July 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL reports 1,187 COVID-19 cases, Gov. Pritzker updates Restore Illinois plan health regions – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1187-covid-19-cases-pritzker-updates-restore-illinois-plan/6318266/

NBC5
— Lawyers: Trump May Claim Harassment in Tax Return Quest – Larry Neumeister (DIERSEN: In 1978, when I was an IRS employee, the Democrats who ran IRS disallowed my education deductions. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-tells-judge-he-will-fight-nyc-taxes-subpoena-despite-scotus-ruling/2305515/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Could President Joe Biden hold back the left? No. – JOHN KASS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-joe-biden-democratic-left-kass-20200715-viezgqnrvfaazkchunhathvusq-story.html
— President Donald Trump says announcement coming on dealing with crime in Chicago, other Democrat-run cities – JOHN BYRNE and RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-chicago-crime-20200715-4ikqj4jcubc37amrjfngezokmi-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “Trump’s false optimism won’t stop the pandemic or fix the economy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-covid-economy-texas-florida-chapman-20200715-jgkgiosyzrbnbno2u6v47n5isi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Once kids go back to school, it’s mask up or go home Schools cannot be lax about this. Parents must get on board, too – Marlen Garcia
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/15/21325740/coronavirus-schools-masks-facial-coverings-illinois-marlen-garcia
— Mail delivery could be delayed as new postal head pushes cost-cutting Overtime will be cut for postal workers in hopes of stopping deep revenue losses from a decadelong decline in mail deliveries – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/7/15/21326191/mail-delivery-could-be-delayed

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs, Chicago now in separate COVID-19 regions as state aims to target hot spots – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200715/suburbs-chicago-now-in-separate-covid-19-regions-as-state-aims-to-target-hot-spots
— 8 ideas to increase affordable housing in Naperville – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200715/8-ideas-to-increase-affordable-housing-in-naperville

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Casten, Underwood off to big fundraising leads  The races are far from over, but the suburban Democratic incumbents are easily out-raising GOP challengers so far. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/casten-underwood-big-fundraising-leads

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Providence, Rhode Island mayor launches reparations process – AP (DIERSEN: What criteria will be used to determine a) who pays reparation and how much and b) who gets reparations and how much?)
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Providence-mayor-launches-reparations-process-15410211.php

CHICAGO PATCH
— PATCH POLL: How Reliable Is Your U.S. Mail Delivery? After a recent spike in complaints that has public officials calling for action, Patch wants to know how you rate U.S. Mail delivery. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/patch-poll-how-reliable-your-u-s-mail-delivery

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks First Quarter Campaign Disclosure Shows But One $50 Contribution
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/15/jack-franks-first-quarter-campaign-disclosure-shows-but-one-50-contribution/
— Mike Buehler Spends $11,000 in Quest in Run-up to Primary Campaign to Beat Jack Franks for County Board Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/15/mike-buehler-spends-11000-in-quest-in-run-up-to-primary-campaign-to-beat-jack-franks-for-county-board-chairman/
— Advising Judge Robert Wilbrandt on AJ’s Mother’s Sentence
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/15/advising-judge-robert-wilbrandt-on-ajs-mothers-sentence/


WILLIAM J KELLY
— William J. Kelly to Illinois GOP: Replace Mark Curran in the U.S. Senate race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICtfkw0I-ZY

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SALVIS TO HOST ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS JULY 26TH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/salvis-to-host-illinois-republicans-july-26th-.html
— THORNER: ANDRZEJEWSKI QUESTIONS LUXURIOUS CONGRESSIONAL PERKS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/thorner-andrzejewski-questions-luxurious-congressional-perks.html
— AMERICA’S FOUNDING WAS GREATEST ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT IN HISTORY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/americas-founding-was-greatest-anti-slavery-movement-in-history.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Casten has large cash advantage over Ives
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/15/casten-has-large-cash-advantage-over-ives/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-haters officially demand that everything shuts down, that is, that everyone goes on strike, until Trump is defeated?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/15/another-poll-shows-majority-opposes-fully-reopening-schools-and-daycare-centers/
— House issues new protocols for committee hearings
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/15/house-issues-new-protocols-for-committee-hearings/
— Durbin secures backing for Duckworth VP effort, warns DPI about potential creation of the Willie Wilson Party
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/15/durbin-secures-backing-for-duckworth-vp-effort-warns-dpi-about-potential-creation-of-the-willie-wilson-party/
— Pritzker talks about mitigation actions – Impact of other states – Rates rising among young people, including those 10-19 – “Vexing” IDES problems persist – Cannabis progress – Talks about Clay County judge – Comments on Pres. Trump saying he’ll take action on crime next week – Reacts to White House taking over hospitalization data from CDC
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/15/pritzker-talks-about-mitigation-actions-impact-of-other-states-rates-rising-among-young-people-including-those-10-19-ides-problems-persist/
— 1,187 new cases, 8 additional deaths, 3.1 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/15/1187-new-cases-8-additional-deaths-31-percent-positivity-rate/
— Pritzker lays out what could prompt mitigation – Chicago, suburban Cook County, Metro East to be put into their own regions – “Deeply troubled” by youth sports outbreaks – Warns school districts to follow rules
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/15/pritzker-lays-out-what-could-prompt-mitigation-chicago-cook-county-to-be-put-into-their-own-regions/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump plans to send federal authorities into cities to break up ‘war zone’ of violence – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/15/trump-plans-send-federal-authorities-cities-break-/
— Beyond defunding the police: Democratic leaders condone crime – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/beyond-defunding-the-police-democratic-leaders-condone-crime
— Mal-educated rioters and spineless politicians wage a war against democracy It’s about more than toppling statues, it’s about toppling America – Kay C. James
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/13/mal-educated-rioters-and-spineless-politicians-wag/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— With Joe Biden in charge of law enforcement, there will hardly be any
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/with-joe-biden-in-charge-of-law-enforcement-there-will-hardly-be-any
— Smithsonian lectures us about the unbearable whiteness of being – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/smithsonian-lectures-us-about-the-unbearable-whiteness-of-being

FOX NEWS
— Why Bari Weiss’ New York Times resignation has rocked the media world – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/why-bari-weiss-new-york-times-resignation-has-rocked-the-media-world.amp

BREITBART
— Grassroots Conservatives View DACA Amnesty as End of the Road for GOP – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/15/grassroots-conservatives-view-daca-amnesty-as-end-of-the-road-for-gop/

BLAZE
— Black conservative activist rips ‘cultural Marxism’ of Black Lives Matter rioters who violently invade restaurant right in front of him ‘All they care about right now is creating this manufactured outrage, this chaos’ – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/video-black-conservative-activist-rips-cultural-marxism-of-black-lives-matter-rioters-who-violently-invade-restaurant-right-in-front-of-him

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “Cancel culture is real and getting worse due to Black Lives Matter orthodoxy” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/07/cancel-culture-is-real-and-getting-worse-due-to-black-lives-matter-orthodoxy/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Cancel Culture Is Real – William A. Jacobson (DIERSEN: My hate-filled critics/opponents cancel me and cancel my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because I refuse to carry out their cancel orders. I should write a book about my hate-filled critics/opponents.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/07/15/cancel_culture_is_real.html

THE HILL
— Trump mocks NY Times after Bari Weiss resignation: ‘People are fleeing, a total mess!’ – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/507430-trump-mocks-ny-times-after-bari-weiss-resignation-people-are-fleeing-a-total

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/magazine/trump-white-power-tweet.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump and against his supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/15/why-trump-cant-convince-america-hate-joe-biden/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/15/trump-cant-land-blow-biden-its-driving-him-crazy/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/15/how-will-republicans-will-rationalize-supporting-trump/

AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
— The Texas GOP mulls ideas on English, COVID and a couple thousand other things – Ken Herman (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party reject, the harder that they work against me. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. What do you say to those who become Republican Precinct Committeemen mainly, if not solely, to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support the aforesaid planks?)
https://www.statesman.com/news/20200713/herman-texas-gop-mulls-ideas-on-english-covid-and-couple-thousand-other-things

NPR
— Asheville, North Carolina To Apologize For Slavery, Pay Reparations To Black Residents (DIERSEN: What criteria will be used to determine a) who pays reparation and how much and b) who gets reparations and how much?)
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891563684/north-carolina-city-to-apologize-for-slavery-pay-reparations-to-black-residents

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters focus on making minorities hate individuals, hate organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/opinion/articles/2020-07-15/trump-s-party-cannot-survive-in-a-multiracial-democracy

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “Ivanka Trump’s Tweet Endorsing Goya Foods Was Shameless — And Possibly Illegal?”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/07/15/ivanka-trump-endoreses-goya-foods-did-she-also-break-the-law/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kriskrane/2020/07/15/us-cannabis-stocks-a-good-investment-in-a-bad-economy/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Black Lives Matter support, slogans are OK at the federal office, OSC says – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2020/07/black-lives-matter-support-slogans-are-ok-at-the-federal-office-osc-says/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “COVID would be under control within two months if everyone just wore a mask.”
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/07/covid-control-within-two-months-everyone-just-wore-mask/

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.