ABC7
— Illinois could be 1st state with ‘junk’ credit due to budget – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-could-be-1st-state-with-junk-credit-due-to-budget/2142039/
— VP Mike Pence visiting Chicago Saturday
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/vp-pence-visiting-chicago-saturday/2141234/
NBC5
— Illinois Could Be First State With ‘Junk’ Credit Due to Budget – Sara Burnett
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-could-be-first-state-with-junk-credit-due-to-budget-430552233.html
— Illinois Man Charged With Threatening to Assassinate Trump
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-man-charged-with-threatening-to-assassinate-trump-430556343.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will County prosecutor John Connor tapped to fill McAsey’s House seat – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-85th-legislative-district-st-0625-20170624-story.html
— Medicaid expansion could end early in Illinois under Senate Obamacare replacement bill – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-medicaid-expansion-senate-healthcare-0623-biz-20170622-story.html
— Pence visits Chicago for Republican National Committee retreat – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-vice-president-visits-chicago-for-republican-national-comittee-retreat-20170624-story.html
— Beyond opposing Trump, Democrats keep searching for a message – Dan Balz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-message-20170624-story.html
— Carillon preservation not a priority for all in Naperville – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-editorial-carillon-st-0625-20170624-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm says Trump is keeping his base on ‘amphetamines – highly charged’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rahm-says-trump-is-keeping-his-base-on-amphetamines-highly-charged/
DAILY HERALD
— 45 Indiana taxes, fees increased during legislative session – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170624/news/306249936/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who is the real Bruce Rauner? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170624/ISSUE05/170629896/is-rauner-more-like-margaret-thatcher-or-donald-trump
DNA INFO
— Guns Waved Around In Music Video Shot During 1,000-Person Near West Side Gang Bash – Stephanie Lulay
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170623/near-west-side/1000-person-gang-party-touhy-herbert-park-24-moneygang-kyro-kush-walter-burnett#new_tab
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House looks at school funding, but not budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170624/house-looks-at-school-funding-but-not-budget
— Mendoza: By August, there won’t be enough tax money to cover expenses – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170623/mendoza-by-august-there-wont-be-enough-tax-money-to-cover-expenses
JOURNAL COURIER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Childhood poverty on rise in west-central Illinois region – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/110965/childhood-poverty-on-rise-in-west-central-illinois-region
JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Get the (expletive) budget done – Editorial (DIERSEN: Exactly what taxes does JG-TC want raised and by how much? Exactly what spending does JG-TC want cut and by how much?)
http://jg-tc.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-get-the-expletive-budget-done/article_067ea725-69d3-5e0d-965d-ffbd6bec5714.html
HERALD REVIEW
— TRAGIC: Decatur video gambling tally tops $878 million – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/decatur-video-gambling-tally-tops-million/article_f4f88221-5a40-59da-aa7a-7c9e2fa523f2.html
SOUTHERN
— Some Illinois retailers worry what they could lose if Mega Millions, Powerball dump the state – COLE LAUTERBACH (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/some-illinois-retailers-worry-what-they-could-lose-if-mega/article_3d403ec8-cc54-5757-b351-21b0f612247c.html
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘Panicked’ Democrats fear House downfall after approving school funding bill, radio host says – Karen Kidd
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511132075-panicked-democrats-fear-house-downfall-after-approving-school-funding-bill-radio-host-says
UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Go After The Big Government Dealers
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/go-after-the-dealers-of-big-government
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois lawmakers ready to oppose latest federal health care plan – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: It would great if lawmakers opposed patronage, oppose political affiliation discrimination, oppose reverse discrimination, oppose age discrimination, and oppose retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-lawmakers-ready-to-oppose-latest-federal-health-care-plan/article_a6482e82-581f-11e7-97d0-bfa2a8072b7a.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPS SKILLICORN AND IVES TALK NEED FOR PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/rep-skillicorn-and-rep-ives-talk-need-for-property-tax-assessment-resolution.html
— ILLINOIS TEA PARTY SHOWS SPARK OF LIFE IN FACE OF ANOTHER INCOME TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/illinois-tea-party-shows-spark-of-life-in-face-of-another-income-tax-hike.html
— REP BATINICK REPORTS ON SPECIAL BUDGET SESSION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/rep-batinick-reports-on-special-budget-session.html
— SYVERSON’S PLAN FOR BIPARTISAN BARBECUE SUMMIT APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/syversons-plan-for-bipartisan-barbecue-summit-appears-to-have-failed.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? VISITING WITH ILLINOIS GOP CONGRESSMEN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/wheres-weyermuller-having-cocktails-with-the-illinois-gop-congressmen.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan tries again to schedule legislative leaders meeting
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/24/madigan-tries-again-to-schedule-legislative-leaders-meeting/
— Universities threatened with loss of accreditation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/24/universities-threatened-with-loss-of-accreditation/
— The Tribune editorial board rides to the rescue
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/24/the-tribune-editorial-board-rides-to-the-rescue/
NEWSMAX
— Homeland Security: Refugees Drop By Half Under Trump – Sandy Fitzgerald (DIERSEN: What percent of those who want refugees a) want people who will vote for Democrats, b) want cheap labor, c) want people who they can more easily manipulate/dominate, and/or d) want people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Refugee-drop-half-trump/2017/06/24/id/798011/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— U.S. Bishop: No funerals, Communion for people in same-sex ‘marriages’ – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-paprocki-no-communion-funerals-for-people-in-same-sex-marriages
WASHINGTON POST
— California just added four more ‘discriminatory’ states to its travel ban – Peter Holley
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/06/23/california-just-added-four-more-discriminatory-states-to-its-travel-ban/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fighting Poverty Isn’t Brain Surgery, but Ben Carson Can Do Both ‘I don’t get upset when people say horrible things,’ the HUD secretary says. ‘People don’t like change.’ – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fighting-poverty-isnt-brain-surgery-but-ben-carson-can-do-both-1497998963
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump Calls Civil Service Laws ‘Outdated’ in Signing VA Firing Reform – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service laws, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/06/trump-calls-civil-service-laws-outdated-signing-va-firing-reform/138936/
