June 17, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-reps-raja-krishnamoorthi-jonathan-jackson-denied-tour-south-loop-immigration-check-facility-cpd-called/16775643/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats to seek refugee status in America.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-refugees-iran-ukraine-gather-2025-world-refugee-day-united-states-admissions-program-shut-down/16776086/

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/ice-agents-check-ins-immigration-offices-chicago/
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/amid-increased-deportation-efforts-in-chicago-area-trump-takes-aim-at-pritzker-johnson/

FOX32
— As boys ever-increasingly fall further behind girls, “More than 300 girls start summer program at Metro Achievement Center.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-than-300-girls-start-summer-program-metro-achievement-center
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1659874

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/17/reports-chicago-trump-militarized-crackdown/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/06/17/mayor-brandon-johnson-warns-trump-that-chicago-has-to-go-as-far-necessary-to-protect-the-constitution
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/06/17/krishnamoorthi-jackson-south-loop-ice-facility

DAILY HERALD
— Arlington Heights shuts off access to license-plate camera data
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250617/news/arlington-heights-shuts-off-access-to-license-plate-camera-data/

WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/06/17/a-look-at-the-chicago-movement-for-bisexual-inclusion-historically-and-today
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/06/17/mayor-brandon-johnson-warns-trump-that-chicago-has-to-go-as-far-necessary-to-protect-the-constitution

WEDNESDAY JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more DEI in Oak Park, that is, more race and gender based preference giving, more political affiliation discrimination, more reverse discrimination, more age discrimination, more religious discrimination, and more national origin discrimination.
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/06/17/village-hires-oak-parker-kellye-keyes-as-new-dei-leader/
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/06/17/what-can-we-do-to-reduce-gun-violence/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Autopsy: Tesla bomber had marijuana, alcohol in system during Trump hotel explosion
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/autopsy-tesla-bomber-had-marijuana-alcohol-in-system-during-trump-hotel-explosion

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly work harder to turn Evangelicals against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-17/what-do-evangelicals-think-of-trumps-immigration-policies

WCIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.wcia.com/news/deadline-missed-marijuana-market-reform-could-come-back-during-veto-session-with-hemp-regulations/

WRIC
— Illinois Counties Ranked for Most Dangerous and Safest for Car Accidents
https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/822019294/new-study-ranks-illinois-most-dangerous-and-safest-counties-for-car-accidents/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot in Mundelein.
https://www.wric.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250617CG11321/terrabis-achieves-milestone-in-mundelein-with-5th-il-dispensary-opening-in-2025/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-328/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— In Los Angeles, we are seeing what a radicalized Democratic Party really wants
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/17/los-angeles-seeing-radicalized-democratic-party-really-wants/
— Democrats’ defiance of ICE grows after New York mayoral candidate arrested
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/17/brad-lander-arrested-ice-trying-shield-migrant-agents-court/
— Who benefits from the state and local tax deduction in the ‘big, beautiful bill’? SALT ended itemization in 2017. By itemizing, I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 and my wife and I paid less federal income tax 1978-2017. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. They were especially furious that I deducted my education expenses 1972-1980 and 1992-1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/17/benefits-state-local-tax-deduction-big-beautiful-bill/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Army parade was a massive success
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3444045/army-parade-was-massive-success/
— Pritzker signs rapidly passed budget that leaves out big ticket items.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3443425/jb-pritzker-signs-budget-leaves-out-big-ticket-items/
— How Democrats enable their perpetually rioting base
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3444030/democrats-enable-rioting-base-los-angeles-protests/
— SPLC influences government and children alike. My critics/opponents side with SPLC.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3444734/splc-appalachia-youths-transgender-biden-doj-fbi/

NEW YORK POST
— Truth wins as ‘citizen journalists’ rise — and legacy media fades. I should write about my critics/opponents who continue to work the hardest a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters.
https://nypost.com/2025/06/17/opinion/truth-wins-as-citizen-journalists-rise-and-media-fades/

BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces Slavery Reparations Task Force
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/17/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-announces-slavery-reparations-task-force/

DAILY WIRE
— Planned Parenthood Keeps Closing Facilities. But It Just Aborted A Record Number Of Babies. Watchdog group warns of Planned Parenthood’s growing online presence.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/planned-parenthood-keeps-closing-facilities-but-it-just-aborted-a-record-number-of-babies

FOX NEWS
— Feds probing protest funding as officials drop hammer on violent LA rioters. LAPD reports 575 arrests and 10 injured officers from demonstrations against federal immigration raids.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-probing-protest-funding-officials-drop-hammer-violent-la-rioters

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

DESERT NEWS
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.deseret.com/magazine/2025/06/17/why-diversity-still-matters/

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.