January 6 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID: IL reports record-high 44,089 new cases, 104 deaths – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11433246/
— CPS school canceled for 3rd day amid impasse over Chicago Teachers Union vote for remote learning. CTU vote follows COVID surge; district says only Illinois Board of Education can make remote learning decision. – Jessica D’Onofrio and Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/cps-news-chicago-public-schools-ctu-teachers-union/11432035/

NBC5
— These Are the 19 People From Illinois Charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack – Phil Rogers
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/these-are-the-19-people-from-illinois-charged-in-connection-with-the-jan-6-attack-on-the-us-capitol/2723018/

CBS2
— More Than A Dozen People From Chicago Area Have Been Arrested In Connection With Capitol Insurrection, But Only One Has Been Sentenced To Jail Time – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/01/06/chicago-area-capitol-riot-defendants/
— College Of DuPage Moves To Remote Learning Following Surge Of COVID Cases
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2022/01/06/college-of-dupage-moves-to-remote-learning/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden accuses Trump and supporters of holding ‘dagger at the throat’ of US democracy – MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will your employer if you are still employed, will the organizations that you are a member of, and will the governments that you are under officially get rid of you if you do not hate Trump?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-biden-capitol-riot-anniversary-20220106-al32zfytsvfdxgmv6gfqq6m6u4-story.html
— Partisan dispute leaves Illinois legislature’s watchdog office vacant – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-inspector-general-vacancy-20220106-volso25b7vbt3nuwjj6ytvtaxa-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools cancels Friday classes amid ongoing teacher union standoff, record COVID-19 cases – TRACY SWARTZ, GREGORY PRATT, DAN PETRELLA and JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-covid-teachers-union-20220106-7fttwx7zbzb2hfvsaefg2nxn7m-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats, Republicans blame each other for vacant watchdog post – BETH HUNDSDORFER
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220106/democrats-republicans-blame-each-other-for-vacant-watchdog-post
— State lawmakers approve follow-up measure on criminal justice reform – GRACE KINNICUTT
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220106/state-lawmakers-approve-follow-up-measure-on-criminal-justice-reform

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A year after Jan. 6, the United States is anything but. From election policy to fighting COVID, Illinoisans, like other Americans, are putting tribe first. – GREG HINZ
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party’s stranglehold on Illinois tightens. Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to drive those who are the following out of Illinois: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/jan-6-anniversary-shows-divided-illinois-united-states

NPR ILLINOIS
— Dallas welcomes refugees from Afghanistan with an authentic Afghan meal – Michelle Aslam
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-06/dallas-welcomes-refugees-from-afghanistan-with-an-authentic-afghan-meal

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin says governor should take unspecified action to reopen Chicago schools
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/durkin-says-governor-should-take-unspecified-action-to-reopen-chicago-schools/
— Another record day for hospitalizations
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/another-record-day-for-hospitalizations/
— Last day in office for LIG Carol Pope, who still has no replacement
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/last-day-in-office-for-lig-carol-pope-who-still-has-no-replacement/
— Subcircuit remap coverage roundup: “Certainly partisanship is a component”
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/06/subcircuit-remap-coverage-roundup-certainly-partisanship-is-a-component/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats are making a mistake focusing on Jan. 6. The left is using U.S. Capitol incident to wage war against the right. – Newt Gingrich
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jan/6/democrats-are-making-a-mistake-focusing-on-jan-6/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— A glimpse of 45 as Trump fans bring ‘MAGA’ energy to Mar-a-Lago on Capitol riot anniversary – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/a-glimpse-of-45-as-trump-fans-bring-maga-energy-to-mar-a-lago-on-capitol-riot-anniversary

FOX NEWS
— Adam Kinzinger rips Trump, has no regrets standing alone with Liz Cheney. If Trump ‘pulled a Grover Cleveland’ in 2024, I won’t support him, Illinois Republican lawmaker says. – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/adam-kinzinger-rips-trump-gop-now-fears-their-base-no-regrets-on-standing-alone-with-cheney

GOPUSA
— Time For A Mass Exodus From Facebook And Twitter
https://www.gopusa.com/time-for-a-mass-exodus-from-facebook-and-twitter/
— Supporting Media Attacks A Woman Shot To Death A Year Ago Today – Michelle Malkin
https://www.gopusa.com/supporting-media-attacks-a-woman-shot-to-death-a-year-ago-today/
— Political Farce: Kamala Harris Compares January 6 To Pearl Harbor And 9/11
https://www.gopusa.com/political-farce-kamala-harris-compares-january-6-to-pearl-harbor-and-9-11/
— Huckabee: Personality Aside, Trump’s Policies ‘Exactly What The Country Needed’
https://www.gopusa.com/huckabee-personality-aside-trumps-policies-exactly-what-the-country-needed/
— The Democrats’ Exploitation Of January 6 Gives Away Their Game
https://www.gopusa.com/the-democrats-exploitation-of-january-6-gives-away-their-game/

DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis: I’ll Invest In Microchip, Semiconductor Manufacturing So Chinese ‘Cannot Hold Our Supply Chain Hostage’ – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-ill-invest-in-microchip-semiconductor-manufacturing-so-chinese-cannot-hold-our-supply-chain-hostage

FEDERALIST
— Why Are Democrats Ignoring The Failures By Capitol Police On Jan. 6? – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/06/why-are-democrats-ignoring-the-failures-by-capitol-police-on-jan-6/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The 1619 False-History Project – WILFRED REILLY
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/01/24/the-1619-false-history-project/

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrats Are Making a Mistake Focusing on Jan. 6 – Newt Gingrich
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-are-making-a-mistake-focusing-on-jan-6_4197086.html
— Prime Age Mortality up 40 Percent, Majority of Deaths Not From COVID-19 – Petr Svab
https://www.theepochtimes.com/prime-age-mortality-up-40-percent-majority-not-covid-19_4196936.html

CBS NEWS
— Floor fights. Outraged outbursts. Shouting matches. Congress’ “toxic” culture after January 6 attack – NIKOLE KILLION
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congress-toxic-adam-kinzinger-cheri-bustos/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What the Jan. 6 Panel Won’t Probe. Members look in vain for a coup plot but ignore Congress’s own security failures. – Kimberley A. Strassel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jan-6-panel-wont-probe-anniversary-pelosi-cheney-protest-trump-riot-storming-capitol-police-11641506377

DAILY MAIL
— Unions shut record 4,783 schools across US this week despite assurances classrooms are safe – HARRIET ALEXANDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10376871/Unions-shut-record-4-783-schools-week-despite-assurances-classrooms-safe.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.