FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: After towns reject flag requests, advocates put signs of Pride in storefronts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. Back in the good old days, back in 2002, to get Xfinity to carry Fox News Channel, I succeeded in getting 30 downtown Wheaton businesses to display “Wheaton Wants Fox News Channel” signs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260531/news/after-towns-reject-flag-requests-advocates-put-signs-of-pride-in-storefronts/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois lawmakers pass $56B budget deal backed by gas tax windfall and some election-year tax breaks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/illinois-2027-budget-legislative-session-final-day/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it ever-increasingly clear that to win, they will ever-increasingly a) promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action, DEI, and wokeness/wokeism, that is, more race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination and b) promote more hated against Trump and especially against Republicans who share his demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/01/column-democrats-dnc-autopsy-page/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders know that they cannot win unless the racially gerrymander. I live in Illinois’ racially gerrymandered 3rd Congressional District.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/06/01/supreme-courts-takedown-voting-rights-act-bolsters-case-court-expansion-robert-lehrer
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/01/broadview-six-midway-blitz-abughazaleh-straw-rabbit-perry-trump-ice-crime
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Springfield’s overtime slog ends in $59B budget
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-illinois-budget-passes-20260601/
ABC7
— 18 shot, 3 killed in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-14-shot-2-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-update/19200688/
CBS2
— Illinois lawmakers pass Gov. Pritzker’s $56 million budget, ban on cellphone use in classrooms
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-lawmakers-pass-budget-ban-cellphone-use-classrooms/
WGN9
— Illinois lawmakers pass $56B budget, largest in state history
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-pass-56b-budget-largest-in-state-history/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawmakers-pass-bill-to-shield-abortion-information-from-digital-medical-records/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Budget passes, but Bears bill strikes out
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/01/budget-passes-but-bears-bill-strikes-out-00943991
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: June 24: DuPage County Republicans’ Summer Kickoff will feature State GOP Chair Bob Grogan, state Sen. Seth Lewis, state Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro and former Cubs and White Sox pitcher Steve Trout.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-750/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FREEDOM CAUCUS
— Democrats Pass Midnight Tax Increases. Once again – the Illinois Democrats pass the largest state budget in history, under the cover of darkness.
https://illinoisfreedomcaucus.substack.com/p/breaking-democrats-pass-midnight
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois passes record $55.9 billion budget, with over $800 million in tax increases
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-passes-record-55-9-billion-budget-with-over-800-million-in-tax-increases/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Since you graduated from college, who has had the greatest impact on you? I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970. Those who have had the greatest impact on me include a) my Firestone Store boss 1970-1971, b) my IRS superiors 1971-1980, and my GAO superiors 1980-1997. I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman (IRP) in 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000. Currently, those who have the greatest impact on me include Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman Bob Grogan, IRP State Central Committee member and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Treasurer Mike Flynn, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) chairman Kevin Coyne, and DCRCC Secretary and MTRO chairman Jeff Castle. The aforesaid have a tremendous impact on RPCs in Illinoi, one of my biggest target audiences for my newsletters. What position do the aforesaid have on the many big adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders have taken against me since 2000 to stop me from sending out my newsletters and to stop everyone from reading them? What is going to change under Grogan? What do Grogan, Flynn, Coyne, and Castle want me to do so that they would encourage RPCs to read my newsletters? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rep Jeff Keicher on State Budget: “Makes It Eight Years in a Row That Governor Pritzker and the Democrats Have Raised Taxes”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/rep-jeff-keicher-on-state-budget-makes-it-eight-years-in-a-row-that-governor-pritzker-and-the-democrats-have-raised-taxes/
— Debating the ACLU’s Harvey Grossman in Bughouse Square
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/debating-the-aclus-harvey-grossman/
— Strict Rodeo Regulations Being Considered by Planning, Environment & Development Committee Tuesday at 8:30 AM
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/strict-rodeo-regulations-being-considered-by-planning-environment-development-committee-tuesday-at-830-am/
— Rep. Joe Sosnowski on the Budget: “$410 Million on a Multitude of Services for Non-Citizens”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/rep-joe-sosnowski-on-the-budget-410-million-on-a-multitude-of-services-for-non-citizens/
— Rep. Sue Ness on the Budget: $500 for Those Removed from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/rep-sue-ness-on-the-budget-500-for-those-removed-from-the-supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap/
— Illinois Freedom Caucus on the Budget: “Less Than 1 Day to Read a 6,000-Page Budget”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/illinois-freedom-caucus-on-the-budget-less-than-1-day-to-read-a-6000-page-budget/
— Rep. Tom Weber on the Budget: “$220 million Is Earmarked for Democrat Pork Projects… a Pay Raise for Themselves”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/rep-tom-weber-on-the-budget-220-million-is-earmarked-for-democrat-pork-projects-a-pay-raise-for-themselves/
— “Silent Majority” Demonstration in McHenry – Religious Aspects
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/31/silent-majority-demonstration-in-mchenry/
— “Silent Majority” Demonstration in McHenry – – Support of Trump
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/silent-majority-demonstration-in-mchenry-support-of-trump/
— Debating the ACLU’s Harvey Grossman
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/01/debating-the-aclus-harvey-grossman/
— Candidates’ Night in Cary Monday, June 1st
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/31/candidates-night-in-cary-monday-june-1st/
— MARENGO PARK DISTRICT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ELECTS OFFICERS FOR UPCOMING TERM
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/31/marengo-park-district-board-of-commissioners-elects-officers-for-upcoming-term/
— County Considering Battery Farm, Windmill and Solar Zoning Rules
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/31/county-considering-battery-farm-windmill-and-solar-zoning-rules/
— Changes Being Considered in County Zoning Ordinance
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/30/changes-being-considered-in-county-zoning-ordinance/
— Turkey Harvest Larger This Year Than Last (Link to All Counties)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/29/turkey-harvest-larger-this-year-than-last/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— California GOP incumbents go to war in Trump loyalty test
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4587478/california-gop-incumbents-at-war-trump-loyalty-test/
NEW YORK POST
— Migrants choosing to voluntarily give up asylum claims surge under Trump admin
https://www.aol.com/articles/migrants-choosing-voluntarily-asylum-claims-200543000.html
AMERICAN THINKER
— University of California system STEM professors argue for…merit?! We’re about to discover if merit matters more than DEI in California universities.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/university_of_california_system_stem_professors_argue_for_merit.html
CENTER SQUARE
— Almost 25,000 immigration arrests made in Florida
https://www.aol.com/articles/almost-25-000-immigration-arrests-224500710.html
— New Jersey sued over tuition rate for ‘illegal aliens’ at public colleges
https://www.aol.com/articles/jersey-sued-over-tuition-rate-213400000.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Hegseth Vows to Resist China ‘Hegemony’ Amid ‘Frightful alarm’ in Southeast Asia. DD: My critics/opponents have no problem with China.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/29/hegseth-vows-to-resist-china-hegemony-amid-frightful-alarm-in-southeast-asia/
— The Federal Government is Still Funding the Immigration Industrial Complex
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/31/are-your-tax-dollars-still-funding-leftist-activist-groups-white-house-demands-answers/
— What happens when college freshmen can’t do elementary math? DD: UIC would not have admitted me in 1966 if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 29% of my class.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/31/university-of-california-profs-revolt-advocate-sat-return/
— University of California Profs Revolt, Advocate SAT Return
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/31/university-of-california-profs-revolt-advocate-sat-return/
FOX NEWS
— ICE arrests illegal alien who faked asylum claim based on homosexuality, became Indiana jail officer. Selah Dine Habib married the daughter of an Indiana sheriff, became correction officer at father-in-law’s jail.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-allegedly-faked-asylum-claim-based-homosexuality-became-indiana-jail-officer
https://www.fox8tv.com/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-who-allegedly-faked-asylum-claim-based-on-homosexuality-became-indiana-jail-officer/
— EEOC sues New York Times for violating federal law when it passed over a White male employee for a promotion because of his race and/or sex. DD: All my IRS and GAO coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me 1971-1997 were Democrats who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/articles/york-times-sued-federal-government-220055000.html
PJ MEDIA
— Coast Guard Eliminates Racially Biased Officer Commissioning Standards. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government crowed about their success in hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, they crowed about their success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/31/coast-guard-eliminates-racially-biased-officer-commissioning-standards-n4953426
TOWNHALL
— Suddenly, the Left Objects to Grievance Politics
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/06/01/mom-vip-economist-pratt-trump-grievance-politics-n2676969
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Entertainers punish America to punish Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5903008-trump-america-250-concert/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in and try to keep in more illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders do the same because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5900141-immigration-policies-economic-impact/amp/
MSN
— 15 jobs men have that women consider deal breakers in relationships. DD: The list includes debt collector. I became an IRS Revenue Officer when I was 22 in 1971 because of EEOC. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/15-jobs-men-have-that-women-consider-deal-breakers-in-relationships/ss-AA1Sy2xO
— Resume and interview red flags. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, being the following harms your chance of getting hire, retained, and promoted: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/hiring-manager-shares-the-13-fastest-ways-to-instantly-get-rejected/ss-AA1MU2fi
— Almost half of new retirees got pushed out early. DD: The more of the following that you are, the likely that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 forced me to disclose lots about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/almost-half-of-new-retirees-got-pushed-out-early-7-ways-to-be-ready/ar-AA24th02
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
YAHOO
— Equal Opportunity, Not Equal Outcomes. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/equal-opportunity-not-equal-outcomes-170114368.html
NEWSWEEK
— Arkansas Declares June ‘Fidelity Month.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsweek.com/arkansas-declares-june-fidelity-monthwhat-does-it-mean-12015517
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in and try to keep in more illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders do the same because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/politics/trump-immigrants-health-housing.html
— Student Loan Repayments Are Being Overhauled. DD: My critics/opponents stress that I could not have gotten a student loan if I had tried. My ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/your-money/student-loans-repayment-save-biden.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Why a Chinese-owned company is bringing factory jobs back to the U.S. GE Appliances is a poster child for the president’s promised manufacturing revival. But tariffs are making it harder to onshore jobs. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in and try to keep in more illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders do the same because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/31/chinese-owned-company-is-bringing-factory-jobs-back-united-states/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Although factory wages in China have risen rapidly in recent years, Chinese workers make just one-fifth of their American counterparts’ pay, he said. “There are still people moving production offshore because it’s cheaper,” Shih said.)
USA TODAY
— Delaney Hall ICE protests escalate. Advocates outside protested conditions. Detainees inside have staged a hunger strike. And federal officials called in New Jersey police at the gates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/30/delaney-hall-protests-ice-new-jersey-police/90330145007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Springsteen to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/05/28/bruce-springsteen-trump-tour-dc-festival/90290521007/
— What’s harder than landing a job? Holding onto one you already have. DD: In addition to focusing on my Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO jobs, to get promoted, I earned a) a bachelor’s degree in management, b) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, c) a CPA certificate and a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, d) four more job-related professional certifications, and e) a CPA license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2026/05/21/what-to-do-job-stuck-search/90058470007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pence: A Republican Time for Choosing. Will we remain the party of conservative principles or embrace progressivism in the guise of populism?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-republican-time-for-choosing-c1f4f8a4
ECONOMIST
— Welcome to Evanston, where woke never died. A Chicago suburb is paying reparations to African-Americans. DD: All my critics/opponents are woke. Sooner or later, if not already, they will all call for reparations. Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Since the 1960s, AA and DEI recipients have received trillions of dollars in benefits.
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/05/31/welcome-to-evanston-where-woke-never-died
FORTUNE
— DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents who bought them cars, pay for their college expenses, and got them jobs. Because my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir when I was 16 in 1964 with money I saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers and I worked my way through college. My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/27/income-wealth-inequality-housing-consumer-pessimism-index-high/
FAST COMPANY
— DD: I owe my successes in life to my parents and their traditional marriage and family.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91536282/stability-successful-kids-harvard-research
CHRONICLES MAGAZINE
— Diversity Is Inequality. DD: Anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents will a) stress your weaknesses/shortcomings and b) ignore/dismiss/belittle your strengths/accomplishments. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my becoming a licensed CPA, b) my passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, c) my earning professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and d) my earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. Worse yet, my critics/opponents attribute the aforesaid to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/diversity-is-inequality/
ELDER LAW ANSWERS
— Unpaid Family Caregiving Is Worth a Six-Figure Salary. DD: My aunt had Alzheimer’s. She never married. She had no children. Her only sibling, my father, died suddenly in 1969. I had total responsibility for her from 2009 until her death in 2022. That ate up lots of my time. Of course, I was unpaid.
https://www.elderlawanswers.com/unpaid-family-caregiving-is-worth-a-six-figure-salary-20777
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the population ages, the number of people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia continues to rise. In turn, families increasingly find themselves providing unpaid care to loved ones with cognitive impairments. This caregiving role, though essential, comes with hidden personal, financial, and societal costs that can be substantial. In fact, a new study reveals that family caregivers of loved ones with dementia, if they were paid for their services, would be making six figures.)
WEEK
— DD: What percent of illegals use airlines?
https://theweek.com/politics/mullin-airports-santuary-cities-dhs-immigration
PSY POST
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred a) against Trump and b) against those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.psypost.org/how-unexpected-news-angles-help-partisan-readers-spot-misinformation-2026-03-19/
CAP RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=nx-s1-5827069
FIT GURU
— The 9 Things Baby Boomers Could Afford at 40 That Many Americans Can’t Today
https://www.fitguru.training/en/news/the-9-things-baby-boomers-could-afford-at-40-that-many-americans-cant-today-20260531-0039.html
BUZZ FEED
— Trump’s Presidency Has Sparked A Surge Of Family And Friendship Breakups. DD: My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being blindly loyal to Trump. That has caused many to dump me. But if you would ask Trump supporters, they would say I am absolutely not blindly loyal to Trump.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/people-who-cut-off-others-over-election-share-why
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FINANCIAL TIMES & HR MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.ft.com/content/6f99e401-d8c7-4024-8c08-7b5039e4b5c7?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/comment/cutting-investment-in-inclusion-may-cost-organisations-more-than-it-saves
