June 13, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Marines spotted guarding federal building in LA. Marines are now on duty in Los Angeles for the first time.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/la-protest-live-updates-lapd-says-officers-are-making-arrests-dtla-dispersal-order/16717204/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protest-saturday-no-kings-ice-raids-donald-trump-administration-could-draw-thousands-daley-plaza/16740066/
— Ex-IL House Speaker Michael Madigan, 83, sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in corruption case
https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-illinois-house-speaker-mike-madigan-sentencing-friday-bribery-corruption-charges-chicago/16740067/
— Trump administration gives data of Illinois immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-gives-personal-data-illinois-immigrant-medicaid-enrollees-deportation-officials/16744453/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/with-no-kings-protests-set-for-chicago-suburbs-officials-issue-guidance-what-to-expect/3767630/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-chicago-saturday-what-to-know/

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-protest-chicago-ice
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/what-are-no-kings-day-protest

WLS AM
— Dems Fighting Harder for Illegals Than Constituents
https://www.wlsam.com/2025/06/13/rncs-whatley-to-newsmax-dems-fighting-harder-for-illegals-than-constituents/

WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.wbez.org/2025/06/13/the-rundown-no-kings-protests-in-the-chicago-area

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/06/13/chicago-state-brace-for-intense-ice-activity
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/06/13/immigrants-ice-arrest-records-chicago-police-department-homeland-security-brandon-johnson-immigration
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/what-we-know-chicago-no-kings-protest

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Pay your bills’: DuPage officials still at odds with county clerk over unpaid bills
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250613/news/pay-your-bills-dupage-officials-still-at-odds-with-county-clerk-over-unpaid-bills/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250613/nation-and-world/immigration-raids-are-threatening-businesses-that-supply-americas-food-farm-bureaus-say/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250612/nation-and-world-politics/protests-over-immigration-raids-continue-across-the-us-with-more-planned/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/10/no-kings-protests-in-illinois-find-where-when-your-closest-protest-is-springfield-rockford-trump/84129765007/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Public media funding cuts hit Chicago: WBEZ, WTTW brace for impact
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/06/13/public-media-funding-cuts-wbez-wttw-sun-times-wfmt-radio-television

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-326/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois leaders continue to push resistance, non-compliance, unrest
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-leaders-continue-to-push-resistance-non-compliance-unrest-wirepoints/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker defends Illinois population trends despite Census data
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ebc40e21-3d5f-4e4c-8d23-60720db827fe.html

CHICAGOLAND JOURNAL
— IL Freedom Caucus: Gov. Pritzker’s Testimony to Congress Confirms His Refusal To Obey Federal Law
https://thechicagolandjournal.com/il-freedom-caucus-gov-pritzkers-testimony-to-congress-confirms-his-refusal-to-obey-federal-law/
— Rep. Adam Niemerg: Gov. Pritzker Embrace of Lawlessness Illogical and Immoral
https://thechicagolandjournal.com/rep-adam-niemerg-gov-pritzker-embrace-of-lawlessness-illogical-and-immoral/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Attorney’s Press Release on Mike Madigan Sentencing, “Corruption at the Highest Level of the State Legislature Tears at the Fabric of a Vital Governing Body”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/13/u-s-attorneys-press-release-on-mike-madigan-sentencing-corruption-at-the-highest-level-of-the-state-legislature-tears-at-the-fabric-of-a-vital-governing-body/
— Madigan: “He Is Not on the Paper for Today” at Palermo’s
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/13/madigan-he-is-not-on-the-paper-for-today-at-palermos/
— Legislative Reactions to Madigan’s Sentence
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/13/legislative-reactions-to-madigans-sentence/
— Jeff Keicher Replies to Pritzker’s Congressional Charges
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/12/jeff-keicher-replies-to-pritzkers-congressional-charges/
— Sosnowski Reacts to Pritzker’s Congressional Testimony
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/13/sosnowski-reacts-to-pritzkers-congressional-testimony/
— Yet Another 9th District Congressional Hopeful
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/12/yet-another-9th-district-congressional-hopeful/
— Anti-Trump Demonstration June 14th in McHenry
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/12/anti-trump-demonstration-june-14th-in-mchenry/
— Republican Lou Santoyo Announces for Kane County Sheriff
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/12/republican-lou-santoyo-announces-for-kane-county-sheriff/
— The People Behind the No Kings Demonstrations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/11/the-people-behind-the-no-kings-demonstrations/
— Remember All the Talk about How Inflation Would Skyrocket Because of the Trump Tariffs?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/06/11/remember-all-the-talk-about-how-inflation-would-skyrocket-because-of-the-trump-tarrifs/
— Florida Sheriff Offers Grave Warning to Would-be Rioters: ‘We Will Kill You’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/06/florida-sheriff-offers-grave-warning-to-would-be-rioters-we-will-kill-you/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

BREITBART
— Manhunt Underway for Four Illegals Who Escaped ICE Detention Center
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/13/manhunt-underway-for-four-illegals-who-escaped-ice-detention-center/

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-ICE Org Backing National Protests Led By Member Of CCP-Tied Group
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/13/exclusive-asian-americans-for-progressive-america-leader-united-chinese-americans-ccp/

DAILY WIRE
— Why America Needs Mass Deportations Now. Flying someone safely home is possibly the most merciful consequence for violating our laws.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-america-needs-mass-deportations-now

PJ MEDIA
— Mayhem at ICE Facility As Detained Illegals Riot, Escape
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/06/13/mayhem-at-ice-facility-as-illegals-riot-escape-n4940770

TRUTH IN ACCOUNTING
— Congress Created the Oversight System. It’s Time to Oversee It. Our Response to the GOP’s War on the GAO.
https://www.truthinaccounting.org/news/detail/congress-created-the-oversight-system-its-time-to-oversee-it

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/06/12/trump-la-republican-voters-immigration-states-rights/84117247007/

FORTUNE
— ‘College doesn’t carry the same ROI it once did’: 70% of teens say their parents support them going to trade school or getting an apprenticeship. My father decried his not having a college degree. That motivated me to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/college-doesn-t-carry-same-141930281.html

FAST COMPANY
— Democrat leaders continue to use George Floyd to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.fastcompany.com/91345010/five-years-after-george-floyds-murder-performative-dei-is-dead-what-comes-next-george-floyd-performative-dei

FORBES
— How New Graduates Can Compete In Today’s Tough Job Market. What frustrated your job search the most? For me, it was my being viewed as being draft bait.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karadennison/2025/06/13/how-new-graduates-can-compete-in-todays-tough-job-market/

ENTREPRENEUR
— Democrat and RINO employers use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees
https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/how-diverse-leadership-gives-you-a-big-competitive-advantage/492733

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% Approve Trump Deploying National Guard in LA
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/57_approve_trump_deploying_national_guard_in_la

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.