June 26, 2023

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are the following doing to oppose Democrat promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) your representative on the IRP State Central Committee, c) your Republican congressman, d) your Republican state senator and representative, e) Republican leaders of your county, township, municipality, and school district, f) conservative and religious leaders and activists in your area, and g) candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. It promotes individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, enforcement of immigration laws, Second Amendment rights, avoidance of vices, and equal opportunity, that is, no race or gender based preference giving. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat acknowledge that “Chicago shootings: At least 29 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city.”
https://abc7chicago.com/how-many-shootings-in-chicago-this-weekend-breaking-news-violence-police/13427905/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Highland Park shooter to further diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://abc7chicago.com/13426038/

ABC7 & NBC5 & WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/pride-chicago-2023-parade-things-to-do-in-when-is/13402902/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-pride-parade-draws-massive-crowds-despite-rain/3170390/
https://www.wbez.org/stories/photos-thousands-cheer-on-the-52nd-annual-chicago-pride-parade/1dbd0314-29bd-47ba-a0d0-7ea2cb1fd0c8

CHICAGO TRIBUNE & CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-pride-parade-chicago-20230625-dqmdavsy35ff5afvhfdfhmbmki-story.html
https://news.yahoo.com/preparations-underway-chicago-pride-parade-145300862.html
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/25/23773101/chicago-pride-parade-lgbtq
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230625/pride-month-reaches-crescendo-with-parades-across-the-country

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly attack Alito and Thomas.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/25/23771687/samuel-alito-undisclosed-alaska-trip-supreme-court-ethics-paul-singer-leonard-leo-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “March honors memory of Willowbrook shooting victim.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230625/we-need-justice-for-my-brother-march-honors-memory-of-willowbrook-shooting-victim

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Why closing Chicago’s racial wealth gap became a priority.” Democrats have run Chicago for many decades. My ancestors on my father’s side fled Chicago in 1854 to homestead a farm in Crete Township.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-racial-wealth-gap/redlining-impact-chicago-wealth-gap
— Democrats say “Real estate agent to Chicagoans: Please don’t leave.” Democrats have run Chicago for many decades. My ancestors on my father’s side fled Chicago in 1854 to homestead a farm in Crete Township.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-crime-real-estate-agent-makes-case-chicagoans-staying-put

WGN RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://wgnradio.com/hill-politics/anti-abortion-activists-refocus-work-fight-to-sway-public-to-their-side/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats say “After being booed for Trump criticism, Christie says Trump voters need to hear the truth too.” The more that you criticize Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/06/25/after-being-booed-for-trump-criticism-christie-says-trump-voters-need-to-hear-the-truth-too/

CITIES 92.9
— Democrats say “How the Gun Ownership Rate in Illinois Compares to Other States.” I have had an FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.
https://www.cities929.com/2023/06/24/how-the-gun-ownership-rate-in-illinois-compares-to-other-states/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-06-25/a-year-after-the-dobbs-decision-trump-reminds-conservative-voters-of-his-role-in-it
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-06-26/a-year-after-roe-v-wade-ended-metro-east-providers-expect-more-abortion-challenges

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/does-your-state-have-a-trans-bathroom-law-it-may-not-know-how-to-enforce-it/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘Faith-based’ Advocate Health offers ‘puberty suppression’ for kids
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/644721312-analysis-faith-based-advocate-health-offers-puberty-suppression-for-kids

JOHN KASS
— Do We Deserve What Trump is Getting? – Steve Huntley
https://johnkassnews.com/temporary-headline-updated-trump-column/

WIREPOINTS
— So much for Chicago Mayor Johnson’s promise of no property tax hikes – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/so-much-for-chicago-mayors-promise-of-no-property-tax-hikes-wirepoints/

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Amazing Wheaton Park District Board of Commissioners Meeting – Jeanne Ives (COMMENT: I should write a book about all the adverse actions that the Wheaton Park District has taken against me. Pat Brady has always been extremely critical of me.)
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/amazing-wheaton-park-district-board-of-commissioners-meeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While neither the commissioners nor their smug attorney Phillip A. Leutkehans clarified anything, community members clarified much—and it was all good, very good. As an interesting aside, Leutkehans’ law partner is none other than the arrogant RINO Pat Brady, disgraced former Illinois Republican Party chairman who, before Illinois legalized same-sex “marriages,” skulked around Springfield secretly trying to convince Republicans to vote in favor of the law that recognizes non-marital unions as marriages. Once ousted from his position as chairman, the ACLU hired him to lobby Republicans to support same-sex faux-marriage.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
–Kane County Returning to Only Paper Ballots? When and How Unclear
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/25/kane-county-returning-to-only-paper-ballots-when-and-how-unclear/
— Housing for Lowly-Paid Being Studied by County Task Force
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/25/housing-for-lowly-paid-being-studied-by-county-task-force/
— Road Fund Diversions
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/25/road-fund-diversions/
— Marching for Free Health Care for Illegal Aliens
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/24/marching-for-free-health-care-for-illegal-aliens/
— Health Department Reports Opioid Deaths Up a Lot, But Refuses to Provide Numbers
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/24/health-department-reports-opioid-deaths-up-a-lot-but-refuses-to-provide-numbers/
— Grafton Township Republicans Hold Third Golf Outing
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/25/grafton-township-republicans-hold-third-golf-outing/
— Jeanne Ives Podcast Becomes Weekly Radio Show in Three Weeks. In stunning case of role-reversal, Ives, a Republican state central committeeperson & FL Governor Ron DeSantis supporter in 2024 replaces Trump supporter & self-proclaimed grassroots leader Mark Vargas on AM560 7-9PM CDT Sunday night slot
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/06/25/jeanne-ives-podcast-becomes-weekly-radio-show-in-three-weeks/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Naked men on bikes expose ‘all ages’ Seattle Pride Parade to criticism – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/26/seattle-pride-parade-features-naked-men-bikes-all-/
— Two-thirds of voters fear Biden lacks mental, physical health to be president – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/25/poll-two-thirds-voters-fear-joe-biden-lacks-mental/
— Making English our official language is a winning issue – Tom Basile
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/24/making-english-our-official-language-is-winning-is/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Biden border crisis is still raging – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/the-biden-border-crisis-is-still-raging
— Chris Christie mocks Trump’s physique after former president’s weight dig – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/chris-christie-mocks-trumps-physique-after-former-presidents-weight-dig
— Majority of voters concerned about Joe Biden’s mental and physical health – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/majority-of-voters-concerned-about-joe-bidens-mental-and-physical-health-poll
— Democrats crow about their success in buffaloing Evangelical Christians.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/videos/watch-evangelical-christians-immigrants-answer-crisis

NEW YORK POST
— Fox News commentator Gianno Caldwell says Chicago PD ‘absolutely failed us’ one year after brother’s slaying – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/fox-analyst-gianno-caldwell-says-chicago-pd-absolutely-failed-us-one-year-after-brothers-slaying/
— NYC Pride Parade revelers sound off on controversial Drag March chant: “We’re here! We’re queer! We’re coming for your children!” – Haley Brown and Steve Janoski
https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/pride-revelers-split-on-controversial-chant-harmless-joke-or-propaganda-fuel/
— Signs New Yorkers are getting fed up with far-left one-party rule – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/06/25/signs-new-yorkers-are-getting-fed-up-with-far-left-one-party-rule/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Leftism and the Enemies within the Church – Jim Hollingsworth (COMMENT: How strongly does your church promote LGBTQ and the rest of the Democrat Party platform?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/06/leftism_and_the_enemies_within_the_church.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams quietly relocating migrants and you won’t believe where he’s sent them – Melissa Fine
https://americanwirenews.com/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-quietly-relocating-migrants-and-you-wont-believe-where-hes-sent-them/

BILL O’REILLY
— They’re Not Victims. The United States has lost its way. But you knew that. We are living in a time where personal responsibility means little. And a vivid example of that is people who consume hard drugs.
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/Theyre-Not-Victims/81757992127683664.html

BREITBART
— House GOP: ‘Almost All’ Migrants at Ports of Entry Are Being Freed into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/25/house-gop-almost-all-migrants-ports-entry-being-freed-u-s/
— House and Senate Republicans Take a Buzzsaw to Wokeness in the Military – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/25/house-and-senate-republicans-take-a-buzzsaw-to-wokeness-in-the-military/
— NYC holds Pride March amid nationwide fight over LGBTQ rights, freedoms – UPI
https://www.breitbart.com/news/nyc-holds-pride-march-amid-nationwide-fight-over-lgbtq-rights-freedoms/
— House GOP: ‘Almost All’ Migrants at Ports of Entry Are Being Freed into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/25/house-gop-almost-all-migrants-ports-entry-being-freed-u-s/
— Trump Plans to Move ‘Massive Portions’ of Federal Law Enforcement into Immigration Enforcement if Elected – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/06/25/trump-plans-move-massive-portions-federal-law-enforcement-immigration-enforcement-elected/

CATO
— There Are Limits to What Testing Tells Us, But The Latest Scores Are Troubling – Neal McCluskey (COMMENT: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I passed all the tests needed to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the postal employment examination in 1966 and the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. The aforesaid frustrated efforts by the Democrats who ran a) the Post Office to not hire me in 1966, b) IRS to not hire me in 1971 and to not promote me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and c) GAO to not hire me in 1980 and to not promote me in 1986.
https://www.cato.org/blog/there-are-limits-what-testing-tells-us-latest-scores-are-troubling

DAILY WIRE
— Eric Adams Relocating Illegal Immigrants Around The World, Including China – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-adams-relocating-illegal-immigrants-around-the-world-report

FOX NEWS
— The Democrat Party hates America – Mark Levin
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6330098874112
— Biden’s campaign is stronger than Republicans think. I am convinced Republicans are underestimating Biden’s strength. – Newt Gingrich
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-campaign-stronger-republicans-think

HOT AIR
— Politico: New York Mayor Eric Adams bussed migrants to Texas, Florida, and out of the country, too – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2023/06/25/politico-new-york-mayor-eric-adams-bussed-migrants-to-texas-florida-and-out-of-the-country-too-n560474

TOWNHALL
— Hide Your Kids: Pride Members State Their Agenda, ‘We’re Coming For Your Children’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/06/25/progressive-pride-members-boldly-state-their-agenda-were-coming-for-your-children-n2624957
— DeSantis Drops Video Comparing Stark Contrast of His Border Crisis Resolutions Compared to Trump’s – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/06/26/desantis-drops-video-comparing-stark-contrast-of-his-border-crisis-resolutions-compared-to-trumps-n2624979

TURNING POINT USA
— DHS ‘Anti-Terrorism’ Program Was Used To Demonize Conservative Organizations – MORGAN ZEGERS (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC). I served as the chairman of TAPROOT 2005-2012. I served on the ICRC Steering Committee 2003-2007. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.tpusa.com/live/breaking-dhs-anti-terrorism-program-used-to-demonize-conservative-organizations-tpusa

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
— America realizing wokeness will kill civilization.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/hanson-america-realizing-wokeness-will-kill-civilization/ar-AA1d0VLK

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/party-protest-mix-lgbtq-pride-parades-kick-new-york-san-francisco-rcna91038

CBS NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) make it clear that they are going to use government get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-whitelash-fear-mongering-and-the-rise-in-white-nationalist-violence/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/25/nyregion/nyc-pride-march.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/26/dobbs-ruling-anniversary-health-political-fallout/

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/25/how-the-repeal-of-roe-v-wade-transformed-abortion-rights-and-a-small-illinois-town/70346552007/

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— E-Verify a major step toward ending illegal hiring.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/06/25/e-verify-a-major-step-toward-ending-illegal-hiring-commentary/

PRESCOTT NEWS
— Immigration Displacing U.S. Workers at Record Pace – Joe Guzzardi (COMMENT: If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are today, they would have gotten the bad jobs that I got. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they never had to take bad jobs. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the most wealthy.)
https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2023/06/26/opinion-immigration-displacing-u-s-workers-at-record-pace-joe-guzzardi/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Scammers Target Stores With Bomb Threats, Seeking Bitcoin and Gift Cards. Kroger, Walmart and other U.S. retailers report anonymous threats, prompting law-enforcement investigations. – Jaewon Kang
https://www.wsj.com/articles/scammers-target-stores-with-bomb-threats-seeking-bitcoin-and-gift-cards-49a2e87c
— Justices Who Benefited From Affirmative Action May Decide Its Fate. Supreme Court’s Thomas and Sotomayor were aided by such programs and look back on them very differently. – Jess Bravin (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action (AA) to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about how my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors used AA to get rid of their employees who were Republican. I should write a book about how RINO Republican leaders use AA to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justices-who-benefited-from-affirmative-action-may-decide-its-fate-b681c29b
— Starbucks Workers, Citing Pride Decorations, Strike at Some Stores. Tension over in-store decorations comes amid contract negotiations with unionized stores. – Heather Haddon (COMMENT: Expect/anticipate that Starbucks will concede and a) stop hiring those who do not promote LGBTQ and b) fire their employees who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/starbucks-workers-citing-pride-decorations-strike-at-some-stores-6551357b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sean Plotts, a 26-year-old Starbucks worker who said he and other baristas in his Chicago store struck over the weekend, said his store didn’t get to hang Pride decorations. “It’s honestly a shame,” he said. Starbucks’s chief executive defended the company’s commitment to the LGBTQ community and suggested advocates for the union were wrongly exploiting the situation. The company apologized to customers inconvenienced by the strikes and encouraged them to search for an operating cafe on its app. “We strongly disapprove of any person or group, seeking to use our partners’ cultural and heritage celebrations to create harm or flagrantly advance misinformation for self-interested-goals,” said CEO Laxman Narasimhan in an internal company message. Partners is the company’s term for employees.)

FORTUNE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://fortune.com/2023/06/25/intuit-transgender-employees-support-backlash/

BARRON’S
— Democrats say “Only Half of People Stay Employed Through Their 50s. How to Prepare.” The Democrats who run the federal government do everything that they can to force federal employees who are Republican to retire as soon as they are eligible, and especially Republican employees like me who are conservative, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I became eligible for early retirement in 1993 when I was 45 years old. I was not eligible for regular retirement until I was 55 years old in 2003. In 1997, I had been working for GAO on audits of federal financial institutions since 1990. In late 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” I should write a book about that. In early 1997, I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and I became a Forensic Accountant. In 1996, I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor. In 1994, I became a Certified Government Financial Manager. In 1990, I became a Certified Fraud Examiner. In 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. In 1980, I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. In 1979, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. In 1976, I earned an MBA from Loyola. My Civil Service Retirement System pension a) is only 44% of what my 1997 GAO salary was in today’s dollars and b) less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/working-laid-off-50s-career-c527713d

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— Only 25% of Merit Scholarships Have a Testing Requirement. But people assume that they are still required. – Scott Jaschik (COMMENT: Ever since I was in high school, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for my not getting any scholarships. They stress that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class and that my ACT score was only 24.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/2023/06/26/report-criticizes-testing-policies-merit-scholarships

REDDIT
— A Democrat says that he is “Tired of all news aggregators pointing me to paywalls.” My critics/opponents are furious that for opposition research, I can and I do spend thousands of dollars every year to get home delivery and full internet access to a) Chicago Tribune, b) Chicago Sun-Times, c) Daily Herald, d) New York Times, e) USA Today, f) Wall Street Journal, g) Crain’s Chicago Business. h) Naperville Sun, i) Suburban Life, j) etc. Ever-increasingly, the aforesaid a) promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green Party platforms and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Republican Party platform.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/rzuwya/tired_of_all_news_aggregators_pointing_me_to/

DAILY BEAST
— Democrats say “Algorithm May Decide Who Is a Contributing Member of Society.” What do you argue shows that you are a contributing member of society? For me, I argue my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters show that I am a contributing member of society.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/algorithm-may-decide-who-is-a-contributing-member-of-society-civil-rights-groups-warn

ECONOMIC TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/lgbtq-pride-month-reaches-its-grand-crescendo-on-city-streets-from-new-york-to-san-francisco/articleshow/101268913.cms

DAILY MAIL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12231987/New-York-City-explodes-rainbow-colors-partygoers-descend-closed-avenues-Pride.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12232815/Trans-rights-whistleblower-attacked-Pride-March-naked-men-bikes-ride-past-kids.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12232689/Migrants-sleeping-Chicago-police-stations-say-treated-BETTER-shelters.html

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.