June 12 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Fight Over Deerfield Assault Weapons Ban Goes To Court A Day Before Deadline
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/12/deerfield-assault-weapons-ban-lawsuit-injunction/

 

NBC5
— Former Madigan Operative Shaw Decremer Still Wields Influence in Springfield After Harassment Allegations – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/former-madigan-operative-still-wield-influence-in-springfield-after-harassment-allegations-485270991.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin and Duckworth give Emanuel a pass on CPS scandal – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-rahm-cps-abuse-durbin-duckworth-20180612-story.html
— Disgraced ex-Speaker Hastert to be deposed this summer in sexual abuse lawsuit – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-deposition-20180612-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-lgbtq-children-books-20180606-photogallery.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/culture/ct-redeye-pride-parade-lakeview-questions-food-drink-where-when-20180611-story.html
— Lake County Board joins outcry over Foxconn environmental impact – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-foxconn-lake-county-board-opposes-st-0613-story.html
— Maine Township Board violated Open Meetings Act by preventing trustees from voting, AG’s office says – Jennifer Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-maine-open-meetings-act-violation-tl-0614-story.html
— Podcast duel unfolds between Roskam, Casten in 6th Congressional district – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-roskam-casten-sixth-podcast-st-0613-story.html
— U.S. politicians not yet toasting President Trump, Kim Jong Un summit – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-kim-summit-congress-20180612-story.html
— The Democratic Party unraveling is not good for America – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-dems-democratic-party-aclu-republicans-0614-20180612-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Video gambling proponents find little support at Burr Ridge Village Board – Jesse Wright
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dbr-no-to-gambling-tl-014-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than ever, Springfield’s corrupt old ways have to end – Gov. Bruce Rauner
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/gov-bruce-rauner-political-corruption-illinois/
— Trump responds to Robert De Niro via Twitter, calls him ‘punch-drunk’ – Miriam Di Nunzio
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-responds-to-robert-de-niro-via-twitter-calls-him-punch-drunk/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump needs to sell Chicago-area congressmen on Korea – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180612/BLOGS02/180619965/trump-needs-to-sell-chicago-area-congressmen-on-korea

 

WLS AM
— Durkin: Rauner should sign gun shop licensing bill – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/06/12/durkin-rauner-should-sign-gun-shop-licensing-bill/

 

SOUTHERN
— In run for Illinois attorney general, Erika Harold says priorities are opioid crisis, busting corruption – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-run-for-illinois-attorney-general-erika-harold-says-priorities/article_89a06c3a-5bac-530b-85b1-a30d6418aabf.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— IDOT employee from Rochester fired over outside work – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for Firestone Stores 1971-1972 pumping gasoline, I had IRS’s official written permission. I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/idot-employee-from-rochester-fired-over-outside-work/article_88dcb326-2aac-552c-a6cd-e521bde5f103.amp.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Animal Services Unveils Specialty Veterinary Vehicle
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=57601

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Kelly Teams Up with Former Gov. Pat Quinn to Defeat Rahm
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-teams-up-with-former-gov-pat-quinn-to-defeat-rahm

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— RAUNER STUCK WITH EMBARRASSMENT KEN DUNKIN, REWARDED WITH A POLITICAL APPOINTMENT FOR SABOTAGING LEGISLATION, THUMBS HIS NOSE AT BOTH ACCUSERS AND THE GOVERNOR – TED COX
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/6/11/rauner-stuck-with-embarrassing-appointee

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Trump appointments bring Seventh Circuit’s judge roster back to full strength for first time in 8 years – Justin Stoltzfus
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511444350-trump-appointments-bring-seventh-circuit-s-judge-roster-back-to-full-strength-for-first-time-in-8-years

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP lawmakers make it clear badmouthing president not OK on House floor – Angela Underwood
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511453311-gop-lawmakers-make-it-clear-badmouthing-president-not-ok-on-house-floor

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Northwest Side GOP Club to hold Illinois-Advised Conservative Collective and Banquet on June 21 – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511454472-northwest-side-gop-club-to-hold-illinois-advised-conservative-collective-and-banquet-on-june-21

 

WIRE POINTS
— Magicians: How Illinois politicians made $1.2 billion in budget deficits disappear – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/magicians-how-illinois-politicians-made-1-2-billion-in-budget-deficits-disappear-wirepoints-original/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Want to Replace Karen McConnaughay on the Fall Ballot for State Senate?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/12/want-replace-karen-mcconnaughay-fall-ballot-state-senate/
— Legal Fees of Algonquin Township Clerk Karen Lukasik Questioned
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/12/legal-fees-algonquin-township-clerk-karen-lukasik-questioned/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township – The other side of the legal bills not being shared -$97,203.11 – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/06/algonquin-township-the-other-side-of-the-legal-bills-not-being-shared-97203-11/

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Taxpayers are on the hook for Tim Mapes’ six-figure pension – Pat Hughes
https://illinoisopportunity.org/taxpayers-are-on-the-hook-for-tim-mapes-six-figure-pension/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sanguinetti ties Blagojevich to Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/12/sanguinetti-ties-blagojevich-to-pritzker/
— Rotheimer claims she filed ARDC beefs against Madigan, Cullerton and the LIG, among others (DIERSEN: “Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct” are at http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/Rules/Art_VIII/default_NEW.asp)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/12/rotheimer-claims-she-filed-ardc-beefs-against-madigan-cullerton-and-the-lig-among-others/
— Hampton, Wallace say they want to be DPI executive director
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/12/hampton-wallace-say-they-want-to-be-dpi-executive-director/

 

BREITBART
— Dave Brat: GOP ‘Leadership Can End’ Amnesty Discharge Petition ‘Tomorrow’ if They Wanted – John Binder
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/12/exclusive-dave-brat-gop-leadership-can-end-amnesty-discharge-petition-tomorrow-if-they-wanted/
— Food Stamp Households Drop Below 20 Million for First Time Since 2010 – Katherine Rodriguez
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/11/food-stamp-households-drop-below-20-million-first-time-since-2010/

 

GOPUSA
— 30 percent of federal prisoners are illegal aliens (DIERSEN: You shout your disrespect for the rule of law if you a) come to a country illegally, b) stay in a country illegally, and/or c) bring others to a country illegally. Almost always, apples do not fall far from trees.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=47615
— Animus toward country and free market capitalism begins in elementary school (DIERSEN: Democrat educators focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/animus-toward-country-and-free-market-capitalism-begins-in-elementary-school/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Huffignton Post promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-mamone-lgbtq-history-school_us_5b1eb078e4b0adfb826c632a

 

CNN
— Discover will pay for its employees to earn a college degree – Katie Lobosco (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/12/pf/college/discover-tuition-benefit/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Prohibits Guns on Campuses. Teachers Are Training to Use Them Anyway. – Melissa Gomez
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/us/guns-concealed-carry-illinois-teachers.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— House GOP leaders wage last-ditch effort to stop uprising on immigration – Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/scalise-warns-of-devastating-impact-as-gop-rebels-near-immigration-deadline/2018/06/12/c1a39a9e-6e45-11e8-bd50-b80389a4e569_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Attack on Educational Excellence Schools considered ‘too Asian’ were once branded ‘too white’ or ‘too Jewish.’ – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-attack-on-educational-excellence-1528844469

 

USA TODAY
— All the ways President Trump is cutting legal immigration – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: If there were as many legal and illegal immigrants when I was young as there are now, employers would have hired them instead of me. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/06/12/donald-trump-cutting-legal-immigration/692447002/

 

HERALD NEWS
— Alcohol: A roadmap for marijuana in Massachusetts – Eli Sherman
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/20180611/alcohol-roadmap-for-marijuana-in-massachusetts

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.