CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker makes 2022 reelection bid official, acknowledges his handling of pandemic will be key issue – RICK PEARSON and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-reelection-20210719-i7la2ywy3jdkhf3tytky2ni72a-story.html
— The Illinois county with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate faces steep challenges getting shots in arms: ‘We could very easily slip backward’ – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-vaccine-coronavirus-alexander-county-20210719-x5jekmpqkff43joc4lklkmlbyy-story.html
— Pritzker’s running for reelection | Lightfoot, grassroots activists strike deal on civilian oversight of police | Cook County commish retaliated against staffer who reported sexual harassment by her supervisor, watchdog says – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-announces-run-second-term-lightfoot-grassroots-civilian-police-spin-20210719-u4stzxhbdvf2diehfmajlfc564-story.html
— Enough of Springfield’s Potemkin approach to ethics reform. Beef up the legislative watchdog post. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-legislative-inspector-general-ethics-reform-20210719-ghbokx4qq5hytcdubzcqace74e-story.html
CBS2
— Gov. JB Pritzker Announces Re-Election Campaign
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/07/19/gov-jb-pritzker-announces-re-election-campaign/
NBC5
— How Simone Biles Finds Motivation (DIERSEN: What do you do and what motivates you to do that? I put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening. What motivates me to do that is my desire to help elect Republican candidates who can and will defend the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/tokyo-summer-olympics/how-simone-biles-finds-motivation/2558333/
— Republican Reps. Gaetz and Taylor Greene Hold California Protest After Venue Cancellations. After a third venue canceled their event, the two lawmakers held a protest outside City Hall in Riverside.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/republican-house-matt-gaetz-marjorie-taylor-greene-america-first-protest-riverside/2557888/
ABC7
— Gov. JB Pritzker announces reelection bid, will seek 2nd term
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-reelection-juliana-stratton/10897680/
FOX32
— Geneva to hold debate over masks in schools – Brittany Garzillo
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/geneva-to-hold-debate-over-masks-in-schools
DAILY HERALD
— Justice reform legislation may cost Kane County $6.7 million – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210719/justice-reform-legislation-may-cost-kane-county-67-million
— Illinois congressional candidate Jack Lombardi touts support from controversial Republican lawmaker Paul Gosar – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210719/illinois-congressional-candidate-touts-support-from-controversial-republican-lawmaker
— DuPage officials asking residents how they want money spent in budget – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210719/dupage-officials-asking-residents-how-they-want-money-spent-in-budget
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker makes it official. He’s running for re-election, confirming the worst-kept secret in Illinois politics. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzker-makes-it-official
ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— CPD Revives Controversial “Merit Promotion” System – Roger Milian (DIERSEN: 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, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/cpd-revives-controversial-merit-promotion-system/306521/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Less than two years after it was abolished, the Chicago Police Department worked to revive the controversial “merit promotion” system, WGN Investigates learned. From 19 July, 30 officers have been selected for training to become Lieutenant CPD. Nine of them were selected by a qualification system that allows officers to move up the ranks after being nominated by a high-ranking member of the CPD commander.)
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER MAKES IT OFFICIAL: IN FOR A SECOND TERM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/pritzker-makes-it-official-in-for-a-second-term.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AT CPAC TEXAS 2021
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/wheres-weyermuller-with-president-trump-at-cpac-texas-2021.html
— SHAPIRO: WHAT FOREIGN DISSIDENTS UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE AMERICAN FLAG
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/shapiro-what-foreign-dissidents-understand-about-the-american-flag.html
— BORDER ENCOUNTERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/border-encounters.html
— RILEY; CRITICAL RACE THEORY IS A HUSTLE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/critical-race-theory-is-a-hustle.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker announces reelection bid, focuses on COVID response
https://capitolfax.com/2021/07/19/pritzker-announces-reelection-bid-focuses-on-covid-response/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Political zealots seek to erase MLK’s history. Today’s social justice warriors are weak in comparison – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/19/political-zealots-seek-to-erase-mlks-history/
FOX NEWS
— Trump ally Jim Jordan among Republicans tapped for Jan. 6 select committee. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy also appointed Reps. Jim Banks, Rodney Davis, Kelly Armstrong and Troy Nehls. – Thomas Barrabi
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jim-jordan-republicans-jan-6-select-committee
— Helen Raleigh says critical race theory is ‘Marxist ideology,’ harmful to Asian-American community. ‘CRT activists will not to stop, the woke left will not stop until they totally transform the United States of America,’ Raleigh said. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/helen-raleigh-critical-race-theory
GOPUSA
— Marco Rubio: We’ll Help BLM Activists Move To Cuba
https://www.gopusa.com/marco-rubio-well-help-blm-activists-move-to-cuba/
BREITBART
— ‘Big Tech Funding’ Browser Extension Exposes Silicon Valley’s Paid Shills – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/07/19/big-tech-funding-browser-extension-exposes-silicon-valleys-paid-shills/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Why the Border Disaster Has Disappeared From The News – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/why-the-border-disaster-has-disappeared-from-the-news
DAILY CALLER
— McCarthy Selects The Five Republicans Who Will Serve On Jan. 6 Select Committee – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/19/kevin-mccarthy-five-republicans-january-6-select-committee-capitol-riot/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Another School Falls to Woke Culture by Erasing Its Catholic History – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/another-school-falls-woke-culture-erasing-its-catholic-history
FEDERALIST
— Fauci Unleashes His Propaganda Horde In War With The Free Press. Dr. Fauci blames conservative news sites for spreading ‘disinformation’ and supports the Biden administration’s campaign to ban people from social media sites. – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/19/fauci-unleashes-his-propaganda-horde-in-war-with-the-free-press/
THE HILL
— Poll: Half say supporting racial equality issues, Black Lives Matter makes someone ‘woke’ (DIERSEN: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/563701-poll-voters-say-supporting-issues-like-racial-equality-black
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Indoctrinating Kids in Critical Race Theory. Black children are told the nation tries to keep them from succeeding. – Thomas F. Berner, Yonkers, N.Y. (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to stop you from succeeding? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to stop me from succeeding. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government. I would focus on Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and RINO leaders or the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who destroy those like me they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover-up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who promote CRT, 1619, reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and the rest of the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platform planks.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/critical-race-theory-indoctrination-crt-11626671633
NEWSWEEK
— Hasbro Insider Says CRT Is Being Taught to Kids Through Products
https://www.newsweek.com/hasbro-insider-says-crt-being-taught-kids-through-products-1611105
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Trump Deserves More Credit for COVID-19 Vaccine, Voters Say
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/trump_deserves_more_credit_for_covid_19_vaccine_voters_say
