ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 6,762 cases, 135 coronavirus deaths; Pritzker says state leading US in vaccine doses given. Pritzker says stat appears to be headed in the right direction. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/health/over-100k-people-in-illinois-have-received-covid-19-vaccine/9002664/
— Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote. The National Defense Authorization Act affirms 3% pay raises for U.S. troops and authorizes more than $740 billion in military programs and construction. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-vetoes-defense-bill-setting-up-possible-override-vote/9010416/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dispensary owners want to ‘normalize’ cannabis shopping
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/883719
WTTW
— Lightfoot Quietly Extends Stay-At-Home Order Until Jan. 10 – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/12/21/lightfoot-quietly-extends-stay-home-order-until-jan-10
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Duckworth pushes back on Trump’s threat to hold up COVID-19 relief package | Two on Trump clemency list have Chicago ties | Pritzker: 100K vaccinated so far in Illinois – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-trump-stimulus-clemency-papadopoulos-spin-20201223-hd2af5oo55aojdg4ihu3ka7k5y-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County coroner will send death information to county clerk to help clean voter rolls – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201223/mchenry-county-coroner-will-send-death-information-to-county-clerk-to-help-clean-voter-rolls
— Sangamon County judge tosses decision voiding Pritzker’s executive orders – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201223/sangamon-county-judge-tosses-decision-voiding-pritzkers-executive-orders
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER: AT THE “STOP THE STEAL” RALLY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/wheres-weyermuller-at-the-stop-the-steal-rally.html
— ILLINOIS SEES WORST POPULATION DECLINE SINCE WORLD WAR II
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/illinois-sees-worst-population-decline-since-world-war-ii.html
— THORNER: POSITIVE TRUMP ELECTION NEWS ON THE HORIZON
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/12/op-ed-by-nancy-thorner-positive-trump-election-news-on-the-horizon.html
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Voters hate socialism’: 75% reject it despite support from elites, Hollywood and media, says poll. Survey also shows unfavorable impressions of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/23/voters-hate-socialism-75-reject-it-despite-support/
— Trump policies chased immigrants off welfare – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/22/trump-policies-chased-immigrants-welfare-study/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Joe Biden proclaims ‘our darkest days are ahead of us’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/12/joe_biden_tells_americans_our_darkest_days_are_ahead_of_us.html
— Of Merit and Melanin: Identity Politics and the Balkanization of America – Caren Besner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/of_merit_and_melanin_identity_politics_and_the_balkanization_of_america.html
— The Birth of Cancel Culture and the Death of Education – R.W. Trewyn
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/12/the_birth_of_cancel_culture_and_the_death_of_education_.html
BREITBART
— Rand Paul Releases ‘Festivus’ List of Grievances Detailing $54B in Government Waste – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/23/rand-paul-releases-festivus-list-grievances-detailing-54b-government-waste/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Vetoes Defense-Spending Bill: ‘A Gift to China and Russia’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-vetoes-732-billion-defense-bill-a-gift-to-china-and-russia_3630838.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump’s Attack on Coronavirus Relief Divides G.O.P. and Threatens Recovery. From the campaign trail in Georgia to Capitol Hill, President Trump’s demand for changes to the $900 billion pandemic relief plan upended political and economic calculations.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-relief-bill-gop.html
USA TODAY
— Tensions between Trump and GOP lawmakers increase amid attempt to overturn election, COVID relief efforts – Jeanine Santucci
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/23/friction-between-trump-gop-amid-election-claims-and-covid-relief-efforts/4025256001/
