July 3 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Judge Rules Illinois Governor’s Order Exceeded Authority The impact of the ruling wasn’t immediately clear as the governor’s office maintains other courts have upheld his orders
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/judge-rules-illinois-governors-order-exceeded-authority/2299563/
— Illinois Reports 868 New Cases of Coronavirus at Start of Fourth of July Weekend The rolling positivity rate over the last seven days statewide remained static, sitting at 2.6 percent, according to health officials
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-868-new-cases-of-coronavirus-at-start-of-fourth-of-july-weekend/2299610/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois surpasses 7,000 coronavirus deaths
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-surpasses-7000-coronavirus-deaths

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Day after judge declares his executive orders void, Gov. J.B. Pritzker urges restaurants, bars to keep following safety guidelines – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-pritzker-restrictions-restaurants-20200703-62y2kboao5gmfnh32k6nji5mzm-story.html
— NFL will play ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ before the national anthem of all Week 1 games – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-nfl-black-national-anthem-20200703-sijcmtkm2vfr5ccd6p3wa2bf3u-story.html
— Could President Trump’s anti-mail-voting crusade hurt him in key states in the 2020 election? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-trump-mail-voting-2020-20200703-lvt2bafpobcorlrvkvnyiqqcfa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/3/21312827/mona-charen-trump-military-putin-bounties-afghanistan

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton College chaplain fired for “inappropriate” sexual, racial comments – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200703/wheaton-college-chaplain-fired-for-x201cinappropriatex201d-sexual-racial-comments

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Reach of circuit judge’s ruling on Pritzker’s orders unclear – Rebecca Anzel
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200703/reach-of-circuit-judgersquos-ruling-on-pritzkerrsquos-orders-unclear

JOURNAL TOPICS
— State Rep. Morrison Appointed To Budget Oversight Commission
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/state-rep-morrison-appointed-to-budget-oversight-commission/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge Rules Against Algonquin Township Road District, Local 150 Wins
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/03/illinois-labor-relations-board-administrative-law-judge-rules-against-algonquin-township-road-district-local-150-wins/
— $38,955 Spent on Legal Fees by Health Department to Protect Coronavirus-Infected’s Names from Law Enforcement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/03/14500-spent-on-legal-fees-b-health-department-to-protect-coronavirus-infecteds-nams-from-law-enforcemnt/
— Steve Reick Makes Mass Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/03/steve-reick-makes-mass-mailing/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governors Pritzker’s Executive Orders Void: What does that mean? – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/07/governors-pritzkers-executive-orders-void-what-does-that-mean/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BLACK LIVES MATTER IS A MARXIST MOVEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/black-lives-matter-is-a-marxist-movement.html
— PRITZKER OVERSTEPPED STATE LAW RE-ISSUING CONSECUTIVE COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDERS, JUDGE SAYS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/pritzker-overstepped-state-law-re-issuing-consecutive-covid-19-executive-orders-judge-says.html
— KASS: LARRY ELDER’S DOCUMENTARY ‘UNCLE TOM’ FRIGHTENS THE LEFT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/07/kass-larry-elders-documentary-uncle-tom-frightens-the-left.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GOP lawmaker accuses NYT of endangering U.S. troops with bounty reports – Gabriella Muñoz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/3/jim-banks-accuses-new-york-times-endangering-us-tr/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— SATIRE: How to Celebrate July 4 Without Getting Canceled for Glorifying White Supremacy 10 things to avoid this holiday weekend
https://freebeacon.com/satire/independence-day-canceled/

FEDERALIST
— If You Really Believe Black Lives Matter, Stop Supporting Black Lives Matter Impassioned Americans don’t understand that Black Lives Matter is a rhetorical facade masking Marxist ideas that would destroy the lives of vulnerable Americans. – Ben Weingarten
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/03/if-you-really-believe-black-lives-matter-stop-supporting-black-lives-matter/
— We Can’t Have ‘National Dialogues’ If People Get Fired For Talking Honestly – John Loftus (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers terminate their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations terminate their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/03/we-cant-have-national-dialogues-if-people-get-fired-for-talking-honestly/
— The Democrat Party Is Destroying America It’s high time Americans throw out politicians who promote mob anarchists, the destruction of law and order, and disgrace American heritage. – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/03/the-democrat-party-is-destroying-america/

DAILY CALLER
— California Gov. Newsom Bans Singing In Churches – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/03/california-gov-gavin-newsom-singing-churches-coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown/

BREITBART
— Biden, Democrats Assemble 600 Lawyers to Fight Election ‘Chicanery’ – HARIS ALIC
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/02/biden-democrats-assemble-600-lawyers-to-fight-election-chicanery/
— Ex-NFL Player, Congressional Candidate Burgess Owens: ‘There Is No Black National Anthem’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON (DIERSEN: What is the national anthem for the following oppressed/protected groups: Mexicans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, women, young people, LGBTQers, moderates, liberals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, RINOs, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those who have less money than others, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/07/03/ex-nfl-player-congressional-candidate-burgess-owens-there-is-no-black-national-anthem/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Phony ‘Non-Partisan’ Project Aims to Gin Up a Biden Landslide – Mark Finkelstein
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2020/07/03/phony-non-partisan-project-aims-gin-biden-landslide

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, a) will employers terminate their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations terminate their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/505685-encouraging-bravery-and-fortitude-in-dismantling-the-insidious

CNN
— 7,500 people expected to attend Trump’s Mount Rushmore event – Betsy Klein
https://www.kptv.com/7-500-people-expected-to-attend-trumps-mount-rushmore-event/article_b2944d47-1fc8-51c7-9fe3-4fc3b6ea33d9.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Latinos Back Black Lives Matter Protests. They Want Change for Themselves, Too. Many Latinos are pushing for an acknowledgment of the systemic racism they face, and a conversation about over-policing in their own communities. – Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/politics/latinos-police-racism-black-lives-matter.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/03/massive-repudiation-trumps-racist-politics-is-building/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use COVID-19 to get Blacks and Asians to hate Republicans.
https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-corona-discrimination-20200703-qfguuqhhgvfgtj2vgjpbhzzj5q-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New BLM mural unveiled in Harlem – JORDAN RENCHER and CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-black-lives-matter-murals-manhattan-20200703-tfdzlbxlsrdofaycygbfda56fu-story.html

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurencoulman/2020/07/03/three-questions-white-leaders-can-ask-in-the-wake-of-black-lives-matter/

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Black Lives Matter, Racial Unrest and Corporate Culture – How Do Employers Respond? (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers terminate their employees who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ and b) will organizations terminate their members who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/black-lives-matter-racial-unrest-and-corporate-culture-how-do-employers-respond-us

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.