December 6, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Biden weighs preemptive pardons for Milley, Cheney, Fauci
https://abc7chicago.com/post/biden-weighs-preemptive-pardons-milley-cheney-fauci-source/15624193/
— Tiffany Henyard to attend Thornton Twp. meeting to hear objections for election nominations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-attend-thornton-township-meeting-hear-objections-election-nominations/15625065/

WGN9
— Chicago faces shortage of affordable housing (COMMENT: What helped you afford housing? For me, it included my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1972, and working for IRS staring in 1971.)
https://www.aol.com/chicago-faces-shortage-affordable-housing-033612869.html

WTTW
— Democrats say “Why There is a Movement in Some Downstate Counties to Split From Illinois.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/12/04/why-there-movement-some-downstate-counties-split-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal appeals court ruling allows Illinois gun ban to remain in place
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/05/illinois-gun-ban-ruling/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Police may search a vehicle based on the smell of raw cannabis, Illinois Supreme Court rules
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/05/police-may-search-a-vehicle-based-on-the-smell-of-raw-cannabis-illinois-supreme-court-rules/
— Lame-duck Biden administration should not intentionally sabotage the new Trump crew
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/05/editorial-biden-trump-unions-musk-ramaswamy/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Notwithstanding anything that they say, anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly destroy Trump and destroy those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/12/05/barack-obama-foundation-democracy-speech
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/05/sullivan-high-school-rogers-park-immigrants-donald-trump-mass-deportation-plan

DAILY HERALD
— Fire at Elgin homeless encampment spurs donation drives by local businesses
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241205/news/fire-at-elgin-homeless-encampment-spurs-donation-drives-by-local-businesses/
— Milton Township Democrats select full slate of candidates for spring election (COMMENT: The Milton Township Republican Organization Caucus Press Release is at https://miltongop.org/ .)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241205/submitted-content/milton-township-democrats-select-full-slate-of-candidates-for-spring-election/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: ‘Busier and busier’: How the USPS makes billions of holiday deliveries (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office in 1966 hired me for the Christmas rush because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241205/news/busier-and-busier-how-the-usps-makes-billions-of-holiday-deliveries/

JOURNAL COURIER
— Deportations will restore faith in management of immigration (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/commentary-deportation-restore-faith-immigration-19946540.php
— Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/point-counterpoint-mass-deportations-unfeasible-19946539.php

SHAW LOCAL
— Raw marijuana smell enough for search, Illinois Supreme Court rules in Whiteside County case
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/2024/12/05/raw-marijuana-smell-enough-for-search-illinois-supreme-court-rules-in-whiteside-county-case/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Higher Education Under Siege: Battling for Social Mobility and Equality in America (COMMENT: Sadly, my father, my grandfather, and my great grandfather are examples of downward mobility. My great grandfather had 1285 Main Street built in Crete (4,030 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1285-Main-St-60417/home/23199035 ) in 1902. My grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete (1793 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1286-Wood-St-60417/home/23199039 ) in 1926. My father never had a home built.)
https://chicagodefender.com/higher-education-under-siege-battling-for-social-mobility-and-equality-in-america/

WGLT
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote illegal immigration.  Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-12-04/religious-groups-work-to-help-as-many-refugees-as-possible-before-trump-takes-office

FOX ILLINOIS
— IRS funding may be on chopping block as Trump, Republicans eye spending cuts (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders used the 1994 “Contract With America” spending cuts to not only drive the few remining Republican employees out of GAO, but to destroy GAO.)
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/irs-funding-may-be-on-chopping-block-as-trump-republicans-eye-spending-cuts-tax-season-refunds-file-returns-billy-long-trump-administration-budget-inflation-reduction-act-funds

WSIL TV
— The mainstream news media is an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/jeff-bezos-says-he-will-try-to-talk-trump-out-of-idea-that-the-news/article_f2baaa1c-2b58-5af9-8a1d-c5615cf14118.html

CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Chicago is NOT broke: millions on the table if wealthy pay their fair share (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always charged me with not paying enough taxes. According to them, I could have afforded to pay more taxes and should have paid more taxes a) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, b) because I worked for IRS 1971-1980, c) because I itemized my tax deductions, and d) because I got married and never had children.)
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/chicago-is-not-broke-millions-on-the-table-if-wealthy-pay-their-fair-share/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Aaron del Mar is stepping down as co-chair of the Illinois Republican Party after the New Year. It’s not a surprise. After last month’s election, del Mar, who also is the Palatine Township Republican committeeman, told Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi in a letter that he’d be stepping back in 2025 in order “to explore other opportunities.” Might he make a run for governor in 2026? He wouldn’t tell us.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-418/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-210/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What will your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain do to help elect Republican candidates on April 1, 2025?  In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I will hand-deliver campaign literature and a marked copy of the sample ballot to its 400 residences that have at least one Republican or Independent voter. Of the precinct’s 1,091 registered voters, 361 are R, 272 are D, and 458 are NA. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Leaders of the Milton Township Democrat Organization stress the qualifications of their township candidates. Since 2000, extremely few of the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization have stressed my qualifications. In fact, many if not most, if not virtually all of them have ignored, dismissed, belittled, if not badmouthed my qualifications. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439-$150,075/year. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year.  I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. I have four other job-related professional certifications (fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting). I have master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

JOHN KASS
— The Biden Crime Family and Democrats Laugh at America
https://johnkassnews.com/

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Reporter William J. Kelly: Chicago Could Be National Test Case for President-Elect Trump’s Deportation Plan
https://x.com/Williamjkelly/status/1864052077087055914
https://x.com/Williamjkelly/status/1861832482137465163

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Job Growth Since Beginning of Covid Way Behind Nation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/05/illinois-job-growth-since-beginning-of-covid-way-behind-nation/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House speaker welcomes DOGE leaders to Capitol Hill, declares it a ‘new day in America’ (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders used the 1994 “Contract With America” spending cuts to not only drive the few remining Republican employees out of GAO, but to destroy GAO.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/5/house-speaker-welcomes-doge-leaders-capitol-hill-d/
— Musk-led DOGE sparks ‘new day in America’ energy on Capitol Hill
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/5/elon-musk-led-doge-sparks-new-day-america-energy-c/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Parents demand the right to opt their children out of sexually charged materials
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3250840/parents-demand-right-opt-children-out-of-sexually-charged-materials/
— Chicago teachers want to teach Israel a lesson, not teach students
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-your-land/3248802/chicago-teachers-want-teach-israel-lesson/
— Trump’s first day back on the job should overwhelm the Left
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3249881/donald-trump-first-day-overwhelm-left/

NEW YORK POST
— Starbucks moving into the Sandberg building in downtown Wheaton is extremely symbolic. SEE: https://www.dailyherald.com/20240927/news/starbucks-is-moving-to-the-former-sandberg-building-in-downtown-wheaton/  According to Wheaton anti-conservatives, it shows that they have completely taken over Wheaton.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/05/business/starbucks-targeted-by-pro-trump-anti-woke-investment-firm/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— ICE Deports Illegal Alien for 7th Time (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/05/ice-deports-illegal-alien-for-7th-time/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats know they have to lie to the public about their policies to win elections
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/12/democrats_know_they_have_to_lie_to_the_public_about_their_policies_to_win_elections.html
— America’s Tipping Point
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/12/america_s_tipping_point.html

BLAZE
— Boston City Council votes unanimously to reaffirm sanctuary city policies and defy Trump mass deportation plan (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/boston-council-sanctuary-city-trump

BREITBART
— Democrats Tell Biden to Get as Many Migrants Possible into U.S. Before Leaving Office (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/05/democrats-tell-biden-to-get-as-many-migrants-possible-into-u-s-before-leaving-office/
— Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/12/06/adams-i-dont-want-to-deport-people-who-steal-an-apple-its-surrender-if-we-lock-up-toothpaste/
— Trump Administration May Deport Migrants Even if Home Countries Refuse Them (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/12/05/report-trump-administration-may-deport-migrants-even-if-home-countries-refuse-them/

CHRISTIAN POST
— DEI is exposed as dangerous and counterproductive
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/dei-is-exposed-as-dangerous-and-counterproductive.html

DAILY CITIZEN
— Abortion is the Taking of a Human Life
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/brit-hume-lets-be-honest-abortion-is-the-taking-of-a-human-life/

FOX BUSINESS
— Left ‘overplayed their hand with the wokeism’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6365592606112

FOX NEWS
— Republicans slam Biden migrant parole program: ‘Rife with fraud’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-slam-biden-migrant-parole-program-this-program-rife-fraud
— Trump continues round of appointments with 3 new picks to top homeland security, immigration (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-continues-fill-his-cabinet-naming-3-ambitious-nominees-top-homeland-security-immigration

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Boston City Council Votes Unanimously to Retain Sanctuary Status, ‘Braces’ for Trump’s Immigration Policies  (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/boston-city-council-votes-unanimously-to-retain-sanctuary-status-braces-for-trumps-immigration-policies/

NEW AMERICAN
— Boston Vows Rebellion Against Trump’s Mass Deportation. Border Czar Homan: The Mayor Better Read Federal Law.  (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://thenewamerican.com/us/boston-vows-rebellion-against-trumps-mass-deportation-border-czar-homan-the-mayor-better-read-federal-law/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Miserable Cost of an Open Border  (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/12/06/the_miserable_cost_of_an_open_border_152049.html

ZERO HEDGE
— Which Jobs Will Be Most Impacted By Trump’s Mass Deportation Of Illegal Aliens (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1864819577323991534

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— How will Trump handle immigrants carrying communicable diseases?  (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5020252-immigration-medical-screening/

MSN
— To be woke is to get rid of those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/how-the-word-woke-became-a-weapon-of-the-global-right-wing/ss-AA15j9Nx
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/obama-urges-pluralism-not-only-for-the-woke-but-also-for-the-waking/vi-AA1vmr9M
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites to get more votes from non-Whites.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/career/15-things-white-people-say-that-highlight-their-privilege/ss-BB1p0S55

NEW YORK TIMES
— Musk Spent Over $250 Million to Help Elect Trump (COMMENT: How much did wealthy donors spend to help elect Harris?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-rbg-election.html
— Biden Team Considers Blanket Pardons Before Trump’s Promised ‘Retribution’  White House officials believe President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selection of partisan warriors for top law enforcement jobs indicates that he will pursue revenge against his perceived enemies. (COMMENT: Adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and subsequently sued them for the aforesaid include: a) disallowing my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969, b) forcing me to resign in 1969, c) disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, d) disallowing my education deductions in 1978, e) forcing me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer between agencies in 1980, f) never promoting me beyond GS-13, g) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and h) forcing me to retire in 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/biden-trump-pardons.html
— He Promised Huge Tax Refunds. Now Trump Wants Him to Lead the I.R.S.  Since leaving Congress in 2023, Billy Long has peddled a pandemic-era tax credit that the I.R.S. has warned is a magnet for fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/us/politics/billy-long-trump-irs-tax-credit.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Centrist Democrats should stop blaming progressives for Harris’s loss (COMMENT: I should write a book about those past and present leaders of the following who continue to blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/12/05/centrist-progressive-democrats-election-recriminations-blame/

LOS ANGLES TIMES
— Mexico’s president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexico-s-president-will-ask-trump-to-deport-non-mexican-migrants-directly-to-their-home-countries/ar-AA1vlwFR

NEW YORK SUN
— So-Called ‘Sanctuary City’ Policies, All Too Often, Shield Criminal Migrants From Justice. More than 58,000 known criminal migrants have come to New York City alone, including 1,000 known members of South American gangs, like Tren de Aragua.  (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.nysun.com/article/sanctuary-city-policies-all-too-often-shield-criminal-migrants-from-justice

USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly reject the rule or law.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/12/06/trump-immigration-deportation-sanctuary-city-migrants/76764820007/
— OUTRAGEOUS: AT&T to eliminate copper wire phone lines to most users. Who stands to lose?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/04/att-eliminate-traditional-landline-copper-phone-service-2029/76765766007/
— Living paycheck to paycheck is more common than you think (COMMENT: Since we got married in 1978, my wife and I have lived on just one of our paychecks. First, in anticipation of our having children and then to save for our retirement.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/12/05/living-paycheck-to-paycheck-debt/76733415007/

TIMES HERALD
— Mass deportation is an appropriate response to mass illegal immigration (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.washtimesherald.com/opinion/lowry-mass-deportation-is-an-appropriate-response-to-mass-illegal-immigration-lowry-11-25-24/article_44d502d0-acc0-11ef-a3dc-43e0f095d6f0.html

PRESS READER
— Democratic officials blame loss on outside factors (COMMENT: I should write a book about those past and present leaders of the following who continue to blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-bergen-record/20241205/281608131008089

9 NEWS
— Trump administration looking for countries to send deported migrants (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS3uN1brE0U

POLITICO MAGAZINE
— Under Trump, America will again be the leader of the free world.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/12/06/trump-ends-american-century-00192236

SCIENCE DIRECT
— Do voters prefer educated candidates? (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my three master’s degrees, my six professional certifications, and my professional license.)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0261379423000185

HARVARD CRIMSON
— To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/12/6/freshman-survey-race-admissions/

NASDAQ
— Here Are the Net Worth and Income That Put You in the Top 5% of American Households by Age
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/here-are-net-worth-and-income-put-you-top-5-american-households-age

MOTLEY FOOL
— Here’s the Average Upper-Class American’s Retirement Savings. How Do You Compare?
https://www.fool.com/money/buying-stocks/articles/heres-the-average-upper-class-americans-retirement-savings-how-do-you-compare/

NERD WALLET
— Average Net Worth by Age: How Do You Compare? The average net worth for U.S. families is about $1.06 million. The median — a more representative measure — is $192,700.
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/average-net-worth-by-age

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Starbucks moving into the Sandberg building in downtown Wheaton is extremely symbolic. SEE: https://www.dailyherald.com/20240927/news/starbucks-is-moving-to-the-former-sandberg-building-in-downtown-wheaton/  According to Wheaton anti-conservatives, it shows that they have completely taken over Wheaton.
https://www.ft.com/content/f19c34b2-2eb0-40f4-a799-f5221413e9b2

WORLD NET DAILY
— Trump reportedly has plan when countries refuse to take back their illegal aliens (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will come right back in. They will come right back in because Democrat and RINO leaders want them here. Because of that, much more has to be done to stop illegal immigration.)
https://www.wnd.com/2024/12/trump-reportedly-has-plan-when-countries-refuse-to-take-back-their-illegal-aliens/

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.