FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump admin. reverses course, allowing immigration raids to resume at farms, hotels, restaurants
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-raids-trump-administration-reverses-course-allowing-immigration-resume-farms-hotels-restaurants/16781064/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-supreme-court-gender-affirming-care-decision-local-advocates-expect-more-seeking-health-come-illinois/16784336/
CBS2
— Chicago ICE Director Sam Olson defends immigration actions after touring facility with House Speaker Mike Johnson
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-ice-director-sam-olson-house-speaker-mike-johnson/
— Illinois members of Congress say they were denied access to an ICE facility for second day
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-members-congress-denied-access-ice-facility-second-day/
WGN9
— House Speaker Mike Johnson makes visit to ICE Chicago field office
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/house-speaker-mike-johnson-makes-visit-to-ice-chicago-field-office/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2025-chicago-pride-fest-performers-jesse-mccartney
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-juneteenth-2025-things-to-do
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/18/illinois-democrats-immigration-advocates-denied-entry-into-ice-processing-center-in-visit-wednesday/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/18/opinion-remittance-tax-donald-trump-immigrants/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/06/18/supreme-court-tennessee-ban-gender-affirming-care-transgender-rights
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250618/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-oks-tennessee-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-big-loss-for-transgender-rights/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rahm Emanuel confirms he’s eyeing a run for president
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/rahm-emanuel-confirms-hes-eyeing-run-president
— Illinois is driving out its financial industry.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/secure-illinois-future-revive-its-finance-sector-op-ed
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth ever-increasingly insults Hegseth, that is, ever-increasingly insults Trump
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-to-hegseth-let-the-military-get-back-to-its-real-job-defending-americans-not-policing-them-83549.cfm?
JOURNAL COURIER
— State Rep. Davidsmeyer calls for Democrats to donate campaign funds from Madigan-led committees
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/rep-says-democrats-get-rid-madigan-adjacent-20379834.php
STATELINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/protest-meditaid-snap-benefits/
WSIL
— Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/marijuana-use-dramatically-increases-risk-of-dying-from-heart-attacks-and-stroke-large-study-finds/article_1ba66707-d121-5ba8-980f-4daab8b7cd9c.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Durbin ever-increasingly insults Trump
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-targets-democrat-cities-immigration/
CWB CHICAGO
— Cops from 6 districts brought in to handle large crowd leaving North Avenue Beach; 5 arrests
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/06/cops-from-6-districts-brought-in-to-handle-large-crowd-leaving-north-avenue-beach-5-arrests.html
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL PUBLISHING
— Crete Approved a Resolution Honoring and Thanking Michael S. Einhorn for His Distinguished Service to the Village of Crete. Einhorn did not seek reelection to another term after 40 years as village president. Newly elected Village President Mark Wiater composed the Resolution and read it to the board during the May meeting. It was not on the agenda for approval at that time, however. The Resolution notes he was born to Russell and Martha Einhorn on November 13, 1950, grew up in Crete and graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1968.
https://southwestregionalpublishing.com/2025/06/17/new-clerk-in-crete/
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Chicago Teachers Union responds to city council’s Jim Crow vote in favor of “snap” curfews
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/chicago-teachers-union-responds-to-city-councils-jim-crow-vote-in-favor-of-snap-curfews/
CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton promotes LGBTQ
https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/12836?fileID=18002
— Wheaton promotes booze
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/dwa/1672863/r/website
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-329/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker OKs $237M in partisan pork as part of record Illinois budget
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-oks-237m-in-partisan-pork-as-part-of-record-illinois-budget/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s pledge not to plunge U.S. into war questioned over his support for Israel’s strikes on Iran
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/17/elected-moments-like-trump-faces-ultimate-leadership-test-amid/
DAILY CALLER
— Dems Are Sliding Into Trump Derangement Blender. It’s Costing Them More Than They Realize
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/18/democrats-trump-admin-arrests-alex-padilla/
DAILY WIRE
— The Left Keeps Screaming ‘Gay!’ And Men Are Running Away. The Democratic Party, for some reason, still believes that it can reach American men while pushing the most ridiculous LGBT talking points.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-left-keeps-screaming-gay-and-men-are-running-away
NEWSMAX
— ICE Raid Nets Dozens of Illegals Using Stolen Identities
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ice-enforcement-omaha/2025/06/18/id/1215522/
TOWNHALL
— CNN Host Calls for Illegals to Continue ‘God-Awful Work’ in the Dairy Industry
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/abigail-johnson/2025/06/18/cnn-host-calls-for-illegals-to-continue-god-awful-work-in-the-dairy-industry-n2659033
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— According to my critics/opponents, Whites are racists and especially Whites who are conservative, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/16-things-to-watch-to-educate-yourself-about-systemic-racism/ss-BB1oAoNr
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-988-national-lgbtq-suicide-lifeline-backlash/
— Duckworth ever-increasingly insults Hegseth, that is, ever-increasingly insults Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/duckworth-says-hegseths-tenure-has-been-a-failure-blasts-focus-on-troops-sent-to-us-cities/
FORTUNE
— How retail giant Home Depot is preparing employees for ICE raids
https://fortune.com/2025/06/18/home-depot-employee-policies-focal-point-ice-raids/
FORBES
— Duckworth ever-increasingly insults Hegseth, that is, ever-increasingly insults Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMQJl5hkWI8
FED SMITH
— Significant overhaul to federal employee performance management. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems a) to advance their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. My Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half for pay-for-performance purposes.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/06/17/ending-performance-rating-inflation-opms-strategy-for-fair-evaluations/
MEDIAITE
— Duckworth ever-increasingly insults Hegseth, that is, ever-increasingly insults Trump
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/unqualified-yes-man-senator-erupts-on-pete-hegseth-in-fiery-hearing-clash/