FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Top Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, criticized for conduct in Chicago, plans to retire. DD: Based on my personal experience, if you retire one minute sooner than you want to, your critics/opponents will forever use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you are a very bad person and even worse things.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/top-border-patrol-official-gregory-bovino-criticized-conduct-chicago-retiring-sources/18721992/
NBC5
— The 2026 primary could reshape Illinois politics ‘for decades to come’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/the-2026-primary-could-reshape-illinois-politics-for-decades-to-come/3908835/
— Why the nation will be locked into Illinois’ primary election Tuesday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/why-the-nation-will-be-locked-into-illinois-primary-election-tuesday/3908811/
— Controversy sparks over endorsements in Senate race ahead of Illinois primary. DD: Ever since Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at them that I have caused all their problems. Ever since I endorsed Pat O/Malley in 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary, my critics/opponents have blamed me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since then.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/local/controversy-sparks-over-endorsements-in-senate-race-ahead-of-illinois-primary/3908653/
WTTW
— Sub-Zero Wind Chills Expected as Polls Open Tuesday. Will Voters Brave the Cold?
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/16/sub-zero-wind-chills-expected-polls-open-tuesday-will-voters-brave-cold
— How Local Poll Watching Groups Are Preparing for the Primary Election Amid Concerns Over Federal Immigration Actions. DD: It is public record if you cast a Republican or a Democrat ballot. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage voters from casting a Republican ballot.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/16/how-local-poll-watching-groups-are-preparing-primary-election-amid-concerns-over-federal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal and state laws prohibit any type of intimidation of voters during elections.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal judge halts Trump administration’s health care funding cuts to Illinois, for now
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/trump-health-care-funding-cuts-judge/
— Naperville D203 to cut teachers in effort to close budget gap. DD: Because of Gingrich budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO cut many Analysts, including me, who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/naperville-d203-teachers-cuts-retirements-deficit/
— Cold weather to greet Illinois voters Tuesday as primary features open US Senate, crowded House races
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/cold-weather-to-greet-illinois-voters-tuesday-as-primary-features-open-us-senate-crowded-house-races/
— Indiana Gov. Mike Braun lends state backing to Turning Point USA as it builds school chapters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/braun-lends-state-backing-to-turning-point-usa-as-it-builds-school-chapters/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jesse Jackson family disputes posthumous Juliana Stratton endorsement in Senate primary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/16/jesse-jackson-family-disputes-posthumous-juliana-stratton-endorsement-us-senate-primary
— Pritzker taunts Bovino amid reports of Border Patrol chief’s retirement: ‘No one is above the law.’ DD: Based on my personal experience, if you retire one minute sooner than you want to, your critics/opponents will forever use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you are a very bad person and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/16/chicago-bovino-trump-pritzker-ice-border-patrol-midway-blitz
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/03/16/operation-midway-blitz-immigration-campaign-chicago-suburban-democratic-voters-poll
https://mcusercontent.com/5d5e50872dd1af3b8172cf48b/files/b29fe2d7-da45-fadc-4f84-24721cb9044a/Hands_Off_Chicago_Survey_Memo_031026_final_1.pdf
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/16/chicago-broadview-six-kat-abughazaleh-midway-blitz-trump-ice
— DD: For Democrats, education exists not only to crank out good little Democrats, but to crank out good little Democrat protesters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/03/16/mayor-johnson-ctu-may-day-no-school-request-school-funding-push
— DD: What percent of Republican primary ballots are cast by Democrats so that Democrat plants and RINOs win general elections?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/03/16/illinois-broken-primary-election-system-alaska-model-ranked-choice-voting-top-four-todd-connor
DAILY HERALD
— College essay expert to help students stand out in competitive admissions process. DD: I clearly stated in my 1972 Loyola application and my 1976 DePaul application a) that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take graduate business and accounting courses and b) that was the reason why I wanted to take the courses. But to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors, who had written off as being too old to be promoted to GS-13, outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically disallowed my tax deductions for the courses and outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and b) if I had not complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260316/submitted-content/college-essay-expert-to-help-students-stand-out-in-competitive-admissions-process/
WGN RADIO
— DD: For Democrats, education exists not only to crank out good little Democrats, but to crank out good little Democrat protesters.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/should-cps-close-schools-so-students-can-take-part-in-a-civic-day-of-action/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-487/
— Jackson endorsement mess takes a turn for the worse on Stratton
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/16/jackson-endorsement-mess-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse-on-stratton/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To what extent should voters assume a) that candidates who promote pot use pot themselves, b) that candidates who promote gambling are gamblers themselves, c) that candidates who promote LGBTQ are LGBTQers themselves, d) that candidates who promote mass/illegal immigration benefit from mass/illegal immigration themselves, and e) that candidates who promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI benefit from AA and DEI themselves? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Iran’s AI disinformation campaign
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4493369/iran-artificial-intelligence-disinformation-campaign/
NEW YORK POST
— Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino set to retire after he was ousted from Minneapolis. DD: Based on my personal experience, if you retire one minute sooner than you want to, your critics/opponents will forever use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you are a very bad person and even worse things.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-set-to-retire-after-he-was-ousted-from-minneapolis-over-anti-ice-backlash/
— Illegal immigrants from Africa, India and China are voting in US elections — here’s how they’re doing it
https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/illegal-immigrants-from-africa-india-and-china-are-voting-in-us-elections-heres-how-theyre-doing-it/
BREITBART
— Hollywood Celebrities Protest Trump, ICE, and Israel on Oscars Red Carpet
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/16/video-hollywood-celebrities-protest-trump-ice-and-israel-on-oscars-red-carpet/
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Agree Gov Candidate Must Be Able to Beat Pritzker
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/jb-pritzker-illinois-darren-bailey/2026/03/16/id/1249609/
— Will Anti-Trump Dem Win Illinois Senate Primary?
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/illinois-senate-primary/2026/03/16/id/1249612/
— Trump Blames ‘Crazed Democrats’ for Unpaid TSA Agents
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-democrats-tsaagents/2026/03/16/id/1249646/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Illinois Senate primary tests Democrats’ anti-ICE message
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/illinois-senate-primary-tests-democrats-anti-ice-message-rcna262997
NEWSWEEK
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Whites for the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.newsweek.com/gene-wu-texas-democrat-white-11487908
— DD: Democrat leaders run a protection racket. They claim to protect those who vote for Democrats from those who vote for Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/don-ald-turns-presidency-protection-racket-opinion-2026180
YAHOO
— Feds keep marijuana tests for workers despite Trump reclassification order. DD: Democrats want everyone to be stoners.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/feds-keep-marijuana-tests-workers-160800133.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Primary Shows Rising Political Influence of Indian Americans. On Tuesday, Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi is looking to take a major step toward becoming only the second Indian American elected to the Senate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/illinois-krishnamoorthi-indian-americans-elections.html
— Inside the Democratic Infighting in Illinois
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/illinois-democrat-primary-brandon-herrera-mamdani.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— On Iran, Is Only Bad News Fit to Print? Media partisanship has been worse than ever in this war. DD: My critics/opponents continue to be furious that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write about those who have complained about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who blame my newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/on-iran-is-only-bad-news-fit-to-print-1ac66649
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— To Stay Relevant, Professional Associations Must Rebrand. DD: Are/were you a member of professional associations? What if the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) made candidate recommendations and I had ran for a government office? While I worked for IRS, for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year, I earned an MBA and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, earned master’s degrees in accounting, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I became a licensed CPA, I became a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and I earned a master’s degree in finance. What if the ICPAS had come to my defense when my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me to GS-13? What if the ICPAS had come to my defense when my when my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and refused to promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old? While I worked for GAO, I served on ICPAS’s membership committee for 9 years and I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Midwest Chapter for 13 years. What if ICPAS, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and AGA had come to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me? ICPAS, IIA, and AGA would have come to my defense if I had been a Democrat, a minority, younger, or a veteran.
https://hbr.org/2016/01/to-stay-relevant-professional-associations-must-rebrand
POLITICO
— Jesse Jackson’s family withdraws posthumous endorsement in Illinois Senate primary. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton had touted an endorsement from Jackson, who died in February.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/jesse-jackson-illinois-senate-primary-endorsement-00830235
