FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump wants to impose 15% tariff, up from 10% he announced after Supreme Court decision
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-10-global-tariff-murky-outlook-businesses-supreme-court-ruling-tariffs-prompts-countermoves-donald/18629152/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ICE’s purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/21/ices-purchases-big-detention-centers/
— Supreme Court ruling offers little relief for Republicans divided on President Donald Trump’s tariffs
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/21/supreme-court-ruling-republicans-trumps-tariffs/
— Indiana passes amendment to limit early voting without testimony. DD: The DuPage County Election Division (DCED) should highlight early voting data on its website. That data should include how many votes have been cast the day before, the week before, and cumulatively broken out by the number of Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots that were cast. Further, voters should be able to easily see the aforesaid data for their township and for their precinct. Voters should be able to see and analyze trends. According the DCED website, 2,406 have voted as of 2/21/26.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/21/indiana-passes-amendment-to-limit-early-voting-without-testimony/
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Jennifer Davis in 8th District Republican primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260220/endorsements/daily-herald-endorsement-jennifer-davis-in-8th-district-republican-primary/
WBEZ
— Why did the FBI recruit Catholic high school girls in Chicago? DD: The FBI recruited my outstanding wife at her Catholic high school in 1968.
https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/02/18/why-did-the-fbi-recruit-catholic-high-school-girls-in-chicago
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, author of the 2007 book The FBI: A History, said a strategy of hiring Catholic girls would line up perfectly with longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s attitude in the post-World War II years, when the United States was in the grip of fears over communism. “He placed a huge emphasis on recruiting Catholics because he thought that Catholics would be reliably anti-communist,” said Jeffreys-Jones, a professor of American history at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. “They had the moral code and backbone. He went out of his way to praise the Catholic schools in America. He explicitly said that these schools have amongst their teaching staff not a single example of an atheist. And of course, communism, amongst other things, stands for atheism. That was his outlook.”)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Early voting turnout remains low across Central Illinois ahead of March 17 primary. DD: The DuPage County Election Division (DCED) should highlight early voting data on its website. That data should include how many votes have been cast the day before, the week before, and cumulatively broken out by the number of Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots that were cast. Further, voters should be able to easily see the aforesaid data for their township and for their precinct. Voters should be able to see and analyze trends. According the DCED website, 2,406 have voted as of 2/21/26.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/central-illinois-early-voting-turnout/
NPR ILLINOIS
— A huge study finds a link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-21/a-huge-study-finds-a-link-between-cannabis-use-in-teens-and-psychosis-later
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bailey Points to Illinois Truck Driver Licensing Scandal
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/21/bailey-points-to-illinois-truck-driver-licensing-scandal/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Municipal League: Housing reform could strip authority from local communities
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_629f5e87-ba08-4226-b80f-e478cd6aad07.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Secretary of War-slash-Defense Pete Hegseth headlined the National Religious Broadcasters Freedom 250 Celebration on Thursday with a warning about the “godless left” that’s trying to destroy “Western Christian” values. And this is truly the war America faces in modern times.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/21/america250-pits-godless-left-versus-judeo-christian-right/
— Scott Walker: Young Americans deserve real history, not political indoctrination. Declining national pride reflects failures in education, civic teaching and historical truth.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/19/young-americans-deserve-real-history-political-indoctrination/
BREITBART
— Portland Anti-ICE Agitator Faces 20 Years in Prison for Assaulting Federal Agent with Large Rock
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/02/21/portland-anti-ice-agitator-faces-20-years-in-prison-for-assaulting-federal-agent-with-large-rock/
HOT AIR
— Due Process Means What They Say It Means. DD: Because GAO was not unionized in 1997, I did not get due process when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire. GAO unionized in 2007.
https://hotair.com/mitch_berg/2026/02/21/two-mns-part-ii-n3812009
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Trump Announces ‘Different Direction’ on Tariffs Following SCOTUS Decision, And Might Charge Countries More Than Before
https://www.westernjournal.com/president-trump-announces-different-direction-tariffs-following-scotus-decision-might-charge-countries/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump’s Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack. Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.” DD: What attitude does JPMorgan have toward you?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/business/jpmorgan-trump-debanking.html
K8 NEWS
— Early voting numbers in Lawrence County. DD: The DuPage County Election Division (DCED) should highlight early voting data on its website. That data should include how many votes have been cast the day before, the week before, and cumulatively broken out by the number of Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots that were cast. Further, voters should be able to easily see the aforesaid data for their township and for their precinct. Voters should be able to see and analyze trends. According the DCED website, 2,406 have voted as of 2/21/26.
https://www.kait8.com/2026/02/20/early-voting-numbers-lawrence-county/
