ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot lifts Chicago curfew as more peaceful protests renew calls to end police brutality Peace walk Sunday at 79th, Cottage Grove to include My Block My Hood My City, meal distribution – Michelle Gallardo and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/watch-live-lincoln-square-protesters-rally-against-police-brutality/6235812/
— Antifa: What it is and is not – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/antifa-what-it-is-and-is-not/6223966/
NBC5
— Chicago Area Protests: Curfew Lifted, Downtown Areas Reopen
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-area-protests-downtown-areas-reopen-demonstrations-continue-in-chatham/2285838/
— Illinois Reports 867 New Cases of Coronavirus, 43 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reports-867-new-cases-of-coronavirus-43-additional-deaths/2285884/
CBS2
— Protests Call For Justice And Police Reform In Lincoln Square, West Side, U Of C, Downers Grove, And Other Locations – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/07/protests-call-for-justice-and-police-reform-in-lincoln-square-west-side-u-of-c-downers-grove-and-other-locations/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Protests in Chicago and across the nation – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/692114
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois announces 43 coronavirus deaths, 867 new cases The Sunday update brings the state’s pandemic case count to 127,757, although the rate has slowed significantly. – Ben Pope
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/6/7/21283266/illinois-pritzker-coronavirus-cases-deaths-reopening-june-7
— Rewrite Chicago’s police union contracts to restore a shaken public’s confidence Police contracts across the country — and certainly in our city — make it virtually impossible to hold rogue officers to account. Now is the time to rethink them. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/7/21279477/chicago-police-contract-misconduct-sun-times-editorial-fop-cpd-lori-lightfoot-george-floyd
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— George Floyd fallout: Thousands rally for reform in Evanston; peaceful protesters march through South Side police neighborhoods; Chicago curfew is lifted
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-george-floyd-chicago-protests-20200606-ee4mdvafvbfhfcpr7lrzfayypu-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: State officials report 867 new known coronavirus cases, 40 additional deaths
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200606-qyxfwxruergzvltqvlagjw3ut4-story.html
— Democrats’ legislation would overhaul police accountability – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-police-accountability-legislation-democrats-20200607-ubt46mbusvabpdr3wf5kgouen4-story.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Treasurer slot open, but GOP fills some ballot holes – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-treasurer-slot-open-but-gop-fills-some-ballot-holes/article_db5c5b83-92fe-5d9e-88b4-dcca282713c3.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— When protesters cry ‘defund the police,’ what does it mean? – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/when-protesters-cry-defund-the-police-what-does-it-mean/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— If You Are Into Policy Suggestions Being Considered Concerning Unnecessary Police Force…
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/06/07/if-you-are-into-policy-suggestions-being-considered-concerning-unnecessary-police-force/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Bob Woodson: Democrats Blame Racism To Deflect Attention From Failures Of Cities They’ve Run For 50 Years – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/06/03/bob_woodson_democrats_use_racism_to_deflect_attention_from_failing_cities_theyve_run_for_50_years.html
ONE NEWS PAGE
— George Floyd protests: Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/World/1zlsbu1qae/George-Floyd-protests-Officials-urge-Floyd-protesters-to.htm
THE HILL
— Defunding police will lead to Republican victory this year – DOUGLAS SCHOEN
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/501511-defund-the-police-and-republicans-will-win
— Democrats seek to tap into fury over George Floyd – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Democrats create and foment fury over George Floyd.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/501419-democrats-seek-broad-reforms-for-george-floyd
— Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf: Law enforcement does not have ‘systemic racism problem,’ some officers ‘abuse their jobs’ – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/501520-acting-dhs-secretary-law-enforcement-does-not-have-systemic-racism
NEW YORK TIMES
— Majority of Minneapolis City Council Pledges to Dismantle Police Department
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/protests-today-george-floyd-video.html
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Not just George Floyd: Police departments have 400-year history of anti-black racism.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/07/black-lives-matters-police-departments-have-long-history-racism/3128167001/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters claim that they are succeeding in making “Americans More Troubled by Police Actions in Killing of George Floyd Than by Violence at Protests.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-are-more-troubled-by-police-actions-in-killing-of-george-floyd-than-by-violence-at-protests-poll-finds-11591534801
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-reach-of-racism-in-the-u-s-11591372542
BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use George Floyd to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-07/falling-monuments-to-racism-are-defeats-for-trump-s-culture-war
UNION JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Colin Powell Announces He Will Vote For Joe Biden – Carlos Christian
https://theunionjournal.com/colin-powell-announces-he-will-vote-for-joe-biden-international/
ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Enormous Scale of This Movement. The nationwide demonstrations could carry on for days or weeks—maybe even through November.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/protest-dc-george-floyd-police-reform/612748/
CCN
— 7 Companies You Should Renounce If You Support Black Lives Matter Corporations have been eager to declare their alliance with the Black Lives Matter movement, but which ones are legit? – Aaron Weaver
https://www.ccn.com/7-companies-you-should-renounce-if-you-support-black-lives-matter/
GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An America-hater promotes hatred of America.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/07/racism-america-not-exception-norm-police-brutality-inherent-virtue
