June 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 365 cases, 11 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-365-covid-cases-11-deaths/10762070/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do more to drive out of Buffalo Grove those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/buffalo-grove-flies-pride-flag-after-outcry-but-not-at-village-hall/10763313/

NBC5
— Chicago Pride Fest Announces Dates For 2021 Return. The LGBTQ+ Chicago street festival will be located on Halsted Street from Addison to Grace Street. – Carina Lopez
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-pride-fest-announces-dates-for-2021-return/2527881/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lightfoot says gun violence ‘trending in the right direction’ amid bloodiest year in more than a decade – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-says-gun-violence-trending-in-the-right-direction-amid-bloodiest-year-in-more-than-a-decade

WGN TV
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Washington state is offering free marijuana joints in exchange for COVID-19 vaccinations – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/this-state-is-offering-free-marijuana-joints-in-exchange-for-covid-19-vaccinations/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Valencia vs. Lightfoot | Senate, House returning to Springfield to take up controversial legislation on energy, elected school board in Chicago | Durbin says bipartisan negotiations on Biden infrastructure plan petering out – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-valencia-lightfoot-tension-food-deserts-durbin-infrastructure-spin-20210608-beuqrlxtcras7okei2ascr4udi-story.html
— Chicago drag queens announce a follow-up to their Black Lives Matter march of 2020, which drew thousands of protesters to the North Side – NARA SCHOENBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-drag-queens-protest-racism-0607-20210608-ep5347wgbngzpbejojyere3vea-story.html
— Facebook, YouTube erred in censoring COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ – FAYE FLAM
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all political and government news and commentary is misinformation except for the political and government news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-covid-origin-misinformation-flam-20210608-f3e7c47j7rc5vjcmykvjap55gu-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lawmakers back to Springfield next week: Elected Chicago school board, energy among bills ‘at the top of our list’ House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch has already predicted that a measure creating a 21-member board will pass the state’s lower legislative chamber. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon touted a “landmark clean energy plan that both protects thousands of jobs and moves Illinois responsibly toward the future.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/6/8/22524985/legislature-springfield-tuesday-elected-chicago-school-board-energy-bill-welch-harmon
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Sun-Times blasts Mike Fortner.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/6/8/22524543/fomer-illinois-legislator-files-class-action-lawsuit-could-cost-taxpayers-millions-dollars

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demand that municipalities do even more to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210608/des-plaines-residents-come-out-to-support-pride-flags-display-at-city-hall
— Former lawmaker from West Chicago Mike Fortner seeks back pay – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210608/former-lawmaker-from-west-chicago-seeks-back-pay
— The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax – Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210608/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax

CITY OF WHEATON
— VIDEO: June 7, 2021 Wheaton City Council meeting
https://vimeo.com/channels/wheatonmeetings2021

ILLINOIS NEWS TODAY
— Chicago Pride Parade Announces 2021 Return
https://illinoisnewstoday.com/chicago-pride-parade-announces-2021-return/216636/

CAPITOL FAX
— 365 new confirmed and probable cases; 11 additional deaths; 791 hospitalized; 226 in ICU; 1.1 percent average case positivity rate; 1.3 percent average test positivity rate; 42,852 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/06/08/365-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-11-additional-deaths-791-hospitalized-226-in-icu-11-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-13-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-42852-average-daily-doses/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Justice Department Administers Unequal Justice, GOP Senators Pen a Letter – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2021/06/08/justice-department-administers-unequal-justice-gop-senators-pen-a-letter/

BREITBART
— Conservative Think Tank Provides Guide to Help Fight Critical Race Theory in Schools – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/08/conservative-think-tank-provides-guide-to-help-fight-critical-race-theory-in-schools/

BLAZE
— Burger King mocks Chick-fil-A in tweet announcing pro-LGBTQ campaign for Pride Month – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/burger-king-mocks-chick-fil-a-pride-month

CHRISTIAN POST
— Evangelical leader slams RNC chair for promoting LGBT Pride Month – Emily Wood
(DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ have always focused on destroying me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-leader-slams-rnc-chair-for-promoting-pride-month.html

DAILY CALLER
— Gay Pride Month Ushers In Explosion Of LGBTQ Propaganda For Children – JORDAN LANCASTER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/08/june-pride-month-drag-queen-kids-lgbtq-children-nickelodeon-cartoon-network/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ.
https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/08/republican-gay-marriage-lgbt-poll-gallup/

PJ MEDIA
— If the Churches Were Doing Their Job, They’d Be Condemning Critical Race Theory – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/06/08/if-the-churches-were-doing-their-job-theyd-be-condemning-critical-race-theory-n1453009

NEWSMAX
— Obama Warns Against ‘Condemning People All the Time’ – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/cnn-interview-critical-race-theory-cancel-culture/2021/06/08/id/1024342/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Virtue-signaling Burger King slammed for not-so-subtle dig at Chik-fil-A amid flailing sales – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/08/virtual-signaling-burger-king-slammed-for-not-so-subtle-dig-at-chik-fil-a-amid-flailing-sales-1085866/

EPOCH TIMES
— Taxpayers Fleeing Blue States Take $26.8 Billion in Gross Income to Red States – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/taxpayers-fleeing-blue-states-take-26-8-billion-in-gross-income-to-red-states_3849550.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Wealthiest Executives Paid Little to Nothing in Federal Income Taxes, Report Says. An analysis by ProPublica based on Internal Revenue Service documents showed billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk benefited from vagaries in the tax code. – Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/us/politics/income-taxes-bezos-musk-buffett.html

BROWN COUNTY DEMOCRAT
— LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Party leaders do not speak for all local Republicans
http://www.bcdemocrat.com/2021/06/08/letter-party-leaders-do-not-speak-for-all-local-republicans/

FORBES
— 10 Ways to Secure Your Home Against Home Invasion – Emily Glover, Lexie Pelchen, Emily Glover
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/home-improvement/secure-home-against-invasion/

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.