FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Pritzker signs Illinois law banning sale of intoxicating hemp products to anyone under 21
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-signs-illinois-law-intoxicating-hemp-products/
WTTW
— Pritzker Signs Bill Banning Sale of Intoxicating Hemp to Anyone Younger Than 21
https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/12/pritzker-signs-bill-banning-sale-intoxicating-hemp-anyone-younger-21
— As State Approves 1st Video Gambling Licenses in Chicago, Mayor Asks City Council to Reverse Course. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton, and in 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/06/12/state-approves-1st-video-gambling-licenses-chicago-mayor-asks-city-council-reverse
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Peoria museum to represent Illinois at Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ as Pritzker administration opts out
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/12/peoria-museum-to-represent-illinois-at-trumps-great-american-state-fair-as-pritzker-administration-opts-out/
— Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/12/trump-independent-support-poll/
— Oak Park home vandalized with antisemitic message
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/12/oak-park-home-vandalized-with-antisemitic-message-officials/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker can’t expect to escape Bears stadium bill blame. The Bears failure will overshadow everything else and highlight his national ambitions. And his low attendance rate in Springfield does him no favors.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/06/12/pritzker-bears-stadium-bill-springfield-low-attendance-national-presidency-rich-miller
— Mayor Johnson will ask City Council committee to repeal video gambling in Chicago. Brandon Johnson wants the City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development to meet Monday to consider an ordinance that would essentially reverse the Council’s decision to allow video gambling in the city. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton, and in 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/06/11/mayor-brandon-johnson-repeal-video-gambling-bid-chicago
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois Democrats opt out of Freedom 250’s Great American State Fair
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/06/12/illinois-opts-out-of-trumps-great-american-state-fair-freedom-250/90529251007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who have financial problems that Republicans caused their financial problems.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-11/half-of-americans-cant-afford-necessities-report-finds
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for problems that children have.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-06-11/socioeconomic-factors-are-becoming-biologically-embedded-in-childrens-brains
WAND TV
— Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition arrives on Pritzker’s desk
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-pay-in-state-tuition-arrives-on-pritzkers-desk/article_812e3443-761b-473d-ac01-67760006502d.html
MARIJUANA MOMENT
— Illinois Governor Signs Bill To Double Marijuana Possession Limit, Restrict Hemp THC Products And Reform Rules For Businesses
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/illinois-governor-signs-bill-to-double-marijuana-possession-limit-restrict-hemp-thc-products-and-reform-rules-for-businesses/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Presidential poll numbers show Pritzker at 2%
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/presidential-poll-numbers-show-pritzker-181200476.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bernie Sanders pulls Democratic Party hard left as his primary picks rack up wins. DD: According to RINO leaders, Republican candidates have to be Democrat Lite to win.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/12/bernie-sanders-pulls-democratic-party-hard-left-primary-picks-rack/
— IRS overpaying supervisors to do grunt work after Trump budget cuts: Inspector general DD: After I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors tried to get me to go back to IRS.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/12/irs-overpaying-supervisors-grunt-work-trump-budget-cuts-inspector/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The perpetual victimhood and racial tribalism of Karmelo Anthony’s defenders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4606786/victimhood-racial-tribalism-karmelo-anthony-defenders/
— Sins of fear and omission: How legacy media fuels conspiracy crisis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4606022/fear-omission-legacy-media-fuels-conspiracy-crisis/
— Elephant takes a massive leak at the Texas GOP convention. DD: In 2007, I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Roskam in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade. Twice I had to shovel up big dumps during the parade.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/12/us-news/elephant-takes-a-massive-leak-at-the-texas-gop-convention/
BREITBART
— Majority Believe Democrats Support Open Borders
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/12/poll-majority-believe-democrats-support-open-borders/
FEDERALIST
— Hundreds Of Noncitizens Found On New Jersey Voter Rolls
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/12/hundreds-of-noncitizens-found-on-new-jersey-voter-rolls-after-senate-gop-helps-block-save-america-act/
FOX NEWS
— ‘60 Minutes’ devoted lots of time to aiding Democrats over the years. From the Clintons’ damage control to calling Biden ‘Catholic and devout,’ show’s pattern is hard to deny.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/60-minutes-devoted-lots-time-aiding-democrats-years.amp
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA
— IL: Stop Illinois’ Backdoor Handgun Ban – TAKE ACTION
https://www.gunowners.org/il06122026/
NEWS BUSTERS
— CNN Bemoans ICE Arrest at School, Buries Illegals Fighting Cops
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/james-waterman/2026/06/12/cnn-bemoans-ice-arrest-school-buries-illegals-fighting-cops
PJ MEDIA
— Platner Is a Problem for the Entire Democrat Party
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/06/12/graham-platner-is-a-problem-for-the-entire-democrat-party-n4953903
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire with SpaceX’s IPO
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-spacex-ipo-trillionaire-wealth/
NEW YORK TIMES
— To Defeat Democrats, Texas Governor Embraces the Hard Right. After years of keeping his distance, Gov. Greg Abbott is set to address Texas Republicans’ activist-led convention as hard-line conservatives gain influence within the party. DD: What do you say to those in Illinois who state that they are conservative Republicans but who ever-increasingly blame me and blame my blame GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the problems that the following have a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, b) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP), c) Republican elected officials in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, and d) opponents and advocates direct election of IRP State Central Committee members?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/us/greg-abbott-texas-governor-hard-right.html
DES MOINES REGISTER
— DeSantis says Trump isn’t conservative, has ‘moved left’ on issues. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too often, the Republican Party lets, if not encourages, candidates to run for and hold government and party offices who reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/12/13/ron-desantis-says-hes-more-conservative-than-donald-trump-iowa-caucuses-presidential-election-2024/71880946007/
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
— Decertify. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors constructively decertified me. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. I had earned an MBA when I was 27 and became a CPA when I was 30. After I transferred, I a) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, b) became a Certified Internal Auditor and licensed CPA when I was 32, c) became a Certified Fraud Examiner when I was 41, d) became a Certified Government Financial Manager when I was 45, e) became a Certified Financial Services Auditor when I was 47, f) became a Forensic Accountant when I was 48, and g) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading when I was 48. To constructively decertify me, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS, b) gave me bad job assignments, c) gave me unfair performance expectations, d) gave me unfair performance appraisals, e) kept off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, f) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, g) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and h) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/jun/09/panel-declines-requests-to-decertify-former/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Overpaid Government Workers. DD: According to my critics/opponents, federal employees are overpaid and federal pensions are too generous. While I was a federal employee 1966-1997, my salary in today’s dollars increased from $19.57/hour to $154,682/year. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $68,640/year. That is less than what my salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/overpaid-government-workers-on-strike-47cb7627
— School Choice Benefits Low-Income Families. Vouchers and scholarships help children from cash-strapped families achieve the American dream. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Because he sent my brother and me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, he had less money. Because of that, I had to work my way through college. Because of that, my ACT score and GPA suffered.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/school-choice-benefits-low-income-families-37bb8381
NARFE
— Advocacy Alert DD: My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I became an active member in a class action lawsuit when I was 40 in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://narfe.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MzY1MzY0NiZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTI4MzExMjM1
(FROM THE ADVOCACY ALERT: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a notice with request for comment on a draft nondisclosure agreement (NDA) that new and existing federal employees be required to sign. NARFE opposes the new potential requirement as it imposes an implicit threat of retaliation for engaging in legal and protected speech. NARFE will be submitting formal comments on the notice, but we encourage you to share your views via the comments as well. Follow this link to leave a comment before the June 26th deadline: http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OPM-2026-0100-0004 When drafting a comment, here’s a step by step guide NARFE has written to guide you. Thank you for your efforts to support NARFE’s advocacy and your federal community!)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— GAO: Federal workforce losses had steeper impact on probationary employees. DD: After I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors were furious when they learned that they could not use probationary procedures to get rid of me. Further, in 1970, my Chicago Heights Firestone Store boss would never had hired me, but his boss had assigned me to him. He did not have a college degree. He refused to let me start until after I passed a probationary period in Indiana. He disapproved of my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, my being Protestant, my being German American, my having ancestors who had been in America since 1844, and my living in Crete.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/06/federal-workforce-losses-had-steeper-impact-on-probationary-employees/
ATLANTIC
— America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/america-marriage-decline/681518/
HIGHER ED DRIVE
— Warren requests GAO investigation into Education Department employee reductions. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, GS-13 or below, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I was all of the aforesaid. I survived until I was 49 in 1997 because I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/warren-requests-gao-investigation-education-department-layoffs/821144/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too often, the Republican Party lets, if not encourages, candidates to run for and hold government and party offices who reject far too many planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2013/07/31/whither-the-gop-republicans-want-change-but-split-over-partys-direction/
GALLUP
— New High Say Supreme Court Is Too Conservative. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who demonize me,
https://news.gallup.com/poll/695759/new-high-say-supreme-court-too-conservative.aspx
