January 7 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID: IL reports 42,903 new cases, 101 deaths – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-near-me-test/11437885/
— 1 year after insurrection, concerns remain about homegrown anti-government groups – Alan Krashesky and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Ross Weidner and Adriana
https://abc7chicago.com/us-capitol-captiol-riot-dc-riots-insurrection/11434967/

NBC5
— With Republicans Absent, Liz and Dick Cheney Join Democrats to Mark Jan. 6 Attack Anniversary – Christina Wilkie
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/with-republicans-absent-liz-and-dick-cheney-join-democrats-to-mark-jan-6-attack-anniversary/2723084/

WGN9
— Republicans have winnowed down their list of potential host cities for the 2024 Republican National Convention, picking Milwaukee, Nashville, Salt Lake City and Pittsburgh as the finalists. – Max Greenwood
https://wgntv.com/news/republicans-narrow-search-for-2024-convention-site-to-four-cities/

FOX32
— Illinois reports 201,428 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 444 deaths in past week
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-reports-201428-new-confirmed-covid-19-cases-444-deaths-in-past-week
— Chicago Teachers Union speaks after parents group sues over work stoppage – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-speaks-after-parents-group-sues-over-work-stoppage

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top Republicans mark Jan. 6 anniversary with silence, deflection – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-republicans-jan-6-reaction-20220107-5uf6lpxakvhqpbfi2vbod75spi-story.html
— Civil war over Trump? Not likely. Regarding American politics, most of this loose talk about an impending civil war is just that: talk. – Gene Lyons
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/1/7/22871049/trump-civil-war-election-lies-presidents-america-column-gene-lyons
— 4th day of classes canceled at some Chicago schools Monday as standoff with teachers union appears headed into 2nd week. “Based on extremely limited staffing we are unable to open our school for instruction or activities on Monday, January 10. We are hopeful this impasse will be resolved in the near future,” one principal told families.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/1/7/22872574/cps-ctu-public-schools-teachers-union-classes-cancel-monday-covid-testing-concerns-walkout

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville mayor concerned about pop-up COVID-19 testing sites in the city – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220107/naperville-mayor-concerned-about-pop-up-covid-19-testing-sites-in-the-city

WSPY
— DeKalb County Treasurer Seeking To Keep the Job
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/dekalb-county-treasurer-seeking-to-keep-the-job/article_64db9e8a-6fbb-11ec-9f4f-af7c4f6a5e27.html

WSIL
— More than 7,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Illinois as cases surge – Andrew Carrigan
https://www.wsiltv.com/coronavirus/more-than-7-000-people-hospitalized-with-covid-19-in-illinois-as-cases-surge/article_6da000a8-ae45-5fa1-a1e5-52652847e4f8.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— University, Ivy League release statements supporting trans swimmer following backlash – ZACHARY ROGERS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/university-ivy-league-release-statements-supporting-trans-swimmer-following-backlash-pennsylvania-upenn-penn-lia-thomas-transgender-swim-women-womens-team-ncaa-transphobia-discrimination

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-07/the-immovable-republican-party-and-ink-blot-politics

CITY OF WHEATON
— Updated Draft of Roosevelt Road Corridor Plan Now Available
https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=679

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Choice of ‘discredited activist’ Hannah-Jones as MLK Day speaker sows dissention at Union League Club of Chicago
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/617938977-choice-of-discredited-activist-hannah-jones-as-mlk-day-speaker-sows-dissention-at-union-league-club-of-chicago

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Fighter Jim Tobin, R.I.P.
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/07/tax-fighter-jim-tobin-r-i-p/
— Vaccine Mandate Case Rabine Filed in Supreme Court Today
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/01/07/vaccine-mandate-case-rabine-filed-in-supreme-court-today/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Christian Conservatives Candidates Wanted, Needed – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2022/01/christian-conservatives-candidates-wanted-needed/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS 2022 GOP CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY RACES TO WATCH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/illinois-2022-gop-congressional-primary-races-to-watch-.html
— ILLINOIS ATTRACTS NATIONAL ATTENTION WITH RADICAL PRO-ABORTION REPEAL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/illinois-attracts-national-attention-with-radical-pro-abortion-repeal-.html
— DO EMPLOYERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO QUESTION SINCERELY HELD BELIEFS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/do-employers-have-the-right-to-question-sincerely-held-beliefs.html
— State accumulating interest on unemployment insurance debt at about $2 million a week
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/07/state-accumulating-interest-on-unemployment-insurance-debt-at-about-2-million-a-week/
— JUSTICES GRILL BIDEN ATTORNEYS OVER CONSTITUTIONALITY OF VACCINE MANDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/01/justices-grill-biden-attorneys-over-constitutionality-of-vaccine-mandates.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2022/01/07/covid-19-roundup-134/

FOX NEWS
— Google, Twitter employees flood Democrats with donations as companies are accused of censoring conservatives. Tech employees have showered Democrats with cash for the 2022 elections. – Joe Schoffstall
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/google-twitter-employees-donations-democrats

GOPUSA
— Cheneys Join Democrats For January 6 Inquisition; Liz Appears On Fox News
https://www.gopusa.com/cheneys-join-democrats-for-january-6-inquisition-liz-appears-on-fox-news/

BREITBART
— ‘Woke’ New Yorkers Told to ‘Leave Florida’ in Notices: ‘You Will Be Happier Elsewhere’ – AMY FURR
(COMMENT: Constructively, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs tell religious people, conservatives, and Republicans in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to leave.)
https://www.breitbart.com/local/2022/01/06/woke-new-yorkers-told-leave-florida-notices-you-will-happier-elsewhere/
— Biden Frees Record Number of Illegal Aliens into U.S. via ‘Catch and Release’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/07/biden-frees-record-number-of-illegal-aliens-into-u-s-via-catch-and-release/
— Liz Cheney Claims She is ‘Ranking Member’ of January 6 Committee – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/07/liz-cheney-claims-she-is-ranking-member-of-january-6-committee/

FEDERALIST
— For Assisting The Jan. 6 Witch Hunt, Cheney And Kinzinger Should Be Booted Out Of The GOP – JONATHAN S. TOBIN
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/07/cheney-kinzingers-participation-in-j6-witch-hunt-warrants-booting-them-out-of-gop/

TOWNHALL
— RINO Liz Cheney’s January 6 Fox News Interview Did Not Go How She Wanted – Rebecca Downs|Pos
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/01/07/rino-liz-cheney-goes-after-jim-banks-during-interview-with-bret-baier-gets-her-own-title-on-committee-wrong-n2601534

PJ MEDIA
— 5 Ways Joe Biden Made the COVID Pandemic Worse – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/01/07/5-ways-joe-biden-made-the-covid-pandemic-worse-n1547697
— Berkeley Professor of ‘Islamophobia’ Claims ‘the Muslim Is Presumed Guilty’ on U.S. Campuses – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2022/01/07/berkeley-professor-of-islamophobia-claims-the-muslim-is-presumed-guilty-on-u-s-campuses-n1547720

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— One Year After Jan. 6, Elites Remind Us Their Lives Are More Valuable Than Yours – JENNA STOCKER
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/07/one-year-after-jan-6-elites-remind-us-their-lives-are-more-valuable-than-yours/
— Emory Law Journal Abandons Scholarship in Favor of Wokeism. “withdrawing its publication offer, finding Professor Alexander’s writing to be “hurtful and unnecessarily divisive” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/01/emory-law-journal-abandons-scholarship-in-favor-of-wokeism/

THE HILL
— Illinois schools no longer able to ban hairstyles associated with race or ethnicity. “For us, it is bigger than just hair,” Ida Nelson, whose son, Jett Hawkins, was forced by his private preschool to take out his braids last year, said in August. – Brooke Migdon
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/588751-illinois-schools-no-longer-able-to-ban

MSNBC
— Kinzinger: Select Committee ‘wants to gather all the facts’ before saying Pres. Trump is criminally responsible for Jan 6th
https://www.msnbc.com/hallie-jackson/watch/congressman-adam-kinzinger-select-committee-wants-to-gather-all-the-facts-before-saying-pres-trump-is-criminally-responsible-for-jan-6th-130387525766

CBS NEWS
— Biden denounces Trump’s “web of lies” while Congress marks one year since January 6 attack – CAROLINE LINTON, KATHRYN WATSON, MELISSA QUINN
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/january-6-aniversary-biden-democracy-capitol-riot/

YAHOO NEWS
— Kinzinger says Republicans have a ‘truth crisis’ and ‘got their head in the sand because they want to win reelection’ – Oma Seddiq
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-says-221704650.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For Winsome Sears, Education Is the Key to Black Success. America hasn’t always been perfect, says Virginia’s lieutenant governor-elect, but it isn’t 1963 anymore. – Tunku Varadarajan
(COMMENT: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/winsome-sears-education-key-black-success-virginia-governor-charter-school-choice-crt-critical-race-theory-11641574129

NEWSWEEK
— Kinzinger Warns Self-Governance ‘Can’t Survive’ if Trump Lies Persist – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-adam-kinzinger-warns-self-governance-cant-survive-if-trump-lies-persist-1666976

DAILY MAIL
— Striking Chicago Teachers Union stooges and their Socialist-hypocrite boss Jesse Sharkey are committing systemic racism against the minority children of Chicago’s public schools – KIRA DAVIS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10380383/Striking-Chicago-Teachers-Union-stooges-committing-systemic-racism-KIRA-DAVIS.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.