher-income-tax/
— IL-06: Head to Head Poll Between Jeanne Ives and Sean Casten
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/23/il-06-head-to-head-poll-between-jeanne-ives-and-sean-casten/
— Illinois Township Consolidation Considered by Think Tank
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/23/illinois-township-consolidation-considered-by-think-tank/
— On the Way to Potterville
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/23/on-the-way-to-potterville/
— Oberwies Pans Budget Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/12/23/oberwies-pans-budget-bill/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Federal Rules to End Discrimination Against Faith-Based Child Welfare
Providers – Christine Misner
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/new-federal-rules-to-end-discrimination-against-faith-based-child-welfare-providers/
WIREPOINTS
— When JB Pritzker Was A Fiscal Conservative – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/when-jb-pritzker-was-a-fiscal-conservative-wirepoints-original/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NEW IVES POLL SHOWS SHE COULD BEAT DEMOCRAT CASTEN IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/new-ives-poll-shows-she-could-beat-democrat-casten-in-2020.html
— HUNDREDS SUPPORT TRUMP AT WILL COUNTY INTERSECTION SATURDAY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/hundreds-support-trump-at-will-county-intersection-saturday.html
— 14TH CD REPUBLICANS PROTEST DEMOCRAT UNDERWOOD’S IMPEACHMENT VOTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/14th-cd-republicans-protest-democrat-underwoods-impeachment-vote.html
— REP. SKILLICORN CONDEMNS CAPITOL SATANIST DISPLAY AS “TARGETED AFFRONT
TO …CHRISTIANS”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/rep-skillicorn-condemns-capitol-satanist-display-as-targeted-affront-to-christians-.html
— FRANKLIN GRAHAM: ‘MY FATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED’ IN CHRISTIANITY
TODAY’S CALL TO REMOVE TRUMP
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/franklin-graham-my-father-would-have-been-disappointed-in-christianity-todays-call-to-remove-trump.html
— THE INVENTION OF HISPANICS: WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT THE POLITICS OF RACE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/the-invention-of-hispanics-what-it-says-about-the-politics-of-race.html
— CHINA VIOLATES DISCLOSURE LAW TO PUBLISH PROPAGANDA IN NY TIMES, WAPO
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/china-violates-disclosure-law-to-publish-propaganda-in-ny-times-wapo.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Why Congress should reject amnesty for illegal agricultural workers Once
illegal agricultural workers secure worker status, they can stay in the country
for at least five and a half years – Daren Bakst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/23/why-congress-should-reject-amnesty-for-illegal-agr/
— ‘Awakening’: Black voters ‘abandoned’ by Democrats warm to Trump – Dave
Boyer (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want the Republican
Party to abandon individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and
countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic,
Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft
avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/23/black-voters-abandoned-democrats-warm-donald-trump/
BREITBART
— Democrats to Rapidly Gain Political Power from Anchor Baby Population – JOHN
BINDER (DIERSEN: Democrats count on the anchor baby population to get rid of individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/23/anchor-babies-to-redistribute-congressional-seats/
GOPUSA
— Democrats from 1998 Clinton impeachment still in Congress but they’re
singing a different tune
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81613
— Democrat run California drives increase in homeless numbers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81630
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Conservatives can’t take it for granted that Trump will survive impeachment
– Michael Finch
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/conservatives-cant-take-it-for-granted-that-trump-will-survive-impeachment
— United States withdraws ambassador who urged Zambia to embrace homosexuality
– Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in the United States, you are
persona non grata if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. Soon, if not already,
the Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and Republican parties will officially announce
that they will not support candidates who do not promote LGBTQ activity. Soon,
if not already, they announce that they will get rid of candidates, and
everyone else, who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-withdraws-ambassador-who-urged-zambia-to-embrace-homosexuality
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now,
the U.S. State Department has recalled Foote from the country, Bloomberg
reported. “We are dismayed by the Zambian government’s statement that
Ambassador Foote’s position ‘is no longer tenable,’ which we consider being the
equivalent of a declaration that the Ambassador is persona non grata,” a State Department
spokesman explained. “Despite this action, the United States remains committed
to our partnership with the Zambian people. We seek an open and frank
relationship of mutual respect, commensurate with the generous aid provided to
the Zambian people by the United States.”)
THE HILL
— Biden vows to make ‘voter protection a foundation’ of his administration in
new op-ed – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: Democrats protect, that is, Democrats give
preference to, only those voters who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/475761-biden-vows-to-make-voter-protection-a-foundation-of-his-administration-in
— 2019 lessons for the media – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/475739-2019-lessons-for-the-media
NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/what-it-would-take-for-evangelicals-to-turn-on-president-trump
FED SMITH
— 2020 Pay Raise Unfair to Retirees? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/12/23/2020-pay-raise-unfair-retirees/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM Proposes Making It Easier to Rehire Former Feds Under a new plan from
the Office of Personnel Management, federal agencies would be able to rehire
former federal workers at a higher pay grade than their previous job, provided
they were high performers. – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/12/opm-proposes-making-it-easier-rehire-former-feds/162093/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Oftentimes, when an individual leaves federal service, he
or she acquires skills and/or experience that may qualify the individual for a
position at a higher grade level than the one the individual held prior to
leaving government,” OPM wrote.)
