CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The newest location to buy Girl Scout cookies in
Chicago? Outside of a recreational marijuana dispensary. – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-biz-girl-scout-cookies-chicago-dispensary-20200210-5uclbpfjnfgefhwa7u74wtxs6u-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State’s stoners help set pace for near-record pot sales
– CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-marijuana-sales-st-0211-20200210-girfk4ledngtxigjjtpcgeffme-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Former Bears kicker Thomas to retire from state Supreme Court, sparking GOP
worries of turnover Thomas, elected to the Supreme Court’s Second District seat
in 2000, will step down from the court on Feb. 29. He was a placekicker for the
Chicago Bears for nine full seasons, and remains the team’s fourth-leading
scorer. – Neal Earley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/2/10/21131841/illinois-supreme-court-bob-thomas-retirement-chicago-bears-placekicker-judge
— State rep says rival candidate ‘put up’ by Ed Burke — she calls that
‘offensive’ Alicia Elena Martinez interned in Ald. Ed Burke’s 14th Ward office
and helped Burke’s re-election campaign last year. And now she’s trying to win
the state House seat held by state Rep. Aaron Ortiz, who ousted Burke’s brother
two years ago. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/2/10/21132094/burke-ortiz-martinez-illinois-house-ward-committeeperson
DAILY HERALD
— Fundraising filings show different strategies in 6th Congressional District – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: How did you gain your knowledge about how the federal government operates? 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 $101,176-$131,532/year. I worked on audits of federal financial institution regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies, including Railroad Retirement Board, Department of Defense, U.S. Postal Service, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, General Service Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Labor, Federal Aviation Administration, Veteran Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Department of Health and Human Services, for almost 6 years. 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 $85,084-$96,431/year. I worked for the Post Office as a part time carrier/clerk for almost 3 years at the GS-4 Step 1-3 levels, currently $16.64-$17.75/hour. I learned a lot about federal court procedures as an active member in a class action lawsuit and as the plaintiff in two lawsuits. I learned a lot about arbitration procedures as a grievant four grievances and as a Financial Regulatory Authority arbitrator since 1998).
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200210/fundraising-filings-show-different-strategies-in-6th-congressional-district
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzler’s campaign employs two paid staff members. His team also is made up of “a bunch of loyal volunteers,” including a “kitchen cabinet” of 20 people handling duties such as campaign literature and high school outreach. He said this approach represents his view that politics shouldn’t be a long-term gig. “I believe that representing the people isn’t a career, it’s more of part-time honor that you do for a couple years,” Kinzler said. Ives said her campaign includes eight paid staff members and is “blessed to have over 300 self-identified volunteers.” She is involved in day-to-day decisions about data collection, fundraising, communications and strategy.)
— DuPage County District 5 Forest Preserve hopefuls (Wehrli and Schultz) talk about their differences – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200210/dupage-forest-preserve-hopefuls-talk-about-their-differences
ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives want you to wear protest hairstyles.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/crown-act-proponents-hope-hair-love-gives-anti-hair-discrimination-legislation-momentum/5919070/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: WIU will offer cannabis minor.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/WIU-will-offer-cannabis-minor-15045112.php
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Illinois poised
to lose Shimkus seat after census
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/illinois-poised-to-lose-shimkus-seat-after-census/article_54601b5a-4b94-11ea-bcd6-6fc4bbf5b160.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— First Chief judge from DuPage County Bob Thomas announces retirement
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/first-chief-judge-from-dupage-county-announces-retirement
EVANSTON NOW
— Reparations panel hopes to finish work by June – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: Do
those who run your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your
county, and Illinois want you to pay reparations, and if so, how much?)
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/equity/2020-02-10/84163/reparations-panel-hopes-to-finish-work-by-june
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Girl Scout Troop Selling Cookies Outside North Side Weed
Dispensary – Joe Ward
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/02/10/girl-scout-troop-sets-up-outside-andersonvilles-dispensary33-selling-cookies-to-pot-customers/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Sue Rezin Releases First TV Commercial
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/10/il-14-sue-rezin-releases-first-tv-commercial/
— IL-14: Ted Gradel Releases New Video on Both Springfield & Washington
Not Working
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/10/il-14-ted-gradel-releases-new-video-on-both-springfield-washington-not-working/
— Rep. Dan Ugaste Concentrating Agenda on Property Tax Relief
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/02/10/rep-dan-ugaste-concentrating-agenda-on-property-tax-relief/
CAPITOL FAX
— Supreme Court Justice Bob Thomas to retire and join law firm that
represented him in defamation case
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/10/supreme-court-justice-bob-thomas-to-retire-and-join-law-firm-that-represented-him-in-defamation-case/
— Rep. Bailey says the quiet part out loud: Illinois separation is “not gonna
happen”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/02/10/rep-bailey-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-illinois-separation-is-not-gonna-happen/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Coming to America for a bigger house – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN:
Overwhelmingly, immigrants vote for Democrats. Ever-increasingly, to get more
and more and more citizens of foreign countries who are minority, female,
and/or younger to immigrate to America, Democrats promise to give them more and
more and more preference over citizens of America.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/10/coming-america-bigger-house/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Classical architecture is now racist because Trump – Madeline Fry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/classical-architecture-is-now-racist-because-of-trump
CNS NEWS
— Bernie Sanders: ‘We Have a Racist Society From Top to Bottom’; Warren: ‘We
Need…Race-Conscious Laws’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Of course, my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout
that if I had been a minority or a female, discrimination against minorities
and discrimination against females would have stopped me from earning a) a
job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s
degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications
when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional
license when I was 32. In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a
job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites
to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/bernie-sanders-we-have-racist-society-top-bottom-warren-we-needrace
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Klobuchar: Supporters of President Trump fail a ‘patriotism check’ – Frieda
Powers (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, to be patriotic is to be:
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://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/02/10/klobuchar-supporters-of-president-trump-fail-a-patriotism-check-885445
THE HILL
— Inclusion 101: The whiteness of higher education – LOURDES TORRES (DIERSEN:
Will higher education follow GAO’s lead and get rid of those who are White,
male, and/or older?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/482355-inclusion-101-the-whiteness-of-higher-education
WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employee retirement benefits would be cut under Trump’s budget –
Eric Yoder (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
have always wanted my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social
Security to be cut.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-employee-retirement-benefits-would-be-cut-under-trumps-budget/2020/02/10/879ec19e-4c2d-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html
