CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner officiates at gay wedding — conservatives not throwing rice – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-officiates-gay-same-sex-wedding-conservatives-unhappy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Keep poking social conservatives in the eye Bruce,” tweeted David E. Smith, executive director of the Illinois Family Institute. “You are doing a yeoman’s job of alienating the base.” The Rauners are personal friends of the couple, who are political supporters of the governor, according to an attendee at the wedding. Rauner campaigned as a social moderate, and has said he has no social agenda. But he’s been forced to address several key issues during his first-term — signing a controversial measure that expanded taxpayer-funding of abortion and worked to protect abortions in Illinois should the Supreme Court overturn Roe. v. Wade. He also signed a measure that allowed transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates. Those were among some of the issues that led state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, to run against Rauner in the March primary, with the governor winning by just 3 points. Many conservative Republicans called the signing of the abortion bill a betrayal. But Rauner denied the claim that earned him the nickname of “Benedict Rauner” and the label of RINO — Republican in name only. Illinois Review, a news source for conservatives, first reported on Rauner at the wedding and the potential conservative backlash. The governor’s office declined comment on the wedding. Less than four years ago, Equality Illinois accused Rauner of ducking social issues that turned some voters off. Just months before the 2014 election, Rauner sent former Illinois GOP Party Chairman Pat Brady to the Pride Parade in Chicago in his place. Gay rights activists supported Democrat Pat Quinn in the race. They campaigned against Rauner, hanging a banner along the parade route, bearing Rauner’s face and his quote on marriage quality: “If I were governor, I would veto it.” Brady stepped down from his post after angering social conservatives when he took a stand in favor of same sex marriage. During the campaign Rauner declined to say whether he supported it. And while he said he had no plans to overturn the same-sex law, he also said if it had landed on his desk as governor he would have vetoed it because voters should have decided the issue. Rauner met with gay rights advocates soon after taking office, telling them he’d direct state agencies to enforce anti-discrimination laws. “I said four years ago, and it’s always been true,” he told the Chicago Sun-Times while campaigning in the final week before the March primary. “I support a woman’s right to decide. I don’t focus on social issues, never have. I’m focused on what unites us: lower taxes, more jobs, ending corruption, and term limits.”)
— Pfleger’s Dan Ryan shutdown protest march not just a message to politicians – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pfleger-dan-ryan-shutdown-protest-march-message-politicians/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-ryan-shutdown-stoneman-douglas-pfleger/
— 10 Chicago-area politicians sign letter urging that ICE be abolished – Carlos Ballesteros
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/10-chicago-area-politicians-sign-letter-abolish-ice-immigration-biss-mah-cardenas-tabares/
— Donald Trump baby blimp to fly in London to protest visit – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-baby-blimp-britain-protest-visit/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner calls Pritzker attack ad about Trump immigration policy ‘dishonest’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-ice-ad-20180711-story.html
— Illinois legislators offer a watered-down response to Foxconn juggernaut – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-foxconn-durbin-duckworth-st-0712-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Rosemont prepares for Pence’s visit Friday, possible protests – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180711/rosemont-prepares-for-pences-visit-friday-possible-protests
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why aren’t there many houses to buy in the city? – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180710/CRED0701/180719999/why-arent-there-many-houses-to-buy-in-the-city
ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring children to America illegally and then b) use those illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/2-brazilian-boys-in-chicago-hoping-to-be-reunited-with-fathers/3745449/
NBC5
— Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner Officiates Same Sex Wedding Ceremony – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-same-sex-wedding-ceremony-487948311.html
CBS2
— Pritzker Accuses Rauner Of Profiting From Separating Families – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/11/pritzker-accuses-rauner-profiting-separating-families/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner camp asks that ‘deceitful’ Pritzker ad be withdrawn – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180711/rauner-camp-asks-that-deceitful-pritzker-ad-be-withdrawn
— State has to explain what it’s doing to make good on step increases – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180711/state-has-to-explain-what-its-doing-to-make-good-on-step-increases
— Manar likes Mitchell for party job – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180711/bernard-schoenburg-manar-likes-mitchell-for-party-job
HERALD & REVIEW
— In Decatur, Erika Harold, GOP attorney general candidate, says she’d defend gun control laws from local challenges – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/state-and-regional/erika-harold-gop-attorney-general-candidate-says-she-d-defend/article_c3d9c4b3-2d65-5464-aa91-7d3a4243b1b7.html
TIMES
— Panel ties on Mautino campaign spending No further action taken; appeal still possible – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/07/10/panel-ties-on-mautino-campaign-spending/acyunri/
ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Trump Supreme Court pick divides Attorney General race Candidates differ over judge’s qualifications, background – Mark Maxwell
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/capitol-connection/trump-supreme-court-pick-divides-attorney-general-race/1295129096
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Trump’s Supreme Court pick gets mixed reaction from Illinois officials – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/trump-s-supreme-court-pick-gets-mixed-reaction-from-illinois/article_9460ae4e-847c-11e8-afa1-c3be1a0ea2ff.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Be of Good Cheer About Brett Kavanaugh
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-be-of-good-cheer-about-brett-kavanaugh/
— Special Panel on Radical Islam – 3 Locations – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/special-panel-on-radical-islam-3-locations/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV RAUNER PARTICIPATES IN GAY WEDDING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/gov-rauner-participates-in-gay-wedding.html
— ILLINOIS U.S. REP. HULTGREN’S FINANCE EXPERT JOINS CHAMBER GROUP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/illinois-us-rep-hultgrens-finance-expert-joins-chamber-group.html
— SILENCING ILLINOIS CHRISTIANS WHO CHALLENGE LGBTQ IDEOLOGY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/silencing-illinois-christians-who-challenge-lgbtq-ideology.html
DAILY CALLER
— ILLINOIS GOVERNOR LAMBASTED FOR FAILING TO SIGN PLEDGE TO PROTECT TAXPAYER-FUNDED ABORTION – Grace Carr
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/11/bruce-rauner-abortion-illinois/
NUMBERS USA
— OUTSTANDING: Rep. Black Introduces Legislation to Mandate E-Verify & Strengthen Immigration Enforcement
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/rep-black-introduces-legislation-mandate-e-verify-strengthen-immigration-enforcement
GOPUSA
— America’s Growing Fatigue with Leftist Outrage
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=50023
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S IMMIGRATION CON GAME Breaking through the lies about Ellis Island and more. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/270686/lefts-immigration-con-game-michael-cutler
NEW YORK TIMES
— NATO Summit: Trump Pushes Allies to Increase Spending
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/world/europe/trump-nato-live-updates.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh piled up credit card debt by purchasing Nationals tickets, White House says – Amy Brittain
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-piled-up-credit-card-debt-by-purchasing-nationals-tickets-white-house-says/2018/07/11/8e3ad7d6-8460-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html
CHICAGO PRIDE
— Gov. Rauner officiates same-sex marriage
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/96502761
