REUTERS
— With no deal in sight, U.S. Congress faces looming government shutdown – Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-shutdown/with-no-deal-in-sight-u-s-congress-faces-looming-government-shutdown-idUSKBN1F814Y
ABC7
— Government shutdown 2018 looms; blame game, but no agreement after Trump, Schumer meet – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/blame-game-but-no-agreement-after-trump-schumer-meet/2967690/
— Chicago’s sanctuary city lawsuit heard in federal court – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicagos-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-heard-in-federal-court/2967322/
NBC5
— Court Hears Arguments in Sanctuary-Cities Case
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Court-Hears-Arguments-in-Sanctuary-Cities-Case-470159603.html
— Longtime State Senator Donne E. Trotter Retiring – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/longtime-state-senator-donne-trotter-retiring-470172503.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Trump tells March for Life: ‘We are with you all the way’ – AP (DIERSEN: Hultgren was there.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-march-for-life-trump-20180119-story.html
— 2 referendums, 1 key difference: Voters to weigh in on Aurora, DuPage election commissions – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-election-st-0119-20180119-story.html
— Two Republicans (Fichtner and Broline) withdraw from March 20 primary for DuPage County Board – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dbr-dupage-county-board-primary-tl-0125-20180119-story.html
— Pritzker, Kennedy, Biss clash over property tax breaks, Blagojevich recordings at Tribune candidate forum – Rick Pearson and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-kennedy-pritzker-biss-democrat-illinois-forum-tribune-20180119-story.html
— Comptroller Mendoza questions proposed $8.9 million Tollway contract – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-met-mendoza-20180119-story.html
— Census 2020: High stakes for Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-census-illinois-undercount-20180118-story.html
— South Suburban Airport film preview is Thursday – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-airport-film-preview-st-0118-20180119-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kennedy: Rauner ‘should be applauded’ for slapping Pritzker over Blagojevich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kennedy-rauner-should-be-applauded-for-slapping-pritzker-over-blagojevich/
— Cook County judge orders public airing of lawsuit against Rauner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-judge-orders-public-airing-of-lawsuit-against-rauner/
— Rahm Emanuel continues to pile up frequent-flier miles — costing taxpayers $46K
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-rahm-emanuel-travel-46000-cost-taxpayers/
DAILY HERALD
— Paul Fichtner decides not to seek re-election to DuPage County Board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/incumbent-decides-not-to-seek-re-election-to-dupage-county-board
— Trump to anti-abortion marchers: ‘We are with you all the way. May God bless you.’ – Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/trump-to-anti-abortion-marchers-we-are-with-you-all-the-way-may-god-bless-you
— Court: Family can sue fraternity members in fatal NIU hazing – Barbara Vitello
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180119/court-family-can-sue-fraternity-members-in-fatal-niu-hazing
— Trump steps to forefront of anti-abortion movement – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180119/news/301199911/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner trash talks his own state—as Amazon looks on – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180119/BLOGS02/180119869/rauner-steps-in-it-as-illinois-celebrates-an-amazon-milestone
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Do you favor legalizing marijuana? Then here’s whom to vote for. – JOSEPH BUSTOS (DIERSEN: To legalize pot is to promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article195560419.html
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Haitians in Evanston dismayed by Trump’s ‘shithole countries’ comment.”
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/01/18/city/haitians-evanston-dismayed-trumps-shithole-countries-comment/
HOMEWOOD PATCH
— Gov. Rauner Calls Cook County Tax System ‘Immoral’ Flossmoor homeowner says Cook County taxes are turning her home into “a ghost town” as Rauner signs tax appeals order.
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/gov-rauner-calls-cook-county-tax-system-immoral
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Straub, who is challenging Durkin from the right, seems to have a bit of an issue with his Republican creds, or at least with his voting creds. Voting records show Straub hasn’t voted in a Republican primary since 2010. He pulled a Republican ballot in the 2010 primary as well as in 2008, 2004 and 1998. Probably a good thing he’s running for state rep and not trying to serve as a Republican committeeman, since that requires voting in the last three primary elections. We tried reaching Straub by phone, and his campaign by email, but were unsuccessful. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinoisplaybook
ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— State Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator) now says Rauner also to blame for budget deficit – W.J. Kennedy
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511318769-long-now-says-rauner-also-to-blame-for-budget-deficit
REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— New Poll Puts Gov. Bruce Rauner in Lethal Mark Kirk Territory
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/01/19/new-poll-puts-gov-bruce-rauner-mark-kirk-territory/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO ALDERMEN MOVE TO CHALLENGE LOWBALL ASSESSMENTS ON SOME OF CHICAGO’S PRICIEST PROPERTIES – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-aldermen-move-to-challenge-lowball-assessments-on-some-of-chicagos-priciest-properties/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN HULTGREN BACKSTAGE AT THE MARCH FOR LIFE 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/illinois-congressman-backstage-at-the-march-for-life-2018.html
CAPITOL FAX
— You can’t “fully inform” voters without money
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/you-cant-fully-inform-voters-without-money/
— Gov. Rauner gets his own blog
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/gov-rauner-gets-his-own-blog/
— Pritzker “Did Chris Kennedy Just Endorse Bruce Rauner?” – Kennedy campaign tries to explain *** Kennedy says Rauner “should be applauded” for “trying to do what he thinks is best for the state of Illinois”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/kennedy-says-rauner-should-be-applauded-for-trying-to-do-what-he-thinks-is-best-for-the-state-of-illinois/
— Next week’s House session cancelled
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/next-weeks-house-session-cancelled/
— Vitriol continues in Durkin’s primary race
https://capitolfax.com/2018/01/19/vitriol-continues-in-durkins-primary-race/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps at Illinois State University are “Holding $14,000 Conference on Microagressions in the Age of Trump. The Conference examines race, ethnicity, and microagressions in light of the new political developments.”
http://freebeacon.com/culture/illinois-state-holding-14000-conference-microagressions-age-trump/
GOPUSA
— Chicago goes a week without shooting anyone to death
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37494
— California AG: We will prosecute employers who help ICE (DIERSEN: How soon will California officially declare war on America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=37505
WEEKLY STANDARD
— Ben Shapiro: What Should Trump Read? – ADAM RUBENSTEIN (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that at least one member of Trump’s staff reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to keep up to date with Illinois government and political news and commentary from a Republican perspective.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/ben-shapiro-what-should-trump-read/article/2011196
THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “If Congress cares about protecting our investments, they should pass a Dream Act.” In 1997, Congress certainly did not care about protecting what GAO had invested in me or what I had invested in myself. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when GAO succeeded in forcing me to take its early retirement “offer,” it threw away the almost 18 years of experience that I had gained working for GAO, the last 8 years of which I had spent working on audits of financial industry regulators, and the last 11 years of which I worked at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. GAO threw away everything that I had learned earning a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. GAO threw away everything that I had learned becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979. GAO threw away everything that I had learned earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. GAO threw away everything that I had learned working on audits of IRS for 3 years and working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/369777-if-congress-cares-about-protecting-our-investments-they-should
WASHINGTON POST
— Facebook will now ask users to rank news organizations they trust – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: Of course, members of Group A will rank www.gopillinois.com very low and members of Group B will rank www.gopillinois.com very high. Members of Group A are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/01/19/facebook-will-now-ask-its-users-to-rank-news-organizations-they-trust/
— How the U.S. will replace immigrant workers with Puerto Ricans – Yarimar Bonilla
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/19/how-the-u-s-will-replace-immigrant-workers-with-puerto-ricans/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook to Rank News Sources by Quality to Battle Misinformation Tech giant will rely on user surveys of trustworthiness to try to preserve objectivity – Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: Of course, members of Group A will rank www.gopillinois.com very low and members of Group B will rank www.gopillinois.com very high. Members of Group A are 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-to-rank-news-sources-by-quality-to-battle-misinformation-1516394184?mod=djemalertTECH
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 46% Believe Government’s Done Too Little For Young Black Americans (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a young Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a young Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted young Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a young Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a young Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a young Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2018/46_believe_government_s_done_too_little_for_young_black_americans
