ABC7
— Quinn calls on Madigan to resign as party chairman over sexual harassment scandal – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/quinn-calls-on-madigan-to-resign-as-party-chairman-over-sexual-harassment-scandal/3574805/
NBC5
— Ex-Wife of Former Madigan Aide Says Mapes Covered Up Her Abuse Claims Allegations against the speaker’s longtime right-hand man shed new light on previous complaints of harassment and abuse – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sarah-mckay-tim-mapes-kevin-quinn-abuse-claims-484874511.html
CBS2
— Dunkin Won’t Leave Board, Despite Governor Rauner’s Request – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: If someone accused you of something and you denied it, who would Rauner believe, you or your accuser?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/07/dunkin-wont-leave-board-despite-rauners-request/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The reason? An accusation on Wednesday from Sherri Garrett, a longtime aide to Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. “In spring of 2013, former (Illinois) State Representative Ken Dunkin approached the house well and said to me and another woman ‘I want to take both of you home and see which one will be the naughtiest,’” said Garrett. Dunkin’s response? “Those are 100 per cent baseless accusations.” But Governor Rauner apparently didn’t think so. After appointing Dunkin to the board just last month, Rauner asked Dunkin to step aside.)
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lawmakers seek independent probe of House Speaker Madigan’s office – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/lawmakers-seek-independent-probe-of-house-speaker-madigan-s-office
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— J.B. Pritzker has answers for all the easy questions, but when it comes to fixing Illinois, he’s ‘gotta go’ – Randy Blaser (DIERSEN: What organizations are/were you a member of? Do/did those organizations have problems? Do/did your critics/opponents blame you for those problems? My critics/opponents did. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, or Post Office employee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ahp-column-blaser-tl-0614-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “In one sentence,” the interviewer asks, “why are you running for governor?” J.B. doesn’t hesitate: “Because everything that I care about, and I think everything we care about, is under siege by Bruce Rauner and Donald Trump.” And then he quickly adds: “I gotta go.” I thing the “I gotta go” is my favorite part of the whole ad. J.B. has time to answer questions about concerts, TV shows and favorite seasons, but when it comes to running the state of Illinois, he’s gotta go. Nothing about the pension crisis, the budget crisis, the tax crisis, the education crisis, the innocent people getting shot every day in Chicago crisis (including kids sitting on their front stoop), people leaving in Illinois in droves crisis or the what kind of sandwich does Michael Madigan want crisis, and he’s gotta go.)
— Rauner ally accused of inappropriate comments won’t resign from water board – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: If employees are expected to resign because they are “accused of inappropriate comments,” my critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that I must have done that or done other hateful, racist, sexist, or bigoted things to justify my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinos-house-sexual-harassment-dunkin-20180607-story.html
— Bill to raise smoking age would hurt convenience stores, vape shops, retailers say – Hailey Mensik (DIERSEN: Are/were you a smoker? I never was one but many of my Democrat supervisors in the federal government were.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-tobacco-vape-21-story.html
— The Khan of Madiganistan keeps his head by severing another’s – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-michael-madigan-kass-20180607-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner runs on Dunkin — but embattled appointee says he’s not going anywhere – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-runs-on-dunkin-but-embattled-appointee-says-hes-not-going-anywhere/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/illinois-legislature-alternative-opioids-cannabis-pot-marijuana/
— ICE to send 1,600 immigration violators to federal prisons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/ice-to-send-1600-immigration-violators-to-federal-prisons/
DAILY HERALD
— Comedy Central show pokes fun at Libertarian governor candidate Kash Jackson – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180607/comedy-central-show-pokes-fun-at-libertarian-governor-candidate-kash-jackson
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Klepper poked fun at Jackson during a May 30 segment called “Fringewatch: 2018.” In the segment, Klepper ribbed Jackson for changing his name from Benjamin Winderweedle in 2017, accusations made by the ex-wife regarding the way Jackson punished his children, and the size of Jackson’s belt buckle. . .On May 31, Lake County Judge Joseph Salvi ruled Jackson is in contempt of court for not paying money he owes his ex-wife for child support, education, and other related expenses. Jackson has until Aug. 6 to pay his ex-wife more than $3,000 or face incarceration for up to six months, court records show. Jackson has repeatedly said he’s a victim of a rigged legal system that forces him to pay excessive amounts to see his children. He has said he is unemployed and living exclusively on disability and pension payments from serving 20 years in the Navy. He’s said in court he takes home about $4,500 a month from those benefits. Payments for his children total about $2,500 per month, an amount Jackson said in court that he can’t afford. Parental rights is a key campaign issue for Jackson, who was named the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in March.)
— Getting a Chick-Fil-A franchise is harder than getting into Harvard – Rachel Siegel
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180607/getting-a-chick-fil-a-franchise-is-harder-than-getting-into-harvard
— A Chick-fil-A is paying $18 an hour to retain fast-food workers – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 part-time while I attended college full-time, in today’s dollars, I earned only $15.85/hour the first year, only $16.38/hour the second year, and only $16.91/hour the third year.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180603/a-chick-fil-a-is-paying-18-an-hour-to-retain-fast-food-workers
— TRAGIC: Wheeling approves first video gambling cafe since lifting moratorium – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180607/wheeling-approves-first-video-gambling-cafe-since-lifting-moratorium
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
– Can jobs plus therapy for at-risk men cut gun violence? – EDDIE BOCANEGRA AND ROSEANNA ANDER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180607/OPINION/180609912/can-jobs-plus-therapy-for-at-risk-men-cut-gun-violence
— Dreaming of a second home? Here are 5. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Any dreams that my wife and I had of buying a second home ended in 1997 when I was 49 years old when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180607/CRED0701/180609910/dreaming-of-a-second-home-here-are-5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: RINOs want cheap labor.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180607/NEWS02/180609900/u-s-chamber-of-commerce-pleads-with-gop-to-approve-daca-legislation
WGN RADIO
— Today in politics: Bridget Gainer, Jim Durkin and Pat Brady – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE (DIERSEN: If you are you a conservative, who decides who speaks for you?)
http://wgnradio.com/2018/06/07/today-in-politics-bridget-gainer-jim-durkin-and-pat-brady/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois’ population is falling, but it’s not all due to taxes – BGA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Illinois is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180607/illinois-population-is-falling-but-its-not-all-due-to-taxes
DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage people to come to the 16th Congressional District illegally, to stay in the district illegally, and to bring others to the district illegally.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/06/16th-congressional-district-candidate-to-lead-immigration-rally-in-dekalb/azg5rmh/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Immigration Debate Shines Spotlight On Divided House GOP – SUSAN DAVIS (DIERSEN: The more that you reject a plank in the Republican Party platform, the more that anti-Republicans glorify you and praise you.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/immigration-debate-shines-spotlight-divided-gop#stream/0
CHICAGO NOW
— Will Pritzker’s progressive income tax & other taxes play in Peoria? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/06/will-pritzkers-progressive-income-tax-other-taxes-play-in-peoria-watch-berkowitz-wkolbercableweb/
JEANNE IVES
— Dominoes Continue to Fall, Lack of Accountability Persists in Illinois’ Culture of Sexual Harassment
http://www.jeanneives.org/2018/06/dominoes-continue-to-fall-lack-of.html
MCHENRY TIMES
— Sen. McConnaughay drops out of November’s re-election bid, likely to resign, published reports say – Karen Kidd
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511449114-sen-mcconnaughay-drops-out-of-november-s-re-election-bid-likely-to-resign-published-reports-say
KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Skillicorn calls for Democrats to move against Madigan over widening sexual harassment scandal – Karen Kidd
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511446733-skillicorn-calls-for-democrats-to-move-against-madigan-over-widening-sexual-harassment-scandal
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Out-of-state residents at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy rejected by GOP – Angela Underwood
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511446591-out-of-state-residents-at-imsa-rejected-by-gop
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Fired DuPage Township employee gets job back in settlement – W.J. Kennedy
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511449914-fired-dupage-township-employee-gets-job-back-in-settlement
CHAMBAANA SUN
— If governor gives nod, teachers’ salaries will rise $8,000 in 4 years – Angela Underwood (DIERSEN: What salary did you start at? In 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and had worked for Firestone Stores as a Retail Sales Manager, I started at IRS as a GS-7 (currently $45,703/year) Revenue Officer. Very few accept job offers from IRS because IRS employees are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. Factors that encouraged me to accept IRS’s offer included a) I was unemployed because Firestone had fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, but Oldsmobile had withdrawn that offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, b) I had been granted a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother, and c) I would start with almost 3 years of federal seniority and lots of sick leave because I had worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and had used virtually none of the sick leave that I had earned.)
https://chambanasun.com/stories/511446615-if-governor-gives-nod-teachers-salaries-will-rise-8-000-in-4-years
ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/lawmakers-approve-medical-marijuana-expansion-plan/1224371402
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois business advocate: We had no say in state budget – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-business-advocate-we-had-no-say-in-state-budget/article_89db5a72-69ca-11e8-b694-b3d7566dbe73.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein gives thumbs up to Proft, Tillman (DIERSEN: I wonder what people say to Uihlein about GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/07/uihlein-gives-thumbs-up-to-proft-tillman/
— Is the end near for Madigan?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/06/07/is-the-end-near-for-madigan/
BREITBART
— Ryan Puts Cheap-Labor Amnesty Bill on Fast Track to Floor Vote – Neil Munro
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/06/07/ryan-puts-amnesty-cheap-labor-bill-fast-track-floor-vote/
ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— House GOP Makes Tentative Immigration Agreement, According To Rep. Jeff Denham
http://www.oann.com/house-gop-makes-tentative-immigration-agreement-according-to-rep-jeff-denham/
THE HILL
— GOP staves off immigration revolt — for now – MIKE LILLIS, JULIEGRACE BRUFKE AND RAFAEL BERNAL
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/391191-gop-staves-off-immigration-revolt-for-now
— Rogue House Republicans are preparing to grant amnesty to 3.2 million illegal aliens – IRA MEHLMAN
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/391044-rogue-house-republicans-are-preparing-to-grant-amnesty-to-32-million
HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Finally Has An LGBTQ Judicial Nominee Mary Rowland is a lesbian nominee to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. It’s quite a contrast to all the anti-LGBTQ judges he’s pushing. – Jennifer Bendery
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-lesbian-judicial-nominee-mary-rowland_us_5b19b351e4b09d7a3d708461
NEW YORK TIMES
— Liz and Dick Uihlein: The Most Powerful Conservative Couple You’ve Never Heard Of – Stephanie Saul and Danny Hakim
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/us/politics/liz-dick-uihlein-republican-donors.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Republicans Hold Off on Immigration Showdown GOP centrists agree to wait until next week before pushing a vote – Kristina Peterson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-republicans-hold-off-on-immigration-showdown-1528412551
BLOOMBERG
— Consensus Evades House Republicans in Push for Immigration Bill – Erik Wasson, Anna Edgerton, and Sahil Kapur (DIERSEN: The more that you reject a plank in the Republican Party platform, the more that anti-Republicans glorify you and praise you.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-07/chamber-of-commerce-pleads-with-gop-to-approve-daca-legislation
FORBES
— Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Tying Executives’ Bonuses To Diversity Initiatives – Eric Bachman (DIERSEN: To increase diversity is a) to not hire, b) to not promote, and c) to get rid of those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. So why not give executives bonuses a) for not hiring, b) for not promoting, and c) for getting rid of those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericbachman/2018/06/07/put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is-tying-executives-bonuses-to-diversity-initiatives/#566e9d2a731f
SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Seeking a pardon from Trump? Cable TV is becoming a popular place to make an appeal – John Wagner (DIERSEN: Should I ask Trump to “wipe clean” the a) adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me and b) the adverse actions that my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants critics/opponents took against me? Just kidding.)
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Seeking-a-pardon-from-Trump-Cable-TV-is-becoming-12975323.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under President Donald Trump, cable television is rapidly becoming the government’s new pardons office. On Thursday, former CIA officer John Kiriakou became the latest person to take to the talk-show circuit, making a direct appeal to the president to wipe clean his conviction for leaking the identity of a fellow CIA officer. “I would be forever indebted to him for a pardon,” Kiriakou said during an interview on “Fox & Friends” on Fox News, a program that Trump often watches as part of his morning routine. Kiriakou was charged in 2012 with leaking classified information about the CIA waterboarding of an al-Qaida suspect at a secret site in Thailand. He argued Thursday that he was unfairly targeted by former CIA director John Brennan, who has since become a vocal critic of Trump’s actions related to the Russian investigation and other matters.)
