ABC7
— COVID-19 Illinois: 1,941 new coronavirus cases, 21 deaths; state hits more than 49K tests in 1 day State conducts over 49K tests in 1 day
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Will County seeing ‘all-time high’ vote-by-mail applications – ERIN HEGARTY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-sta-will-county-mail-in-voting-st-0731-20200731-gx6ujy3cmrgnlofbzbgcjv5j7e-story.html
— Pritzker’s office says GOP congressmen’s complaints on federal pandemic relief are ‘baseless political attacks’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-jb-pritzker-congress-federal-pandemic-aid-20200731-2v4abvy3ibgdri7yx7xqnvqtfi-story.html
— Pritzker says Madigan, who has vowed not to resign after being tied to ComEd scandal, owes public a full explanation – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-madigan-comed-20200731-m3lggjagrvfwjcevgi655n7gm4-story.html
— North Central College pledges changes after graduate who knelt during anthem questioned school’s commitment to Black students – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mynk-richardon-clerk-north-central-lacrosse-st-20200731-qhqacjev7zgltjutq6ygf5dc7i-story.html
— Anti-racism rally held in Evanston, days after Confederate flag towel displayed at beach – BRIAN L. COX
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evr-rally-lighthouse-beach-confederate-flag-response-tl-0806-20200731-3rxg56kq4neznmxbgf4xhjpazq-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Disgustingly, Bush, Clinton, and Obama use Lewis to jab Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/7/30/21348944/john-lewis-funeral-barack-obama-eulogy-donald-trump-george-bush-ebenezer-baptist
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How much longer can Pritzker sidestep the Madigan problem? The governor vastly prefers results to confrontation, so provoking the powerful speaker has never been high on his agenda, for a number of reasons. Sometimes, however, reality intrudes. – RICH MILLER
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/rich-miller-springfield/how-much-longer-can-pritzker-sidestep-madigan-problem
ROBERT FEDER
— Tribune’s John Kass fires back at ‘cancel culture’ critics
https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/07/31/robservations-tribunes-john-kass-fires-back-cancel-culture-critics/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Race quotas will make the New York Times a truly second-rate paper
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/race-quotas-will-make-the-new-york-times-a-truly-second-rate-paper
AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump had an intelligent goal when he tweeted about delaying the election – Andrea Widburg
http://americanthinker.com/blog/2020/07/trump_had_an_intelligent_goal_when_he_tweeted_about_delaying_the_election_.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— OUTRAGEOUS: NBA Resumes Season with ‘Black Lives Matter’ Painted on Court – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/nba-resumes-season-with-black-lives-matter-painted-on-court/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the European Union promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/world/europe/LGBT-free-poland-EU-funds.html
— China Uses Quarantines as Cover to Detain Dissidents, Activists Say Critics of the government said they were held in rooms with barred windows and denied permission to contact their families, all in the name of public health. – Sui-Lee Wee (DIERSEN: If Biden wins, will the Democrats quarantine all Republicans or just Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/world/asia/coronavirus-china-quarantine.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Biden-Sanders Manifesto Voters should examine how far left the former vice president has moved since winning the primaries. – Phil Gramm
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biden-sanders-manifesto-11596131322
— Delay the Election??? Trump can’t change the date, but voting by mail needs to be cleaned up. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/delay-the-election-11596150821
— The Lockdown’s Destruction Incredibly, some in the media want to repeat the second quarter’s 32.9% plunge in GDP. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lockdowns-destruction-11596150889
USA TODAY
— We’ve called election winners for a combined century. Here’s why 2020 will be different. Votes will be counted very slowly starting Nov. 3. And that’s the optimistic view assuming no foreign hacking, partisan delays or machine failures. – Evans Witt and Sheldon Gawiser
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/07/31/trump-biden-congress-2020-winners-days-weeks-column/5544509002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Teen drivers should check this list – Phoebe Wall Howard (DIERSEN: What did you drive when you were a teen? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16 years old with money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 with money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966. I bought a new Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 with money that I earned cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967. I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 with money that I earned delivering mail 1966-1968. I drove the Pontiac to classes at UIC 1966-1967. I drove the Oldsmobile to classes at UIC in 1968. I drove the Charger to classes at NIU 1969-1970.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2020/07/30/safest-cars-toyota-honda-ford-gm-fca-teenagers-consumer-reports/5545142002/
GRAND RAPIDS HERALD REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Back the Blue Rally
https://www.grandrapidsmn.com/news/back-the-blue-rally/article_bbc812c0-d366-11ea-9fe3-2b4cab95d73c.html
THE WEEK
— America’s new yard sign discourse – Bonnie Kristian
https://theweek.com/articles/928379/americas-new-yard-sign-discourse
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.creators.com/read/mona-charen/07/20/who-is-really-burning-things-down
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Some Big City Leaders, Most Reporters Encourage Violent Protests
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/voters_say_some_big_city_leaders_most_reporters_encourage_violent_protests
— Reaction to Sports Promotion of BLM Is More Negative Than Positive
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/sports/july_2020/reaction_to_sports_promotion_of_blm_is_more_negative_than_positive
