February 29, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Cook County judge rules Donald Trump should be removed from Illinois Republican primary ballot (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-news-cook-county-judge-illinois-primary-ballot/14477202/
— Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana – AP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://abc7chicago.com/indiana-transgender-law-ban-gender-affirming-care-minors/14477118/
— GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith blocks Democrat led legislation protecting IVF access. Republicans would be put on the record as supporting or opposing a federal law. – CNN (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.)
https://abc7chicago.com/ivf-senate-vote-alabama-ruling/14476108/
— Chicago police issue warning after string of Northwest Side robberies
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-robberies-crime-warning-northwest-side-surveillance-video/14477784/

NBC5
— Cook County judge kicks Trump off Illinois primary ballot, but puts ruling on hold. (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/cook-county-judge-ruled-trumps-name-should-be-removed-from-illinois-primary-ballot/3368941/
— Is Trump still on Illinois’ primary ballot? What to know after Cook County judge rules to remove his name. The Illinois Primary Election for 2024 takes place in March. – James Neveau (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/is-trump-on-illinois-primary-ballot-what-to-know-after-cook-county-judge-rules-to-remove-his-name/3369282/

CBS2
— Judge orders former President Trump removed from Illinois primary ballot, but puts order on hold – Adam Harrington (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-orders-former-president-trump-removed-illinois-primary-ballot/
— Mitch McConnell stepping down as Senate GOP leader, ending historic 17-year run – Kaia Hubbard
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mitch-mcconnell-stepping-down-senate-republican-leader/

WGN9
— Cook County judge rules Donald Trump should be removed from Illinois primary ballots – AP (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/cook-county-judge-rules-donald-trump-should-be-removed-from-illinois-primary-ballots/

FOX32
— Cook County judge orders removal of Trump from primary ballot (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cook-county-judge-orders-for-trump-to-be-removed-from-ballot
— Results of President Biden’s yearly physical released. We have President Biden’s doctor’s notes from his yearly physical, both the good and the bad. He had the exam at the Walter Reed Medical Center.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1418477
— On Thursday, the Chicago City Council Black Caucus is hosting a citywide job fair. (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran the GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Black, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1418306

WTTW
— Illinois Judge Removes Trump From Ballot Because of ‘Insurrectionist Ban’ (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/02/28/illinois-judge-removes-trump-ballot-because-insurrectionist-ban

WBEZ
— Cook County judge kicks Trump off Illinois ballot — but puts her own order on hold. The judge’s decision comes as Illinois’ primary is less than three weeks away. It’s likely to be appealed. – Dave McKinney, Jon Seidel (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/cook-county-judge-kicks-trump-off-illinois-ballot/fbb01045-7d91-4d76-8964-41198d9a1a61

WGN RADIO
— What could happen if the government controlled social media platforms? – Hayley Boyd (COMMENT: If/when my critics/opponents succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, which of those who read my newsletters come to my defense and why?)
https://wgnradio.com/bob-sirott/what-could-happen-if-the-government-controlled-social-media-platforms/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Cook County judge orders Donald Trump removed from Illinois primary ballot for his role in Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol – RICK PEARSON (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/28/cook-county-judge-orders-donald-trump-removed-from-illinois-primary-ballot-for-his-role-in-jan-6-riot-at-u-s-capitol/
— Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical – DARLENE SUPERVILLE and WILL WEISSERT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/28/biden-continues-to-be-fit-for-duty-his-doctor-says-after-president-undergoes-annual-physical/
— Ban on gender-affirming care for minors allowed to take effect in Indiana – AP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/28/ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-allowed-to-take-effect-in-indiana/
— Low tax collection rate in south suburbs shows need for development, changes in Springfield – HANK SANDERS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/29/low-tax-collection-rate-south-suburbs/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Is Trump still on Illinois ballot? What to know after judge rules to remove his name. Cook County Judge Tracie Porter put her ruling on hold until Friday, expecting Trump’s lawyers to appeal. For now, nothing has changed at the ballot box. If Porter’s ruling does go into effect, she ordered that “any votes cast” for Trump “be suppressed.” – Jon Seidel (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/02/29/trump-still-on-illinois-ballot-what-to-know-judge-rules-remove-name
— Cook County judge kicks Trump off Illinois ballot — but puts her own order on hold. Judge Tracie Porter’s decision comes amid national debate over whether Trump is disqualified from the presidency because of his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and whether that attack amounted to an insurrection. – Jon Seidel and Dave McKinney (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/02/28/trump-ballot-ruling-illinois-gop-elections-2024-vote
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-sip/2024/02/28/on-tap-in-chicago-thc-infused-beverages-may-mean-new-opportunities-for-illinois-breweries
— Duckworth and Pritzker ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/washington/2024/02/28/sen-tammy-duckworth-congress-ivf-birth-women-health-reproductive-rights-roe-wade
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/02/28/alabama-in-vitro-fertilization-ruling-pritzker-ivf-protections
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more gambling.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-mens-basketball-illini-terrence-shannon-brad-underwood-ncaa-tournament-odds
— At Democratic convention in Chicago, perks for big Biden campaign donors include coveted credentials, hotels. When it comes to qualifying for perks — and this is true for Democrats and Republicans in past conventions — big donors can vault into the elite ranks either by direct giving or raising political cash. The Sun-Times has exclusive details on what is being offered to the Biden Victory Fund’s donors at this summer’s Chicago gathering. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/02/28/democratic-national-convention-chicago-biden-campaign-donor-packages-perks-vip

DAILY HERALD
— Crowd turns on Schaumburg board after it resists calls for cease-fire resolution – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240228/news/crowd-turns-on-schaumburg-board-after-it-resists-calls-for-cease-fire-resolution/
— James T. “Jim” Marter: 2024 candidate for U.S. House 14th District representative
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240228/us-congress-politics/james-t-jim-marter-2024-candidate-for-u-s-house-14th-district-representative/
— 49th District GOP rivals debate their electability in November showdown with Hirschauer – Eric Peterson (COMMENT: According to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, the more demographics that a Republican candidate shares with Trump, the less electable that candidate should be. I share the following demographics with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about those who have treated me the most since 2000 like I am unelectable.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240228/illinois-state-politics/49th-district-gop-rivals-debate-their-electability-in-november-showdown-with-hirschauer/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump removed from Illinois ballot by Cook County judge’s ruling – Leigh Giangreco (COMMENT: Pritzker runs Illinois.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/donald-trump-removed-illinois-ballot-judge-rules

NORTHWEST HERALD
— YWCA services for families and immigrants now available in McHenry County. All services are free and available to anyone, YWCA says. – Michelle Meyer (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/02/28/ywca-services-for-families-and-immigrants-now-available-in-mchenry-county/#

FOX ILLINOIS
— Fentanyl crisis fuels worries over border security – CORY SMITH
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fentanyl-crisis-fuels-worries-over-border-security-drug-trafficking-smuggling-us-mexico-border-immigration-migrants-illegal-crossings-ports-of-entry-cbp-politics-cato-institution

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-242/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-43/
— Pritzker: ‘People who live in other states who want to have children using IVF, come to Illinois’ (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.)
https://capitolfax.com/2024/02/28/pritzker-people-who-live-in-other-states-who-want-to-have-children-using-ivf-come-to-illinois/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Rep. Blaine Wilhour: Removing President Trump from IL ballot about partisanship not justice
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/02/28/reaction-of-taking-trump-off-illinois-ballot/
— Inflation 18% During Biden’s First Three Years
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/02/29/inflation-18-during-bidens-first-three-years/

WEST COOK NEWS
— Volunteers sought to help Oak Park illegal aliens move from West Cook YMCA, Carleton Hotel to former St. Edmund’s Catholic School (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://westcooknews.com/stories/655436330-volunteers-sought-to-help-oak-park-illegal-aliens-move-from-west-cook-ymca-carleton-hotel-to-former-st-edmund-s-catholic-school

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Ronna Romney-McDaniel Gives Tearful Goodbye, Slams Fellow Republicans During Final RNC Staff Meeting
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/02/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-gives-tearful-goodbye-slams-fellow-republicans-during-final-rnc-staff-meeting.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois judge boots Trump off ballot in surprise ruling – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/tracie-porter-cook-county-circuit-judge-boots-dona/
— McConnell to step down as longtime GOP Senate leader in November – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/mitch-mcconnell-to-step-down-as-longtime-gop-senat/
— State Department is woke, woker, wokest – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/state-department-woke-woker-wokest/
— Supreme Court grants presidential immunity case, sets arguments for April – Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/moving-quickly-supreme-court-decide-if-trump-can-b/
— VP? Everyone’s talking about Tim Scott — and he just wants to talk about Trump. S.C. senator talks faith, politics and ‘wide-open’ border. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/everyones-talking-about-tim-scott-and-he-just-want/
— Biden remains ‘fit’ and ‘active,’ White House physician says after visit. – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/joe-biden-remains-fit-and-active-white-house-physi/
— Biden whacked by illegal immigrant crime wave that’s complicating his border narrative – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/28/joe-biden-whacked-by-illegal-immigrant-crime-wave-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Colorado’s third-largest city passes resolution to stop letting in illegal immigrants bussed from Denver – Peyton Sorosinski
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2894720/colorados-third-largest-city-immigrants-bussed-from-denver/
— Republican blocks Senate Democratic IVF protection legislation – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2894305/republican-blocks-senate-democratic-ivf-protection-legislation/

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois judge disqualifies Trump from GOP primary ballot because of ex-prez’s role in Jan. 6 – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/02/28/us-news/illinois-judge-disqualifies-trump-from-gop-primary-ballot-because-of-ex-prezs-role-in-jan-6/
— No wonder boys are turning toward conservative beliefs — it’s rebellion against parents’ woke ideology. – Rikki Schlott
https://nypost.com/2024/02/28/opinion/boys-are-turning-conservative-to-rebel-against-woke-parents/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— A Personal IVF Story. And why the Republicans are barreling toward a collision between savvy politics and the core convictions of some of their supporters. –
Christopher Brunet
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/ivf-and-its-children-arent-going-away/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Cost of caring for illegals: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon it’s real money – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/politics-govt/2024/02/28/cost-of-caring-for-illegals-a-billion-here-a-billion-there-and-pretty-soon-it-s-real-money/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Cities Across United States Seeing Surge of Violent Crimes Committed By Illegal Aliens – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/28/cities-across-united-states-seeing-surge-of-violent-crimes-committed-by-illegal-aliens/

AMERICAN THINKER
— If Illinois prevails in keeping Trump off of the ballot, our republic is finished. – Gerald McGlothlin
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/if_illinois_prevails_in_keeping_trump_off_of_the_ballot_our_republic_is_finished.html
— Illegals and Putin agree: Joe Biden for president! – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/illegals_and_putin_agree_joe_biden_for_president.html
— Putin’s Rollback of Reagan’s Victory – William R. Hawkins
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/putins_rollback_of_reagans_victory.html
— Nikole Hannah-Jones steps in it with another reflexive lie — and beclowns herself – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/nikole_hannahjones_steps_in_it_with_another_reflexive_lie__and_beclowns_herself.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— Elon Musk rings ‘alarm bell’ over border crisis: ‘Flood of illegals crushing the country!’ – Frieda Powers
https://americanwirenews.com/elon-musk-rings-alarm-bell-over-border-crisis-flood-of-illegals-crushing-the-country/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Liar!’ Athens mayor shouted down when he blames Laken Riley death on Trump being ‘mean’ to illegals. – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/28/liar-athens-mayor-shouted-down-when-he-blames-laken-riley-death-on-trump-being-mean-to-illegals-1441019/

BREITBART
— Senate Republican Blocks Democrats’ IVF Trojan Horse Bill – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/28/senate-republican-blocks-democrats-ivf-trojan-horse-bill/
— Joe Biden Busing Waves of Illegal Border Crossers to San Diego – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/02/28/joe-biden-busing-waves-of-illegal-border-crossers-to-san-diego/
— Biden Needs to Demand End to Sanctuary Cities – Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/02/28/cuellar-biden-needs-to-demand-end-to-sanctuary-cities/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Students call on Loyola to show ‘Jesuit values’ and divest from Israel
https://www.campusreform.org/article/students-call-loyola-show-jesuit-values-divest-israel/24916

CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
— Republicans embrace IVF despite the destruction of human embryos – Tyler Arnold
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256939/republicans-embrace-ivf-despite-the-destruction-of-human-embryos

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden’s Border Chutzpah – Mark Krikorian
https://cis.org/Oped/Bidens-Border-Chutzpah

CHRISTIAN POST
— Trump says he supports IVF after Alabama Supreme Court ruling; pro-lifers react – Samantha Kamman
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-says-he-supports-ivf-pro-lifers-react.html

DAILY CALLER
— Supreme Court Takes Up Trump Presidential Immunity Appeal – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/28/supreme-court-takes-trump-presidential-immunity-appeal/
— ‘This In An Invasion!’: Residents Shout Down Dem Mayor For Defending Sanctuary City Policies At Laken Riley Briefing – JASON COHEN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/02/28/georgia-mayor-shouted-down-laken-riley-press-briefing/

DAILY WIRE
— Colorado City Reaffirms It’s A ‘Non-Sanctuary City,’ Demands Migrant Buses Stop. – Mairead Elordi (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, school districts, municipalities, townships, counties, and states will become sanctuaries for illegals but falsely deny doing so.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/colorado-city-reaffirms-its-a-non-sanctuary-city-demands-migrant-buses-stop
— Denver Government May Furlough American Staff To Put Illegals On Its Payroll. City employing all-of-government effort aimed at finding work for illegal immigrants, emails indicate. – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/denver-government-may-furlough-its-american-staff-to-put-illegals-on-its-payroll

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Undergoes Health Exam at Walter Reed as Mental Fitness Questioned – Ryan Morgan
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/biden-undergoes-annual-health-exam-at-walter-reed-as-mental-fitness-questioned-5596833
— Supreme Court Will Hear Trump’s Presidential Immunity Appeal, Further Delaying Trial – Catherine Yang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-court-will-hear-trumps-presidential-immunity-appeal-further-delaying-trial-5597165

FEDERALIST
— Illinois Judge Kicks Trump Off The Ballot, Says Any Votes For Him Must Be ‘Suppressed’ – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/29/illinois-judge-kicks-trump-off-the-ballot-says-any-votes-for-him-must-be-suppressed/
— How Illegal Aliens Flooding Our Border Skew Elections For Democrats Without Ever Casting A Vote – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/28/how-illegal-aliens-flooding-our-border-skew-elections-for-democrats-without-ever-casting-a-vote/

FOX BUSINESS
— Google has been pushing a ‘woke agenda’ since at least 2017 – Michael Shellenberger
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6347873163112

FOX NEWS
— Trump disqualified from Illinois ballot. Sol Wisenberg and David Schoen react to the bombshell news about the 2024 presidential race on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6347881646112
— Dem Sen Duckworth looks to put Republicans on record with forced IVF vote. ‘Democrats are using fear tactics and the media to scare voters,’ Sen. Marsha Blackburn tells Fox News Digital. – Julia Johnson (COMMENT: Duckworth ever-increasingly uses IVF to promote more hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-sen-duckworth-looks-put-republicans-record-forced-ivf-vote
— White House calls for sanctuary cities to cooperate with ICE, amid furor over illegal immigrant crimes, Sanctuary cities under scrutiny as illegal immigrants arrested for violent crimes across country. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-calls-for-sanctuary-cities-to-cooperate-with-ice-amid-furor-over-illegal-immigrant-crimes
— KJP says Republicans ‘getting in the way’ of securing border, denies Biden’s visit is political. – Bradford Betz (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration and then ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the problems that illegal immigration causes.)
https://news.yahoo.com/kjp-says-republicans-getting-way-221002930.html
— Democrats could see ‘real protests’ at Chicago DNC – Kevin McCarthy
https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-harris-face-real-protests-chicago-democratic-national-convention-says-former-house-speaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oii8wdDM-ec

FREE PRESS
— Fentanyl Is Killing American Kids. Most Don’t Even Know They’re Taking It. Every week, more than a dozen U.S. teenagers lose their lives to fentanyl. James Fishback reports on the unwitting victims—and the parents they’ve left behind. – James Fishback
https://www.thefp.com/p/fentanyl-is-killing-american-kids

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The Consequences of Unchecked Illegal Immigration on America’s Public Schools – Madison Marino, Matthew Kuckelman, Lindsey Burke, PhD and Lora Ries
https://www.heritage.org/education/report/the-consequences-unchecked-illegal-immigration-americas-public-schools

HOT AIR
— Venezuela Homicide Rate Lowest in 22 Years As Its Gangs Migrate Here – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/02/28/venezuela-homicide-rate-lowest-in-22-years-as-its-gangs-migrate-here-n3783700
— Denver to Furlough Workers to Hire Illegals – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/02/28/denver-to-furlough-workers-to-hire-illegals-n3783753

LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Governor Spends Millions to Export Pro-Abortion Extremism Across America – Genevieve Harding
https://www.lifenews.com/2024/02/28/illinois-governor-spends-millions-to-export-pro-abortion-extremism-across-america/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Brandon Johnson’s Incompetence Spiral – JEFFREY BLEHAR
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/brandon-johnsons-incompetence-spiral/
— Anti-Israel Progressives Cite Michigan Protest Vote to Push Biden to Abandon Ally – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/anti-israel-progressives-cite-michigan-protest-vote-to-push-biden-to-abandon-israel/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Flood of Chinese illegals could be spies targeting U.S. infrastructure
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/flood-of-chinese-illegals-could-be-spies-targeting-u-s-infrastructure/
— San Francisco has formally apologized to its Black residents and their ancestors for “decades of systematic discrimination.” – Abril Elfi (COMMENT: If you are a Republican, and especially if you are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats and RINOs will call for you to pay reparations. Because all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s and because I am all of the aforesaid, I stress that all my ancestors always lived in northeast Illinois, that they were never in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/san-fran-board-of-supervision-apologizes-to-black-residents-for-decades-of-systemic-discrimination/

PJ MEDIA
— The Growing List of the Ignored Victims of Illegal Immigrant Brutality – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/02/28/human-dirty-secrets-the-exploding-number-of-victims-of-illegal-immigrant-brutality-n4926843

TOWNHALL
— One Republican Senator Just Blocked a Bill to Protect IVF Access. Here’s Why. – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2024/02/29/why-one-republican-blocked-bill-to-protect-access-to-ivf-n2635897
— Biden White House Does a Massive Reversal in Its Immigration Policy, But Does It Matter? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/02/29/biden-white-house-orders-a-massive-reversal-in-immigration-policy-but-does-it-matter-n2635887
— Biden Blows Off Illegal Alien Crime While Touting a False Narrative – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/02/28/biden-blows-off-illegal-immigrant-crime-while-touting-a-false-narrative-n2635862
— How BLM Is Destroying Public Education – Sheri Few
https://townhall.com/columnists/sherifew/2024/02/29/how-blm-is-destroying-public-education-n2635849

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

YAHOO NEWS
— Trump campaign, lawyers for objectors react to Cook County judge’s ruling to remove Trump from primary ballot – Theodora Koulouvaris
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-campaign-lawyers-objectors-react-054005445.html

NBC SOUTH FLORIDA
— Thousands of Miami-Dade voters switch parties ahead of presidential preference primary. Florida law allows that as long as voters make the change 29 days before the election. – Ana Cuervo (COMMENT: In your precinct, how many cast Republican primary ballots but vote for Democrats in general elections?)
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-dade-voters-switch-political-party-affiliation/3245686/

WASHINGTON POST
— Alabama judge says God opposes IVF. Religions hold varied views. – Michelle Boorstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/02/28/alabama-ivf-embryos-religion-beliefs/

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/02/23/transgender-national-survey-myths-misinformation/72640839007/
— Far too few Republican leaders focus on defending and advancing the Republican Party platform.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/02/26/trump-haley-ivf-government-shutdown-republican-party-disarray/72698406007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: In your county, what percent of those who run its election office is Democrat and what percent is Republican? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/25/2024-election-offices-threats/72605039007/

BOSTON GLOBE
— The myth of meritocracy – Yvonne Abraham (COMMENT: What are your successes in life? What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes in life to? My critics/opponents attribute my successes in life to my benefitting tremendously from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, parents, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on the east side of Chicago Heights. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school and never worked outside of the home until after my father died. Because of the aforesaid, I took college preparatory courses in high school. I got and ACT score of 24. I graduated in the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class. I worked my way through college. I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees. I earned six professional certifications. I earned a professional license. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents are/were rich. Who bought them cars. Who paid for their college expenses. Who got them good jobs.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/02/28/metro/letting-go-myth/

FORBES
— During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office, they had my Black subordinate lead the office’s big annual Black History Month events. In September of 1997, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/02/28/black-history-month-is-almost-over-lets-remember-it-year-round/

PBS
— A quarter of United Methodist churches in U.S. have left during split (COMMENT: In 1961, when I was 13 years old and in 8th grade at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete ( https://www.trinitycrete.org/ and https://ilhs.org/ ), the church’s split had a tremendous impact on me. The pastor succeeded in dumping the Missouri Synod for the Wisconsin Synod. My father was one of the Church Elders who led an unsuccessful fight to stay with the Missouri Synod. To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents transferred to Hope Lutheran in Park Forest. Since 1847, all my ancestors had always been Missouri Synod Lutheran. On my father’s side, they all had all graduated from Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. But in 1962, I graduated from a newly formed extremely small 8th grade at Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest. The church split created many divisions between those who stayed with the Missouri Synod and those who joined the Wisconsin Synod. The split ended big annual family reunions in Crete and Grant Park that had been organized by both my father’s and mother’s parents.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-quarter-of-united-methodist-churches-in-u-s-have-left-during-split

VOA
— Asylum-Seekers Find Shelter at Washington State Church – Natasha Mozgovaya (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been in making the churches in your school district, in your municipality, in your township, and in your county arms of the Democrat Party?)
https://www.voanews.com/a/asylum-seekers-find-shelter-at-washington-state-church-/7507339.html

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.