FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/trump-senate-voting-bill/
— Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/trump-administration-supreme-court-mail-in-voting/
— Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes a case using Newspeak.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/column-smithsonian-national-museum-of-american-history-donald-page-page/
— Deerfield Public Schools District 109 Fight over trans-inclusive student policies has moved to courts: ‘The feds are coming’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/27/lake-transgender-student-inclusion/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Delia Ramirez visits Chicagoans at Kentucky ICE detention center and calls conditions ‘devastating’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/07/27/rep-delia-ramirez-chicagoans-kentucky-ice-detention-center-conditions
DAILY HERALD
— Naperville reigns as ‘retail mecca,’ producing $5.7B in sales last year.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260727/business/naperville-reigns-as-retail-mecca-producing-5-7b-in-sales-last-year/
WTTW
— Illinois Recognizes Gambling Addiction, Allowing New Treatment Options. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/27/illinois-recognizes-gambling-addiction-allowing-new-treatment-options
CWB CHICAGO
— Large teen mobs are attacking and robbing victims in the Loop. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/07/large-teen-mobs-are-attacking-and-robbing-victims-in-the-loop-cpd-says.html
WHEATON PATCH
— Car Stolen At Gunpoint From Driveway In Wheaton. Police say Andrew Strong was armed when he knocked on the driver’s car window just after they had pulled into the driveway of their home.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/car-stolen-gunpoint-wheaton
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— SNAP discussion. It’s difficult to find opportunities to fulfill work requirements. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all the jobs I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-snap-discussion/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-564/
— Oberweis called ‘Career candidate, perennial loser’ in Florida TV ad.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/07/27/oberweis-called-career-candidate-perennial-loser-in-florida-tv-ad/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Marengo Park District Seeks New Exec, Reports on Accomplishments
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/marengo-park-district-seeks-new-exec-reports-on-accomplishments/
— Appellate Court Keeps Gubernatorial Candidate Collin Corbett as Defendant in Defamation Case
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/appellate-court-keeps-gubernatorial-candidate-collin-corbett-as-defendant-in-defamation-case/
— John Howard Association Points to Lack of Oversight Agency for Corrections Department
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/john-howard-association-points-to-lack-of-oversight-agency-for-corrections-department/
— Three Years for Bribe-Taking Police Chief
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/17/three-years-for-bribe-taking-police-chief/
— Next Year’s Prevailing Wages Announced, Sample: Traffic Safety Worker 1 $44.65
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/18/next-years-prevailing-wages-announced-sample-traffic-safety-worker-1-44-65/
— “Rehabilitated Elected Official” Reflects on Downstream Effect from Small Things
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/18/rehabilitated-elected-official-reflects-on-downstream-effect-from-small-things/
— County Board Members Between a Rock and a Hard Place in Solar Farm Zoning Mandate for Approval from the Circuit Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/20/county-board-members-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-in-solar-farm-zoning-mandate-for-approval-from-the-circuit-court/
— Prairie Grove School District 46 Deep Debt Point, Counter Point, Counter Counter Point
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/20/prairie-grove-school-district-46-deep-debt-point-counter-point-counter-counter-point/
— U.S. Attorney Reviews Last Six Months
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/20/u-s-attorney-reviews-last-six-months/
— Suburban Robbery Crew Member Gets Fifteen Years for ATM, Bank and Armored Truck Heists
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/suburban-robbery-crew-member-gets-fifteen-years-for-atm-bank-and-armored-truck-heists/
— What Headline Should I Use When I Print the Names of County Board Members Who Vote To Put Home Rule on the Fall Ballot?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/what-headline-should-i-use-when-i-print-the-names-of-county-board-members-who-vote-to-put-home-rule-on-the-fall-ballot/
— Passage of a Home Rule Referendum Will Severely Limit County Board Members’ Power
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/passage-of-a-home-rule-referendum-will-severely-limit-county-board-members-power/
— What AI Says About Solar Farm Zoning Restrictions for Home Rule Counties
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/what-ai-says-about-solar-farm-zoning-restrictions-for-home-rule-counties/
— Passage of a Home Rule Referendum Will Severely Limit County Board Members’ Power
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/passage-of-a-home-rule-referendum-will-severely-limit-county-board-members-power/
— County Board Follows Directive of Court and Approves Solar Farm Zonings
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/county-board-follows-directive-of-court-and-approves-solar-farm-zonings/
— Binding Home Rule Referendum Defeated
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/07/21/binding-home-rule-referendum-defeated/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker’s Presidential Dreams Continue to Fall Flat, Stuck at Just 2% in National Polls.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/07/jb-pritzkers-presidential-dreams-continue-to-fall-flat-stuck-at-just-2-in-national-polls.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump trumpets tariffs, signs a Corvette, and tells Michigan autoworkers: ‘I’ve done more for you than your parents’
https://nypost.com/2026/07/27/us-news/trump-trumpets-tariffs-signs-a-corvette-during-visit-with-gm-autoworkers/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump triggers massive leftist hypocrisy on ‘transgenderism.’ When Trump cracked a Dylan Mulvaney joke at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, he must have known what would ensue.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/07/trump-triggers-massive-leftist-hypocrisy-on-transgenderism/
COLLEGE FIX
— Sesame Street accelerates white kids’ racism.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/sesame-street-accelerates-white-kids-racism-university-of-illinois-professor-says/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Accounting Degrees Downgraded by US Education Dept, Sparking Outrage. DD: I am outraged. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner when I was 41, a Certified Government Financial Manager when I was 45, a Certified Financial Services Auditor when I was 47, and a Forensic Accountant when I was 48. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. While Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996, he did everything that he could to get rid the agency’s employees who had degrees in business, accounting, and finance and to replace them with employees who had degrees in public administration from Ivy league universities. That rendered my degrees, certifications, and license worthless.
https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/accounting-degrees-downgraded-by-us-education-dept-sparking-outrage/
FORTUNE
— ‘Accounting is absolutely a profession’: AICPA president pushes back after Education Department reclassifies accounting degrees
https://fortune.com/2025/12/08/is-accounting-considered-a-profession-new-education-department-standards/
CPA ADVISOR
— Department of Education Unclassifies Accounting as a Professional Degree. The definitions of professional degree programs help determine loan eligibility, which can be a critical differentiator for a student striving to complete an accounting degree program and become a CPA.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/11/24/department-of-education-unclassifies-accounting-as-a-professional-degree/173875/
FEDERAL NEW NETWORK
— Army speeds up its process of firing underperforming civilians while giving them less time to defend their work. DD: My Democrat superiors always hinted/implied that I underperformed and that was why they took adverse actions against me. They always used the subjectivity in their performance systems against me. In my defense, extremely few of my Post Office coworkers earned a job-related bachelor’s degree like I did. Few of my IRS and GAO coworkers earned job-related master’s degrees and professional certifications like I did. None of my coworkers earned a job-related professional license like I did. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, b) had less work experience than I had, c) had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. My Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems to a) force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delay my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors used that subjectivity to never promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and disallow my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors used that subjectivity to force me to resign in 1969 and disallow my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/army/2026/07/army-speeds-firing-process-for-civilian-employees/
