June 21 Evening Edition

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, TREASONOUS: After Reports of ICE Raids, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says City Won’t Cooperate With Federal Agents (DIERSEN: Constructively, Democrats have declared war on America.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-city-wont-cooperate-with-reported-ice-raids-511649612.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicagoans prepare for immigration raids expected this weekend: ‘We hope we never have to respond to an ICE raid but we are ready’ – ELIZA FAWCETT, JAVONTE ANDERSON and ELVIA MALAGÓN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-ice-raids-preparation-20190622-wa4pfv2kjzcxdjr2bwxdvn3vym-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Immigration attorneys illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-trump-tweet-immigration-st-0620-20190621-747ghuojpjcazfjzloj6fzbeiy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-reparations-mitch-mcconnell-racial–20190621-7d4rrmkzcrfflf4zl3tygv7g2e-story.html
— Illinois is making a bad bet on its sports gambling tax – GROVER NORQUIST
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-sports-betting-gambling–20190621-pfje5xyqhvdkrmli5erkl25ive-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Reparations? How about an end to the murder of us by us? What good are reparations to a dead man? To a people whose sons and daughters, gunned down in genocidal proportions, will never breathe again? – John W. Fountain 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/21/18701483/reparations-chicago-homicide-black-gun-violence-john-fountain
— Stratton’s absence was source of frequent chatter in Springfield The words I heard most often about her were “disappointing” and “missed opportunity.” – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/21/18701445/rich-miller-juliana-stratton-pritzker
— Dynasty: Chicago’s own political soap opera adds new plot line with Rosemont mayor’s Springfield dreams And that would translate into there being no state representative quite like Brad Stephens, whose influence in Springfield would be magnified far beyond that of any typical first-term lawmaker. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/6/21/18701343/dynasty-chicagos-political-soap-opera-rosemont-mayors-springfield-mcauliffe

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage’s new president gets 3-year contract – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190621/college-of-dupages-new-president-gets-3-year-contract
— Kane County prosecutor Jody P. Gleason who ‘led by example’ set to become Kendall County judge – Harry Hitzeman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190621/kane-county-prosecutor-who-led-by-example-set-to-become-kendall-county-judge

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more religious that you are, the more that you should oppose pot, booze, gambling, and other vices.
https://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/religious-communities-consider-how-much-faith-to-put-in-marijuana/article_dd0b37bb-91de-5a0f-a713-e9578607afe2.html

TRIBUNE STAR
— Clark County board delays marijuana vote It might ban pot sales, but governor hasn’t signed legalization bill yet – Dave Taylor
https://www.tribstar.com/news/local_news/clark-county-board-delays-marijuana-vote/article_9add4a39-ff83-56c5-b85c-8462d9ccd48d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: La Grange officials are weighing the odds of allowing video gaming in town.
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/06/18/village-board-at-odds-over-video-gaming/aeqj2s2/

WIFR
— ‘Wages and Weed’ forum looks at how new laws impact company policies – Brittany Karlin (DIERSEN: The more pot that you use, the more impaired that you are. The more booze that you drink, the more impaired that you are. Pot impairs you far longer than booze. Employers should not tolerate any kind of impairment.)
https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Wages-and-Weed-forum-looks-at-how-new-laws-impact-company-policies–511648962.html

WANE
— How Indiana is keeping marijuana out of the state – David Williams
https://www.wane.com/news/indiana/how-indiana-is-keeping-marijuana-out-of-the-state/

EVANSTON NOW
— Equity panel to study reparations plan – Bill Smith (DIERSEN: Who will the Democrats put in charge of determining how much reparations should be paid by those in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America? My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay lots of reparations because I am Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://evanstonnow.com/story/government/bill-smith/equity/2019-06-21/82164/equity-panel-to-study-reparations-plan

DAILY LINE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Labor hopes to make inroads in recreational marijuana industry – Hannah Meisel
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/06/21/2019/labor-hopes-to-make-inroads-in-recreational-marijuana-industry/

CENTER SQUARE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis grower predicts exponential industry growth in Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/cannabis-grower-predicts-exponential-industry-growth-in-illinois/article_7b6d4f2a-9464-11e9-9230-8b988ab46b25.html

JD SUPRA
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: An Introduction to Adult-Use Cannabis in Illinois
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/an-introduction-to-adult-use-cannabis-74403/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville School District 203 parent fears diversity program is more ‘indoctrination than education’ – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512653212-naperville-school-district-203-parent-fears-diversity-program-is-more-indoctrination-than-education

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Pritzker ‘taking care of his cronies’ with AFSCME contract proposal, Will County GOP chair says – Glenn Minnis 
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512651482-pritzker-taking-care-of-his-cronies-with-afscme-contract-proposal-will-county-gop-chair-says

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IS ACCEPTING INFORMATION ABOUT A POLITICAL OPPONENT FROM A FOREIGNER ‘AN ASSAULT ON OUR DEMOCRACY’?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/is-accepting-information-about-a-political-opponent-from-a-foreigner-an-assault-on-our-democracy.html

— WILL COUNTY BOARD REJECTS PROCLAMATION SUPPORTING COUNTY’S UNBORN BABIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/06/will-county-board-rejects-proclamation-supporting-countys-unborn-babies.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Union drives ahead for cannabis industry
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/21/union-drives-ahead-for-cannabis-industry/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Multiple sources tell WTTW News that the governor, who campaigned on legalizing recreational adult use cannabis, is scheduled to sign that law June 25.
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/21/question-of-the-day-2896/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker signs immigration bills
https://capitolfax.com/2019/06/21/pritzker-signs-immigration-laws/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bernie Sanders reaffirms that illegal immigrants should be covered under universal health care – David Sherfinski 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/21/bernie-sanders-reaffirms-illegals-should-covered/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Obama built the cages’: Trump tells Telemundo that he inherited the migrant crisis – Ellie Bufkin
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/obama-built-the-cages-trump-tells-telemundo-that-he-inherited-the-migrant-crisis

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Demographics Is Not Destiny – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2019/06/20/demographics-is-not-destiny/

AMERICA ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— The media’s double standard on culture-war controversies – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.aei.org/publication/the-medias-double-standard-on-culture-war-controversies/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Tucker says ‘no chance’ Trump’s reelected if ‘vast censorship’ is allowed, should ‘terrify’ free-speech supporters – Frieda Powers 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/20/tucker-says-no-chance-trumps-reelected-if-vast-censorship-is-allowed-should-terrify-free-speech-supporters-767078

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP DRAWS THOUSANDS, DEMS CAN’T DRAW FLIES Brent Smith identifies president’s characteristic leftists don’t get or won’t accept
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/trump-draws-thousands-dems-cant-draw-flies/
— BORDER PATROL: 100,000 ILLEGALS GOT AWAY Result of agents reassigned to humanitarian effort
https://www.wnd.com/2019/06/border-patrol-100000-illegals-got-away/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Has Not Changed. The Politics, Culture and Mood of His Party Have. – Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/us/politics/biden-democrats-race.html
— The New Sobriety Everyone’s sober now. Even if … they drink a little? – Alex Williams (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were, are, or want to be big drinkers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/style/sober-curious.html
— A Recipe for Reparations A discussion of how to make amends for slavery has taken center stage. There are no easy answers. – Adeel Hassan (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/21/us/reparations-discussion.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ICE raids targeting migrant families slated to start Sunday in major U.S. cities – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/ice-raids-targeting-migrant-families-slated-to-start-sunday-in-major-us-cities/2019/06/21/f2936318-942e-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html
— Google Chrome has become surveillance software. It’s time to switch. Our latest privacy experiment found Chrome ushered more than 11,000 tracker cookies into our browser — in a single week. Here’s why Firefox is better. – Geoffrey A. Fowler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/21/google-chrome-has-become-surveillance-software-its-time-switch/
— Weight discrimination is rampant. Yet in most places it’s still legal. Massachusetts may become the second state to add ‘weight’ to its list of protected categories – Rebecca Puhl
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/weight-discrimination-is-rampant-yet-in-most-places-its-still-legal/2019/06/21/f958613e-9394-11e9-b72d-d56510fa753e_story.html

BOSTON HERALD
— Democrats big on government handouts – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/21/dems-big-on-government-handouts-over-work/

NPR
— New Report Says Women Will Soon Be Majority Of College-Educated U.S. Workers – DANI MATIAS
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/20/734408574/new-report-says-college-educated-women-will-soon-make-up-majority-of-u-s-labor-f

FORBES
— Indiana Has Its Work Cut Out For It Trying To Stop Interstate Marijuana Trafficking – Mike Adams
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeadams/2019/06/21/indiana-has-its-work-cut-out-for-it-trying-to-stop-interstate-marijuana-trafficking/

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.