ABC7
— COVID-19 Illinois: IL reports 1,231 new cases, 18 additional deaths; Mayor Lightfoot announces housing grants
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1231-new-covid-19-cases-18-deaths/6337039/
NBC5
— University of Notre Dame Withdraws as Host of First Presidential Debate
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/university-of-notre-dame-withdraws-as-host-of-first-presidential-debate/2312211/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pritzker’s coronavirus prediction: Illinois won’t be back to normal until 2021
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzkers-coronavirus-prediction-illinois-wont-be-back-to-normal-until-2021
— Dozen Divvy bike riders carjack 82-year-old in Streeterville: police
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dozen-divvy-bike-riders-carjack-82-year-old-in-streeterville-police
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat DuPage County board candidate Hadiya Afzal withdraws from race over tweet about ‘laughing’ at officer getting hit in face – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dupage-candidate-withdraws-over-tweet-20200727-ykxacentdjdm3gkvw5kx2otmeu-story.html
— Body count from Chicago’s gang wars impacts all of Illinois – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-chicago-gang-wars-st-0728-20200727-ogriegqenfgwxj5kygio44jbke-story.html
— People coming to Chicago from Wisconsin will have to self-quarantine for 14 days under latest coronavirus order from Mayor Lori Lightfoot – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-wisconsin-quarantine-20200727-z4rjvluq2neq7mx44inaffwwga-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters paint Whites as being racists.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-racism-stereotypes-psychology-20200727-bzezd5gxmrgx3bvyfefhdargou-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker: ‘We don’t have to do this forever’ — but probably into 2021 The governor’s sobering warning came as the state announced its sixth straight day of more than 1,200 new COVID-19 cases — and a positivity rate that keeps creeping up. – Madeline Kenney and Neal Earley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/7/27/21340510/coronavirus-pritzker-illinois-2021-masks-covid-19-briefing-quincy
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat Hadiya Afzal drops out of DuPage County Board race after controversial tweet – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200727/democrat-drops-out-of-dupage-county-board-race-after-controversial-tweet
— Tribune moving John Kass column ‘to maintain credibility of news coverage’ – Robert Feder
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200727/feder-tribune-moving-john-kass-column-to-maintain-credibility-of-news-coverage
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After 23 years as the Chicago Tribune’s white male conservative standard-bearer, John Kass is about to lose his coveted spot on Page 2 and his status as the newspaper’s “lead columnist,” Robert Feder writes. Colin McMahon, editor-in-chief of the Tribune, today announced plans to reorganize the paper’s columnists and separate their work from the news section.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How six months of pandemic have changed Illinois forever Firsthand accounts from the front lines reveal the lasting impact. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG and A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/how-six-months-pandemic-have-changed-illinois-forever
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Locally, Biden has big lead in fundraising – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-locally-biden-has-big-lead-in-fundraising/article_41a8b886-70db-5399-b009-46597a9c25cb.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Million Unmasked March on Springfield – Devin Trubey
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/millions-unmasked-march-on-springfield
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois’ mail-in ballot applications being sent to all recent voters this week – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-mail-in-ballot-applications-being-sent-to-all-recent-voters-this-week/article_4aa41404-d037-11ea-a4fc-5f8c91d5583f.html
ROBERT FEDER
— Tribune moving John Kass column ‘to maintain credibility of news coverage’
https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/07/27/tribune-moving-john-kass-column-maintain-credibility-news-coverage/#more-26320
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: THE INSULTING REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY CON GAME
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/rossi-the-insulting-reparations-for-slavery-con-game.html
— ILLINOIS STATE REP. SKILLICORN DEMANDS “VOID THE FOID”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/illinois-state-rep-skillicorn-demands-void-the-foid.html
— BLACK FAMILIES MATTER RALLY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/black-families-matter-rally.html
— PROMINENT BLACK TRUMP SUPPORTER MURDERED IN MILWAUKEE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/prominent-black-trump-supporter-murdered-in-milwaukee.html
— BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY: ‘JOE BIDEN HAS INSULTED EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN… I’M NOT VOTING FOR HIM’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/black-civil-rights-attorney-joe-biden-has-insulted-every-african-american-im-not-voting-for-him.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afzal drops out, Kass moved inside
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/27/afzal-drops-out-kass-moved-inside/
— Despite assurances, ten state senators want Chicago and Cook County to “immediately cease cooperation with federal agents”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/27/despite-assurances-ten-state-senators-want-chicago-and-cook-county-to-immediately-cease-cooperation-with-federal-agents/
— Pritzker on living with the virus and the potential for a return to normalcy: “We’re not going to be there until 2021″
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/27/pritzker-on-living-with-the-virus-and-the-potential-for-a-return-to-normalcy-were-not-going-to-be-there-until-2021/
— 1,231 new cases, 18 additional deaths, 3.8 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/07/27/1231-new-cases-18-additional-deaths-38-percent-positivity-rate/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Traded his helmet in for a white hood’: Critics go after Mike Ditka for denouncing players who kneel during national anthem – Emma Colton
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/traded-his-helmet-in-for-a-white-hood-critics-go-after-mike-ditka-for-denouncing-players-who-kneel-during-national-anthem
RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Antifa and BLM Are Marxist Hate Groups, Not “Peaceful Protesters”
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/07/27/antifa-and-blm-are-marxist-hate-groups-not-peaceful-protesters/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why Is America Exporting Its Racial Politics? We’ve been doing it since the Sixties, and it’s bad for the world. – HELEN ANDREWS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-is-america-exporting-its-racial-politics/
— Shutdowns For Small Business, Windfall Profits For Megacorporations Restrictions meant to limit coronavirus spread have hit Main Street hard, and left big business booming. – CURTIS ELLIS
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/shutdowns-for-small-business-windfall-profits-for-megacorporations/
BREITBART
— Will Voters Reward Democrats for Anti-Democratic Tactics? – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use a) democracy and b) Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of 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, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/27/pollak-will-voters-reward-democrats-for-anti-democratic-tactics/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS, UNACCEPTABLE: Sanctuary Railroads: Union Pacific Vows to Protect Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/27/sanctuary-railroads-union-pacific-vows-to-protect-illegal-aliens/
— Illegal Aliens Sue Trump to Restart Obama’s DACA Program – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/27/illegal-aliens-sue-trump-to-restart-obamas-daca-program/
CNS NEWS
— Access to COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Race-Based, If Panel Has Its Way – Hans Bader
https://cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/access-covid-19-vaccine-may-be-race-based-if-panel-has-its-way
FEDERALIST
— The Media Is Hysterically Lying About Trump’s Alleged Fascism – David Marcus
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/27/the-media-is-hysterically-lying-about-trumps-alleged-fascism/
PATRIOT POST
— The Reparations Racket Democrats have perpetuated racism, yet they want the rest of us to pay for it. – Arnold Ahlert
https://patriotpost.us/articles/72432-the-reparations-racket-2020-07-27
PJ MEDIA
— The Morning Briefing: It Might Be Time to Let the Liberal Riot Hellholes Burn – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2020/07/27/the-morning-briefing-it-might-be-time-to-let-the-liberal-riot-hellholes-burn-n713615
— Most Americans Back Trump Sending Federal Law Enforcement to Fight Violent Crime – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2020/07/27/most-americans-back-trump-sending-federal-law-enforcement-to-fight-violent-crime-n715134
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Pro-Trump Women’s Group Sues To Paint Own Motto On Street Since NYC Painted “Black Lives Matter” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/07/pro-trump-womens-group-sues-to-paint-own-motto-on-street-since-nyc-painted-black-lives-matter/
THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “Biden has 10-point lead over Trump: ‘It’s the virus, stupid'”
https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/509189-biden-has-10-point-lead-over-trump-its-the-virus-stupid
— ABC News mocked for ‘peaceful demonstration intensified’ report – JOE CONCHA
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/509197-abc-news-mocked-for-peaceful-demonstration-intensified-report
WASHINGTON POST
— Protests resurge across U.S. as clashes continue in Portland
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/27/protests-live-updates/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Reagan Foundation distances itself from Trump campaign and the president isn’t pleased – BRIAN NIEMIETZ
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-ronald-reagan-distances-donald-trump-campaign-maga-20200727-hkdphkg5wbehfg54um4ztwladq-story.html
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING HATE-FILLED TRUMP-HATERS SAY: “Trump’s cynical plan to provoke chaos in America’s cities is working.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-cynical-plan-provoke-urban-chaos-portland-is-working-2020-7
VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING HATE-FILLED TRUMP-HATERS SAY: “CONSERVATIVES ARE FURIOUS THAT TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT PICKS FAILED TO DELIVER.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/conservatives-are-furious-that-trumps-supreme-court-picks-failed-to-deliver