FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 21 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-shootings-weekend-1-shot-0-killed-gun-violence-city-police-department-says-live-news-update/19245394/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-antonio-king-citys-first-director-lgbtq-affairs-talks-work-priorities/19248407/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/buffalo-grove-illinois-holds-lgbtq-pride-parade/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/03/american-place-casino-waukegan-2/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: What’s next for Pritzker’s stalled housing plan? DD: Since 1984, my critics/opponents have wanted public housing to be built on the north border of my Wheaton precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260607/real-estate/whats-next-for-pritzkers-stalled-housing-plan/
DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2026/06/07/lgbtq-friendly-alliance-meeting-at-dekalb-library-this-month/
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Because intoxicating hemp competes with pot, Democrat leaders want intoxicating hemp to be regulated.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/illinois-to-regulate-intoxicating-hemp-products-loosen-up-on-cannabis/article_86eccff7-6046-4294-8a5c-51e07b30968d.html
CHICAGO BOOTH REVIEW
— Meritocracy. DD: My critics/opponents attribute their career successes to meritocracy. They attribute my career success to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/virtues-rough-meritocracy
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Aaron Schock’s second act
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/08/aaron-schocks-second-act-00953143
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: “After 100 years, the Chicago Bears won’t be in Illinois – and it’s all because JB Pritzker and his disastrous agenda forced the heart and soul of Chicagoland to abandon its identity, its fans, and its state for more competitive waters,” said Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey in a statement. . .And Don Tracy, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, called out his Democratic rival, Juliana Stratton, who’s currently serving as lieutenant governor, for making it “difficult to do business” in the state. . .And Republicans say they need to have a voice. “It’s time for Gov. Pritzker to Bear Down, address the infighting in the Democratic legislative caucuses and bring Republicans substantially into the process to help produce a bipartisan plan that protects taxpayers, grows our economy and keeps the Chicago Bears in Illinois,” said Senate Republican Leader John Curran.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-752/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ives: Governance: Indiana vs. Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/06/07/governance-indiana-vs-illinois/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s new order secures America’s customs border. Slamming shut the loopholes that bad actors exploit.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/7/trumps-new-order-secures-americas-customs-border/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois Democrats eye Glock ban despite backlash from Second Amendment advocates over existing state regulations.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4597153/illinois-democrats-glock-ncla/
NEW YORK POST
— Over 7,100 Social Security Administration employees exit, leaving ‘cases stuck in purgatory.’ DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyouts and early retirement to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/business/social-security-administration-fires-7100-staffers-in-historic-cuts-leaving-cases-stuck-in-purgatory/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Judges turned their backs on the law to let illegals pour into the country. They use the law to keep them here.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/judges_aliens_among_us.html
— Will we allow Democrats to ruin this nation? If Republicans don’t adopt President Trump’s policies and temperament, their party — and this nation — are doomed.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/06/will_we_allow_democrats_to_ruin_this_nation.html
BREITBART
— Vance and Harris Dominate Potential 2028 Candidates
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/06/07/poll-vice-president-jd-vance-and-kamala-harris-dominate-potential-2028-candidates/
COLLEGE FIX
— Why DEI policies survive despite Trump’s executive orders
https://www.thecollegefix.com/why-dei-policies-survive-despite-trumps-executive-orders/
DAILY CALLER
— Law Schools Train The Next Generation Of Immigration Activists
https://www.aol.com/articles/law-schools-training-next-generation-192537000.html
FOX NEWS
— Chicago Mayor Johnson hopes to enlist pope in reparations fight after he apologized for ‘scourge of slavery.’ DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans who are following owe them reparations: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.aol.com/articles/chicago-mayor-johnson-hopes-enlist-225326073.html
— Cops halt planned teen takeovers as officials brace for a summer surge in chaos and arrests. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cops-halt-planned-teen-takeover-officials-brace-summer-surge-chaos-arrests-police-chief
PJ MEDIA
— Wait Till You See What ‘IDs’ California Accepts for Voter Registration
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/07/wait-till-you-see-what-ids-california-accepts-for-voter-registration-n4953697
TOWNHALL
— DD: Democrat leaders defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. Far too few Republican leaders defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/06/08/it-will-stop-when-the-american-people-decide-to-stop-it-and-not-before-n2677388
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— College students overestimate starting salaries by $24K. DD: What were you earning one year after graduation? I graduated from NIU debt-free with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in August of 1970. In June of 1971, I started working for IRS as a GS-7 (currently $56,409/year) IRS Revenue Officer. I got promoted to GS-9 (currently $68,999/year) when I was 23, GS-11 ($83, 482/year) when I was 24, and GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) when I was 25. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid.
https://www.aol.com/articles/college-students-overestimate-starting-salaries-122302000.html
https://www.aol.com/articles/college-grads-expect-earn-80-090029000.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Undergraduates pursuing a bachelor’s degree expect to earn roughly $80,000 one year after graduation — about $24,000 more than the average starting salary of $56,153.)
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.newsweek.com/how-pride-month-has-changed-donald-trump-maga-lgbtq-12038256
MSN
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents. I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid jobs prove that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/new-rule-for-work-permit-in-us-asylum-seekers-may-lose-jobs-under-dhs-proposal/ar-AA24Vq3t
— Most Americans support post-college living at home, but for how long? DD: I graduated from NIU debt-free with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in August of 1970. I lived with my mother and brother in Crete until September of 1972 when I bought a new townhome in University Park. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. My mother had never worked outside of the home. My brother was having troubles. I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support them. It was approved in early 1971. I worked full-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972. I started working for IRS in 1971.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/most-americans-support-post-college-living-at-home-but-for-how-long/ar-AA24u6Ob
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For recent college grads, moving back home no longer carries the same stigma it once did. A MoneyLion survey found that 69% of Americans say it’s acceptable for young adults to live with their parents after college — as high rent, student loan payments and everyday costs make independent living harder to afford. Still, there are limits to that support. Nearly 22% of respondents said age 25 is the oldest age they consider acceptable for living at home after graduation.)
— Microsoft is planning voluntary retirement buyouts for some senior employees. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyouts and early retirement to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/microsoft-is-planning-voluntary-retirement-buyouts-for-some-senior-employees-as-it-grapples-with-the-threat-of-ai-here-s-who-the-offer-targets/ar-AA2503b0
AOL
— 63% of Republicans say same-sex marriage should be banned. DD: What percent in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct reject the traditional marriage and family plank in the Republican Party platform? Why do they reject that plank?
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/lgbtq-rights-under-pressure-poll-135758560.html
— DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically less a) because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and b) because they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I should write about the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors would have taken against me if I had tried to work to my regular retirement age of 55 in 2003. They had made it clear that they would constructively, if not literally, demote me and that they would have given me adverse transfers, bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance evaluations. I continue to ask myself what exactly would have happened if I had not succumbed to their threats. Would Speaker Gingrich, Speaker Hastert, U.S. Senator Fitzgerald, U.S. Representative Hyde, and/or the Bush Administration have come to my defense? The aforesaid did not come to my defense in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf To not come to my defense was a) to reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, b) to promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government.
https://www.aol.com/articles/56-940-000-saved-stable-115438000.html
— Which Master’s Degrees Offer the Highest Salaries and Most Job Opportunities. DD: I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading when I was 48. My IRS employee manual encouraged me to earn the MBA and the master’s degree in accounting. My GAO superiors encouraged me to earn the master’s degrees in accounting and financial markets and trading. In today’s dollars, a) my IRS salary was $106,731/year when I earned my MBA, b) my GAO salary was $89,703/year when I earned my master’s degree in accounting, and c) my GAO salary was $150,715/year when I earned my master’s degree in financial markets and trading.
https://www.aol.com/articles/masters-degrees-offer-highest-salaries-100500000.html
— The Fastest College Degree for Paying Off Student Loans, Ranked by Early-Career Salary and Debt. DD: My undergraduate major should have been accounting, my graduate major should have been accounting, and I should have taken and passed the CPA examination much sooner than I did. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. My then, it was too late because I was not a minority, female, or veteran and the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote the aforesaid. Because I was not any of the aforesaid, the accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting.
https://www.aol.com/finance/fastest-college-degree-paying-off-130500797.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 6.6 million student loan borrowers are behind on payments, and the problem is worsening, as borrowers over 50 now have the highest serious delinquency rates of any age group. The difference between struggling for decades and paying off your loans in a few years often comes down to one decision—your major. . .Every extra year you spend paying off student loans could cost you thousands in interest and delay major milestones like buying a home or saving for retirement. Choosing a major with good starting wages relative to what you’ve had to borrow can take years off your repayment timeline.)
— Scholarships. DD: Since I was in high school in 1966, my critics/opponents have stressed that I did not get any scholarships. They have always hinted/implied/argued that proves that I am inferior and/or that my parents were filthy rich.
https://www.aol.com/articles/local-seniors-awarded-1k-scholarships-191018000.html
https://www.aol.com/news/altered-program-awards-1-000-220204457.html
REUTERS
— Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal workers to crack down on leaks to journalists. DD: Democrat leaders see becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit is leaking to journalists. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They punished me viciously. They threw me off audits of IRS. They gave me a bad job assignment. They gave me unfair performance expectations. They gave me an unfair performance appraisal. They ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Previously, they had a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and c) kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1985. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-administration-proposes-non-disclosure-135828000.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Tragically, my brother was held back in first grade. He never recovered from that.
https://www.today.com/parents/family/tell-kids-repeating-year-teachers-smart-trick-rcna218258
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: For Democrats, government exists a) to take away opportunities, money, and everything else from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/05/29/civics-education-america-250/89999901007/
STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS
— Can you tax social media? Illinois faces legal questions over proposed law. DD: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use social media to destroy Republicans. Liberals and moderates ever-increasingly use social media to destroy conservatives.
https://san.com/cc/can-you-tax-social-media-illinois-faces-legal-questions-over-proposed-law/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The President of Vice. Trump has relaxed legal restrictions on marijuana, other drugs and gambling. DD: To get more votes, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton and in 2019 I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-president-of-vice-49396e06
FORBES
— Promoted too fast. DD: I got promoted by IRS to GS-9 (currently $68,999/year) when I was 23, GS-11 ($83, 482/year) when I was 24, and GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) when I was 25. According to my critics/opponents, I was promoted too fast. In my defense, most of my coworkers were promoted that fast and I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2021/09/22/empty-suit-syndrome-why-it-is-wise-to-challenge-vertical-career-growth/
— Meritocracy. DD: My critics/opponents attribute their career successes to meritocracy. They attribute my career success to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adiaharveywingfield/2026/05/26/want-to-make-your-company-a-meritocracy-dont-mention-it/
BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— LA Mayor Race Flips as Socialist Beats Reality TV Star Pratt
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/bass-raman-advance-to-runoff-in-la-mayoral-race-ddhq-projects
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-08/bass-raman-advance-to-runoff-in-la-mayoral-race-ddhq-projects
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/la-mayor-race-flips-as-socialist-beats-reality-tv-star-pratt/ar-AA253R4F
USA HERALD
— The House Always Wins: How America Built a Generation of Gamblers, Wired the Thrill of Sport to the Logic of Addiction
https://usaherald.com/the-house-always-wins-how-america-built-a-generation-of-gamblers-wired-the-thrill-of-sport-to-the-logic-of-addiction/
POLITICO
— Trump says he never promised ‘no new wars’
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/07/trump-says-never-promised-no-new-wars-00952870
