June 1 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gun groups want a restraining order against Deerfield’s assault weapons ban before it takes effect in 2 weeks – Karen Berkowitz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/news/ct-dfr-gun-groups-seek-deerfield-restraining-order-tl-0607-story.html
— Rauner decision to sign state budget avoids election-year repeat of historic feud – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-illinois-budget-20180531-story.html
— Trump, Blago and the cost of corruption – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-blagojevich-trump-0603-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dorothy Brown’s office to get federal monitor for hiring practices – Rachel Hinton and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dorothy-browns-office-to-get-federal-monitor-for-hiring-practices/
— Trump calls for Samantha Bee’s firing over slur toward Ivanka – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/donald-trump-samantha-bee-vulgar-slur-ivanka-double-standard-roseanne-barr/
— Racism is most odious when it’s government policy – Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan (DIERSEN: Political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation are official policies of the federal government.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/racism-is-most-odious-when-its-government-policy/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump: ‘Total double standard’ that Samantha Bee’s show hasn’t been canceled – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180601/trump-total-double-standard-that-samantha-bees-show-hasnt-been-canceled

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State legislator Jim Durkin: ‘We have done our jobs for the first time in many years’ – Adalberto Toledo
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-06-01/state-legislator-we-have-done-our-jobs-the-first-time-many-years.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Called Out for Not Moving to Eliminate Health Benefits for County Board Members
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/01/jack-franks-called-not-moving-eliminate-health-benefits-county-board-members/
— State’s Attorney Kenneally’s Recommendations to Algonquin Township Officials
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/01/kenneallys-recommendations-algonquin-township-officials/
— Abortion Group Supports Sean Casten to Replace Peter Roskam
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/01/abortion-group-supports-sean-casten-replace-peter-roskam/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Auditor General Frank Mautino’s wife’s alcohol induced rant: “I kicked her ass, take me to jail” – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/auditor-general-frank-mautinos-wifes-alcohol-induced-rant-i-kicked-her-ass-take-me-to-jail/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS PROLIFE, FAMILY GROUPS VOW TO WITHHOLD ENDORSEMENT FOR ERA-SUPPORTING LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/illinois-prolife-family-groups-vow-to-withhold-endorsement-for-era-supporting-lawmakers.html
— DOWNSTATE LAWMAKERS CALL FOR CHICAGO TO BE 51ST STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/downstate-lawmakers-call-for-chicago-to-be-51st-state.html
— DI LEO: MAYOR RAHM AND THE “RIGHT” TO PRE-KINDERGARTEN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/mayor-rahm-and-the-right-to-pre-kindergarten.html
— ILLINOIS BECOMES THE 37TH STATE TO RATIFY EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, BUT SO WHAT?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/illinois-become-37-state-to-ratify-equal-rights-amendment.html
— 15 YR REWIND: FORMER US SENATE CANDIDATE FROM ILLINOIS JOHN COX NOW LEADING GOPER IN CALIFORNIA GOV RACE (DIERSEN: Trump has endorsed John Cox. Cox and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced candidates for U.S. Senate (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren. We can forever ask ourselves, “What if Trump had endorsed Ives?”)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/06/former-us-senate-candidate-from-illinois-john-cox-now-leading-goper-in-california-gov-race.html

 

GOPUSA
— Clothing Retailer J. Crew Pushes Feminism on Young Boys
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47069
— Chelsea Clinton, a perfect example of why left is Not Real American
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47043

 

BREITBART
— Job Gains for Foreign-Born Workers Outpace Native-Born Americans – John Binder
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/30/job-gains-for-foreign-born-workers-outpace-native-born-americans/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOW THE GOVERNMENT USES TAXES TO CONTROL PEOPLE: THE GROVER NORQUIST INTERVIEW – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/01/how-the-government-uses-taxes-to-control-people-the-grover-norquist-interview/

 

THE HILL
— Schwarzenegger opposes top GOP California gubernatorial candidates – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/390349-schwarzenegger-opposes-top-gop-california-gubernatorial-candidates

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois governor who loudly demanded reforms now is silent – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-governor-who-loudly-demanded-reforms-now-is-silent/2018/06/01/8114e4a2-65f2-11e8-81ca-bb14593acaa6_story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Missing in Budget Debate, Dropped Long-Time Demands – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-06-01/rauner-sidelined-in-budget-debate-dropped-long-time-demands

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— What Small Publishers Need to Know About Facebook’s Policy on Ads With Political Content – Ned Berke
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/what-small-publishers-need-to-know-about-facebooks-policy-on-ads-with-political-content/

 

THE VERGE
— Facebook’s ad rules are forcing news outlets to register as political advertisers ‘Everything we’ve tried to do in the past couple days has just been shut down,’ says one publisher – Russell Brandom
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/1/17416710/facebook-political-ad-rules-news-promotion-blocked

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.