June 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 38 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/38-shot-3-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-violence/10836735/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/pride-without-prejudice-demonstrators-march-against-racism-violence/10837703/
https://abc7chicago.com/progress-flag-state-department-pride-month-antony-blinken/10837104/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-denounce-racism-and-police-violence-at-pride-without-prejudice-march/2542016/

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/06/27/belmont-station-lgbtq-rights-rally/

WGN9
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicagos-lgbtq-community-march-for-equality-during-peoples-pride-parade/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-pride-without-prejudice-20210627-iw6y6pdxbbaz7dawg2totv35m4-story.html
— South suburban mayors, dignitaries join march against violence in Dolton – JEFF VORVA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-dolton-stop-the-violence-march-st-0628-20210627-wh7hbuzvqrbdrnwe7dza23c3ie-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210627/parade-celebrates-lgtbq-pride-in-wheaton-glen-ellyn

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/pride-without-prejudice-march-in-chicago-protests-racism-violence-against-lgbtq-community/article_f419248c-18d6-594c-81ff-06593820dd04.html

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/pride-month-progress-flag-flies-for-the-first-time-in-the-department-of-state-to-celebrate-lgbtq-pride/271314/
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/protesters-blame-racism-and-police-violence-for-unbiased-pride-march-nbc-chicago/271629/
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/chicagos-lgbtq-community-marches-for-equality-during-the-peoples-pride-parade/271737/

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Independence Day event is dedicated to public safety and all who serve
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2021/06/27/independence-day-event-is-dedicated-to-public-safety-and-all-who-serve/121630

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago Tribune downsizes their star columnist – Thomas Lifson
(DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have contained links to many articles written by Kass.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/06/chicago_tribune_downsizes_their_star_columnist.html

BREITBART
— It’ll Always Be Just ‘Lake Shore Drive’ to Me, and Chicago – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/27/pollak-itll-always-be-just-lake-shore-drive-to-me-and-chicago-illinois/

BLAZE
— Report: Black, Latino voters reject radical far-left policies like ‘defund the police’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/report-black-latino-voters-reject-radical-far-left-policies-like-defund-the-police
— Trump rips ‘woke’ generals, Biden in first post-presidential rally: ‘I’m trying to save American democracy’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/donald-trump-rally-biden-generals

POST MILLENNIAL
— Senate candidate Sean Parnell tells Bongino ‘critical race theory shouldn’t be anywhere near our military’
https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-sean-parnell-bongino-crt

EPOCH TIMES
— 4,115 Vaccinated People Have Died, Been Hospitalized With COVID-19 ‘Breakthrough’ Infections: CDC – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/4115-vaccinated-people-have-died-been-hospitalized-with-covid-19-breakthrough-infections-cdc_3876243.html
— Over 500 Election Fraud Cases Are Pending in Texas Courts: Attorney General – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/over-500-election-fraud-cases-are-pending-in-texas-courts-attorney-general_3876188.html

NBC NEWS
— LGBTQ+ Americans under-represented in elected office
(DIERSEN: What percent of those who run your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America share your demographics, including your race, gender, sexual identity, political affiliation, marital status, veteran status, religion, national origin, length of time that your ancestors have been in America, education, age group, renter/homeowner status, income range, net worth range, length of time your ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://news.yahoo.com/lgbtq-americans-under-represented-elected-185833840.html

NEW YORK POST
— Three media lies about critical race theory – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/06/27/media-lies-about-critical-race-theory-and-other-commentary/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Battle Over Critical Race Theory. Advocates and media circle the wagons and try to conceal the truth about a pernicious ideology. – Christopher F. Rufo
(DIERSEN: The more that CRT is pushed, the more hatred that there will be against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/battle-over-critical-race-theory-11624810791

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.