ABC7
— Duckworth says Rauner not doing enough at Quincy Veterans Home – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/duckworth-says-rauner-not-doing-enough-at-quincy-veterans-home/2913283/
— Former CPD Supt. Garry McCarthy to hold fundraiser for potential mayoral run
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-cpd-supt-mccarthy-to-hold-fundraiser-for-potential-mayoral-run/2914398/
NBC5
— Handwriting Expert Needed in Silverstein Petition Challenge On Monday, the embattled state senator remained 19 signatures short of the requirement to remain on the ballot – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/state-sen-ira-silverstein-petition-challenge-468383213.html
— Here’s Who’s Running for Governor of Illinois – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/whos-running-for-governor-of-illinois-468328653.html
— A Look at the Candidates Running for Illinois Attorney General – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/whos-running-for-illinois-attorney-general-468343803.html
— Democratic Attorney General Candidates to Face Off at Forum (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting candidate forums for a) Rauner v. Ives, b) Sanguinetti v. Morthland, c) Harold v. Grasso, d) Diganvker v. Jhingan, e) Stella v. Vlakancic, f) Minor v. Grant v. Byrne v. Augustynowicz, g) Kinzler v. Orozco, h) Zito v. Khouri, i) Mendrick v. Bibbiano, j) Tornatore v. DeMichele v. Fichtner v. Gavanes, k) Hart v. Abbott v. Tully v. Broline, l) McGowen v. Almiron v. Eckhoff v. Zaruba v. Tatro v. Chinchilla, m) Wiley v. Zay v. McQuade, n) Russo v. MacKay, o) Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee candidates, p) etc.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Democratic-Attorney-General-Candidates-to-Face-Off-at-Forum-468301693.html
CBS2
— Wheaton Receives Over 1,000 Objections To Proposed Haymarket Center – Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/08/wheaton-objections-haymarket-center/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner vetoes education funding bill over private school concerns – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-education-bill-veto-20180108-story.html
— Garry McCarthy schedules campaign fundraiser as he mulls challenging Mayor Emanuel – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-garry-mccarthy-mayor-campaign-fundraiser-20180108-story.html
— Author of Google diversity memo files lawsuit, accusing company of discrimination – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-google-memo-author-discrimination-lawsuit-20180108-story.html
— Chicago activists seek answers from Ben Carson after delay of segregation rule – Lolly Bowean
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-ben-carson-chicago-20180108-story.html
— Oprah for president! Just kidding. Hey, maybe not. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-oprah-20180108-story.html
— ‘Not enough white men in the room’ – Leonard Pitts Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pitts-mueller-race-white-men-jury-0109-20180108-story.html
— Residents near proposed drug treatment center in Wheaton say it will bring crime, lower property values – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-met-wheaton-haymarket-heroin-treatment-20180108-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Oprah Winfrey ‘actively thinking’ about White House run, friends tell CNN – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/oprah-winfrey-actively-thinking-about-white-house-run-friends-tell-cnn/
— Oprah for president? There are no rules anymore – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-oprah-for-president-there-are-no-rules-anymore/
— Garry McCarthy ‘standing by’ on Rahm challenge — but jumping into fundraising – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/garry-mccarthy-standing-by-on-rahm-challenge-but-jumping-into-fundraising/
— Fed judge orders Dorothy Brown to make electronically filed lawsuits accessible – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/fed-judge-orders-dorothy-brown-to-make-electronically-filed-lawsuits-accessible/
— If Oprah decides to run, it may be ‘Time’s up!’ for Trump – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mitchell-if-oprah-decides-to-run-it-may-be-times-up-for-trump/
— Trump to tout tax overhaul as boon for rural US – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-rural-us-tax-overhaul-american-farm-bureau-federation/
— Sessions stands for outmoded, unjust law-and-order policies – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-sessions-stands-for-outmoded-unjust-law-and-order-policies/
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County state’s attorney calls grant rejection ‘reckless,’ reassigns victim advocates – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180108/kane-county-states-attorney-calls-grant-rejection-reckless-reassigns-victim-advocates
— Broken water pipe triggers 2 evacuations at DuPage courthouse
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180108/broken-water-pipe-triggers-2-evacuations-at-dupage-courthouse
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ives, Biss report decent fundraising in governor races – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180108/BLOGS02/180109929/ives-biss-report-decent-fundraising-in-governor-races
— How pot is cutting into MillerCoors’ light beer biz – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180105/ISSUE01/180109947/how-pot-is-cutting-into-millercoors-light-beer-biz
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Why not President Oprah? Awards speech has Democrats buzzing – AP
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/oprah-for-president-twitter-fans-make-the-case/906379756
WQLZ
— Sanguinetti Will Remain Alongside Rauner On 2018 Ticket
http://www.wqlz.com/2018/01/08/sanguinetti-will-remain-alongside-rauner-on-2018-ticket/
WJBD RADIO
— NBC apologizes for, deletes “Our president” Oprah tweet
http://www.wjbdradio.com/entertainment-news/2018/01/08/nbc-apologizes-for-deletes-our-president-oprah-tweet
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Touts Low Unemployment Rates For African-Americans, Hispanics – DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN
http://nprillinois.org/post/fact-check-trump-touts-low-unemployment-rates-african-americans-hispanics#stream/0
IVES FOR GOVERNOR
— Ives Statement on $100K Cap on Wrongful Death Lawsuits Against the State
http://mailchi.mp/00a482fd3e6b/ives-statement-on-100k-cap-on-wrongful-death-lawsuits-against-the-state
CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— Hon. Jeanne Ives Republican Candidate for Governor Monday, Feb 5, 2018 11:30 a.m. reception/12:00 p.m. luncheon
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1274/hon-jeanne-ives
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— IVES GOES AFTER NATIONAL MONEY — State Rep. Jeanne Ives, the Republican challenging incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner from the right in the March 20 gubernatorial primary, is headed to Washington D.C. this week to meet with potential donors, her campaign tells POLITICO. “She’s meeting with some of her contacts out there,” Ives spokeswoman Kathleen Murphy said Sunday. “She is reaching out to people outside of Illinois.” Rauner, a multi-millionaire himself, has some $65 million in his campaign account. Murphy says Ives has landed some $800,000 in earned media and expects to expand more conservative radio talk, including a weekly spot at a Decatur station. – Natasha Korecki
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/08/ramirez-rosa-to-drop-out-of-congressional-race-internal-poll-newman-could-overtake-lipinski-ives-hunts-for-cash-in-dc-ctus-karen-lewis-on-obit-reports-of-my-death-are-greatly-exaggerated-235364
— CTU’s KAREN LEWIS on OBIT: ‘Report of my death was an exaggeration’ – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Of course, to discredit me, my critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes search each and every GOPUSA ILLINOIS email to find any kind of typo, error, mistake, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/08/ramirez-rosa-to-drop-out-of-congressional-race-internal-poll-newman-could-overtake-lipinski-ives-hunts-for-cash-in-dc-ctus-karen-lewis-on-obit-reports-of-my-death-are-greatly-exaggerated-235364
MCHENRY TIMES
— Reick asks Rauner to veto increased powers of county chairman – Keri Carbaugh
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511295996-reick-asks-rauner-to-veto-increased-powers-of-county-chairman
— John Reinert withdraws from 32nd Senate District race – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511312257-john-reinert-withdraws-from-32nd-senate-district-race
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SOME ILLINOIS VILLAGE MANAGERS OUTEARN EVERY STATE GOVERNOR – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/some-illinois-village-managers-outearn-every-state-governor/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Will Illinois Choose Pot Before Jobs? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/01/will-illinois-choose-pot-before-jobs/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— What’s at Stake in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Forced Abortion Speech – Andrew Willis
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/whats-stake-supreme-courts-decision-forced-abortion-speech/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP HANDS OUT RAUNER FUNDS BEFORE MARCH 20TH PRIMARY (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. The list includes a $3,000,000 and a $125,000 contribution to the House Republican Organization, $1,000,000 contribution to the Republican State Senate Campaign Committee, $42,572.40 in-kind contribution to Citizens for Durkin, $25,000 to the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, $25,000 to the Cook County Republican Party, $25,000 to the Will County Republican Central Committee, and $25,000 to the Lake County Republican Central Committee. Of course, the aforesaid contributions encourage the aforesaid organizations to support Rauner over Ives.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/il-gop-hands-out-rauner-funds-before-march-20th-primary.html
— LIBERTARIAN CANDIDATES TO DEBATE IN BELLEVILLE SATURDAY (DIERSEN: There tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/libertarian-candidates-to-debate-in-belleville-saturday.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: DESPITE MAINSTREAM MEDIA RHETORIC, U.S. ECONOMY IS ALIVE AND VERY WELL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorner-ingold-despite-mainstream-media-rhetoric-us-economy-is-alive-and-very-well-.html
— THORNER & WEYERMULLER: LIFE BECOMES FOCUS OF CHICAGO MARCHES, CLINIC PROTESTS AND BILLS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/01/thorner-weyermuller-life-becomes-focus-of-chicago-marches-clinic-protests-and-bills.html
GOPUSA
— Colorado Politicians Ignore Major Pot Problems
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36623
— Antifa leader ordered to pay ex-UC Berkeley College Republicans leader
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36617
— WH adviser takes it to CNN’s Jake Tapper; gets kicked off show
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=36639
FOX NEWS
— Dem-ordered GAO study to expose illegal online gun sales backfires – Brooke Singman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/08/dem-ordered-study-to-expose-illegal-online-gun-sales-backfires.html
BREITBART
— Why Republicans Should Not Cave to Democrat Demands on DACA – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/01/08/pollak-democrats-will-not-agree-daca-deal/
LIFESITE NEWS
— Alumni threaten Notre Dame with legal investigation for offering birth control coverage – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/alumni-threaten-notre-dame-with-legal-investigation-for-offering-birth-cont
DAILY CALLER
— Wolff Didn’t Interview Pence, Cabinet Members For Book – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/08/wolff-didnt-interview-pence-cabinet-members-for-book-video/
— Bannon Gives Democrats Ammo With Attacks On Trump’s Family – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails give ammunition to the Democrats. They dishonestly ignore the fact that all the information in the emails is already posted on websites, that is, the information is already in the public realm.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/03/bannon-gives-democrats-ammo-with-attacks-on-trumps-family/
— Ex-Google Engineer James Damore Fired For Anti-Diversity Views Announces Lawsuit Against His Former Company – Eric Lieberman (DIERSEN: If Damore had taken a job with the federal government, the federal government would have wasted his career and would have gotten rid of him if he had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/08/ex-google-engineer-fired-for-anti-diversity-views-announces-lawsuit-against-his-former-company/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— 10 Percent of Amazon’s Ohio Workforce on Food Stamps – David Rutz
http://freebeacon.com/politics/report-10-percent-of-amazons-ohio-workforce-on-food-stamps/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats warn Trump IRS chief against inflating tax cuts with new withholding tables – Joseph Lawler
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/democrats-warn-trump-irs-chief-against-inflating-tax-cuts-with-new-withholding-tables/article/2645303
THE HILL
— Immigration reform: An Army recruitment opportunity – ERIC FANNING (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 veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/367839-immigration-reform-an-army-recruitment-opportunity
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “To Pay for Wall, Trump Would Cut Proven Border Security Measures.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/08/us/politics/trump-border-wall-funding-surveillance.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Politics at the Golden Globes leads some to call for ‘Oprah for President’ – Christina Bellantoni (DIERSEN: What percent of those at the Golden Globes are members of one or more of the following groups: 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 – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-20180108-story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Former Google Engineer Fired Over Diversity Memo Files Suit James Damore alleges discrimination against conservative, white men – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: If Damore had taken a job with the federal government, the federal government would have wasted his career and would have gotten rid of him if he had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-google-engineer-who-wrote-diversity-memo-files-suit-1515440507
ONLINE NEWS ORGANIZATION
— Journalism Mentorship Collaborative (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.)
https://journalists.org/programs/journalism-mentorship-collaborative/about/#fellowship
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Many Think All Our Leaders Clueless About America’s Future (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A want to get rid of those that are members of Group B. 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.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2018/many_think_all_our_leaders_clueless_about_america_s_future
