June 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Protesters fill Chicago streets for 2nd weekend to call for end to police brutality – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/watch-live-chicago-protesters-march-through-downtown-streets/6235170/
— Curfews in Chicago, suburbs including Aurora, Joliet, enacted after looting, unrest
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-some-suburbs-under-curfews-after-looting-unrest/6227792/
— Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration against police brutality since George Floyd’s death – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/protesters-pour-into-dc-for-citys-largest-demonstration-yet/6234899/

NBC5
— Chicago Protests: Street Closures in Effect, Thousands March Through City
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-protests-street-closures-in-effect-as-city-prepares-for-day-of-demonstrations/2285550/

CBS2
— Peaceful Protests In Grant, Union Park; Downtown Road Closures Continue – Jermont Terry
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/06/live-updates-peaceful-protest-planned-in-grant-union-park-downtown-road-closures-continue/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— George Floyd protests continue Saturday in Chicago
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/george-floyd-protests-continue-saturday-in-chicago
— Chicago hires more than a hundred private security guards to patrol retail corridors
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-hires-more-than-a-hundred-private-security-guards-to-patrol-retail-corridors

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— George Floyd fallout: Crowd estimated at 20,000 people marched to Near North Side; city shutting down stretch of Lake Shore Drive this weekend
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-george-floyd-chicago-protests-20200606-ee4mdvafvbfhfcpr7lrzfayypu-story.html
— Obama, Pritzker, Lightfoot, Preckwinkle round out Illinois delegation to Democratic National Convention – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-delegation-20200606-wgl3cwoeinhnza75ppuv2vrplu-story.html
— Kendall County Fair postponed due to pandemic – LINDA GIRARDI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kendall-county-fair-postponed-st-0608-20200606-3wafqjsoi5bshit3bw5onhqmuq-story.html

— Protesters pour into DC, other major cities in huge mobilization against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-george-floyd-protests-around-nation-20200606-xo325xchwzfbhc2tqvhpj5qdnq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— George Floyd rallies in Chicago: 30,000 protestors rally in Union Park, march through streets With Mayor Lori Lightfoot limiting access to the Loop by raising most Chicago River bridges, the huge crowd of protestors marched through the near West and North sides. – Ben Pope
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/6/21282567/george-floyd-protests-chicago-rally-june-6
— Measure to create Chicago Reparations Commission advances to City Council The resolution would establish a “Chicago Citizens of African Descent Reparations Commission” to investigate how one of the most segregated cities in the nation could best make amends for the impact of slavery. – Maudlyne Ihejirika (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/6/6/21282299/chicago-reparations-african-american-resolution-city-council
— 72 more Illinois coronavirus deaths Since the state’s first case was confirmed more than four months ago, a total of 126,890 have tested positive for the virus. The vast majority have recovered. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/6/6/21282721/illinois-pritzker-coronavirus-cases-deaths-reopening-june-6

DAILY HERALD
— 1,000+ fill downtown St. Charles for Black Lives Matter rally – John Starks
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200606/1000-fill-downtown-st-charles-for-black-lives-matter-rally
— Protests, talk about racial injustice and trauma dominate headlines in suburbs – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200606/protests-talk-about-racial-injustice-and-trauma-dominate-headlines-in-suburbs
— Lake County offering voluntary furloughs despite assurances none were planned – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200605/lake-county-offering-voluntary-furloughs-despite-assurances-none-were-plannedWTTW
— Aldermen Rebuff Mayor’s Effort To Block Creation of Reparations Commission – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/06/06/aldermen-rebuff-mayor-s-effort-block-creation-reparations-commission

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters flood streets in huge, peaceful push for change – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/dc-prepares-ahead-of-expected-large-protest-06-06-2020

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rockford State Senator Harassed Entering Restaurant: “You Are a Racist! Racist! Racist! Racist!”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/rockford-state-senator-harassed-entering-resturant/
— About 30% of Crystal Lake’s “Main” Street Boarded Up
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/about-30-of-crystal-lakes-main-street-boarded-up/
— Lake County Public Health Department Director Argues Racism Is a Public Health Problem
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/lake-county-public-health-department-director-argues-racism-is-a-public-health/
— What Leading Democrat Has to Say to the Troops
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/06/what-leading-democrat-has-to-say-to-the-troops/

BREITBART
— Antifa Rioters Are the Tech Economy’s College Discards – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/06/06/authors-antifa-rioters-are-the-tech-economys-college-discards/NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: D.C. Mayor’s Call to Evict Troops ‘Ridiculous’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/kinzinger-dc-mayor-guard/2020/06/05/id/970778/

PJ MEDIA
— Ivanka Trump Commencement Speech Canceled Due to Her Lack of Wokeness – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/06/06/ivanka-trump-commencement-speech-canceled-due-to-her-lack-of-wokeness-n502257

THE HILL
— Coronavirus stalks nation focused on George Floyd protests – REID WILSON
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/501362-coronavirus-stalks-nation-focused-on-george-floyd-protests

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Seattle mayor encourages protesters to get tested for COVID-19
https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/washington-state-seattle-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic-updates/281-41fa4fb2-a1c9-4688-b0c7-31d26412c2e2

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Messaging Technology Is Helping Fuel Global Protests – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/06/06/business/bc-us-america-protests-technology.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Thousands gather across D.C. to protest death of George Floyd; mayor celebrates pushing ‘the Army away from our city’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/06/06/dc-protests-saturday-george-floyd/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Philadelphia officials tell protesters to get tested for coronavirus or stay home – Marie McCullough and Tom Avril
https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid19-protesters-test-positive-reopen-20200602.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.