June 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— How Trump says he’ll be reelected in 2020: ‘Safety, security, great economy’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/how-trump-says-hell-win-in-2020-safety-security-great-economy/5349063/
— 21 shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/21-shot-3-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/5348790/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Civil War reenactment back on at Illinois park after concerns about Confederate flags – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/civil-war-reenactment-back-on-at-illinois-park-after-concerns-about-confederate-flags
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/lgbtq-pride-celebration-returns-to-navy-pier-for-4th-year-1
— South suburban residents warned about lead levels in tap water
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/south-suburban-residents-warned-about-lead-levels-in-tap-water

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: House Republican leader throws facts under the bus with Joliet bridge claim despite widespread public concern, however, we could find no evidence that Joliet school buses had been prohibited from traversing the I-80 bridges with students aboard. – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/16/18679447/fact-check-house-republican-durkin-school-bus-joliet-bridge-claim-interstate-80

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Indiana: Precinct committeemen vote for one of their own to fill Lake County Council seat – Craig Lyons
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-lake-council-caucus-st-0612-story.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Not everyone is buying Pritzker’s claim of balanced budget – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2019-06-16/jim-dey-not-everyone-buying-pritzkers-claim-balanced-budget.html
— Congressmen seeing world on taxpayers’ dime – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-06-16/tom-kacich-congressmen-seeing-world-taxpayers-dime.html
— Taxpayers need more friends – BLAINE WILHOUR, BRAD HALBROOK, DAVID McSWEENEY, DARREN BAILEY, CHRIS MILLER, ALLEN SKILLICORN, DAN CAULKINS and JOHN CABELLO
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2019-06-16/guest-commentary-taxpayers-need-more-friends.html

HERALD & REVIEW
— Police ‘unprepared’ for pot-impaired drivers in Illinois, law enforcement leaders say – DEAN OLSEN
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/police-unprepared-for-pot-impaired-drivers-in-illinois-law-enforcement/article_9c678630-7c1c-5d03-ab1f-3abdceb3aa7e.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Legislators’ report card: Local lawmakers review highs, lows of spring session – SARAH HAYDEN
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/legislators-report-card-local-lawmakers-review-highs-lows-of-spring/article_c55d43eb-32d2-5abd-9733-7000ecacd135.html

WISCONSIN WATCH
— Pitfalls and promises: States with legalized marijuana see mixed picture Even in states such as Colorado where cannabis has been legal for many years, not everyone is on board; New Jersey, New York fail to reach consensus on legalization – Carter Thomson
https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2019/06/pitfalls-and-promises-states-with-legalized-marijuana-see-mixed-picture/

NEWSMAX
— OUTSTANDING: Romney Introduces Bill To Make E-Verify System Permanent – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/romney-everify-immigration/2019/06/16/id/920596/

FOX NEWS
— Beto argues Trump’s foreign intel comment is grounds for impeachment – Andrew O’Reilly
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/beto-argues-trumps-foreign-dirt-comment-is-grounds-for-impeachment

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Liberalism is as dogmatic as any religion – Hezekiah Kantor
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/06/liberalism_is_as_dogmatic_as_any_religion.html

THE HILL
— Fox News poll shows Trump trailing Biden, Sanders, other Democrats – ZACK BUDRYK
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/448772-fox-news-poll-shows-trump-behind-biden-sanders-warren

WASHINGTON POST
— Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns in first states to legalize marijuana – Jennifer Oldham
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/potent-pot-vulnerable-teens-trigger-concerns-in-first-states-to-legalize-marijuana/2019/06/15/52df638a-8c9a-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html

MADISON
— ‘Haze’ abounds as Michigan struggles to regulate recreational cannabis – Rachelle Wilson
https://madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/haze-abounds-as-michigan-struggles-to-regulate-recreational-cannabis/article_234b4c51-2427-5400-8a0b-6de9bf1b051a.html

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— In first states to legalize pot, teen use triggers concerns – Jennifer Oldham
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/In-first-states-to-legalize-pot-teen-use-14001768.php

NEWSWEEK
— KINZINGER: ‘PRIVATELY’ REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ‘ALL AGREE’ TRUMP’S FOREIGN INTERFERENCE COMMENTS WERE WRONG – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-privately-republicans-agree-trump-foreign-interference-1444208

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.