March 26 Evening Edition

WGN TV
— Sen. Dick Durbin, state legislators call for more gun control in wake of mass shootings – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/sen-dick-durbin-state-legislators-call-for-more-gun-control-in-wake-of-mass-shootings/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot earned more than $350K from law firm during first year in office, tax return shows – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-tax-returns-20210326-4lpflwtm4ffdnjktxyh2uxrrgy-story.html
— Rise in COVID-19 cases could be early sign of ‘a possible resurgence’ as state says local health departments with waning vaccination demand can expand eligibility – DAN PETRELLA and JENNY WHIDDEN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-coronavirus-vaccines-illinois-20210326-wxzjz2htojholdku4zooxhergy-story.html
— A third surge in Illinois? It’s a race between COVID-19 vaccinations and variants, and experts are concerned – JOE MAHR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-coronavirus-illinois-chicago-third-surge-fears-20210326-cw6znfnepnhw7hmvzyx2bwk5ya-htmlstory.html
— City vs. suburbs on enforcing state’s COVID-19 shutdown orders, restrictions | Arrest in Ald. Brendan Reilly attack | Pandemic’s toll on CTA revenue – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-vs-suburbs-fines-covid-pritzker-expands-vaccine-concerned-uptick-spin-20210326-vmhwqcnb4rgs7nwssd7e5wfrpa-story.html
— Second Wall Street agency upgrades Illinois financial outlook to stable, citing federal aid, performance during pandemic – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-finances-stable-outlook-20210326-s4nmakfymjdkddlu2k5ovox7ve-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-asian-american-discrimination-20210326-c24tczwurff7fng5pqtjnzamsu-story.html
— Banning assault weapons is unlikely to stop mass shootings – STEVE CHAPMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-mass-shooting-boulder-assault-weapons-chapman-20210326-d3ywz5earbh2nj2cbeot2ou2gy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/26/22340749/asian-american-hate-crimes-inhe-cho-atlanta

DAILY HERALD
— League of Women Voters decries party politics in Barrington local elections – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210326/league-of-women-voters-decries-party-politics-in-barrington-local-elections

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use the pandemic to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/why-pandemics-give-birth-hate-bubonic-plague-covid-19#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Slain Boulder officer’s dad says son would be ‘deeply offended to know his death would be used to promote gun control’ – Dara Bitler
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/slain-boulder-officers-dad-says-son-would-be-deeply-offended-to-know-his-death-would-be-used-to-promote-gun-control/
— Romney to receive Profile in Courage Award for vote in Trump’s first impeachment trial – AP
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters love it when politicians who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican take adverse actions against Trump.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/romney-to-receive-profile-in-courage-award-for-vote-in-trumps-first-impeachment-trial/

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Sues Petition Objector, Seeks ‘Real Culprit’ Grasso beat back the challenge, but wants resident sanctioned by court. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-sues-petition-objector-seeks-real-culprit

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-congress-members-say-residents-favor-gun-control-laws-own-more-guns/article_e1b6f9ae-8e75-11eb-8a85-ef02dda47d5d.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DUCKWORTH PUSHES TO OVERTURN HYDE AMENDMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/duckworth-pushes-to-overturn-hyde-amendment-.html
— RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE WILL DEFINITELY COST JOBS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/raising-the-minimum-wage-will-definitely-cost-jobs.html
— PHYSICIANS FACE PRESSURE TO BE WOKE (DIERSEN: Physicians should discourage drinking booze, smoking, using pot, and otherwise harming your body.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/physicians-face-pressure-to-be-woke.html

CAPITOL FAX
— To address new spike, Illinois expands eligibility and vaccines in targeted areas – Ezike warns state can’t move forward “if our metrics are going backward” – 3,002 new confirmed and probable cases; 33 additional deaths; 1,302 hospitalized; 264 in ICU; 2.9 percent average test positivity rate; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 99,449 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/26/to-address-rising-cases-to-address-new-spike-illinois-expands-eligibility-and-vaccines-in-targeted-areas-ezike-warns-state-cant-move-forward-if-our-metrics-are-going-backward/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional Democrats ‘silent’ as Biden border surge spirals – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/25/democrats-silent-joe-biden-border-surge-spirals/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Racist or woke? – T.D. ADLER
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/racist-or-woke-march-26-2021-edition

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden’s stunning dishonesty about immigration – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/bidens_stunning_dishonesty_about_immigration.html
— What Trump Derangement Syndrome Has Wrought – Lauri B. Regan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/what_trump_derangement_syndrome_has_wrought.html

BREITBART
— Biden Policies Are ‘Primary Cause’ of Illegal Immigration Surge – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/03/26/analysis-biden-policies-are-primary-cause-illegal-immigration-surge/
— Wikipedia Plagued by Controversy, Bias in 20th Year
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/26/wikipedia-plagued-by-controversy-bias-in-20th-year/
— Oakland to Give $500 per Month to ‘BIPOC Families’ to ‘Eliminate Racial Disparities’ The Mayor of Oakland, California, is rolling out a program that awards low-income black families, foreign nationals, and the homeless $500 a month — and apparently excluding white households living in equivalent poverty. – WENDELL HUSEBO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/26/oakland-to-give-500-per-month-to-bipoc-families-to-eliminate-racial-disparities/

BLAZE
— Biden used ‘cheat sheet’ during first press conference; Fox News host Chris Wallace knocks president for ‘reading talking points’ ‘Biden appears to be calling on reporters from a prepared list,’ one White House reporter said – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-press-conference-cheat-sheet

DAILY CALLER
— Vince Coglianese: ‘Disinformation’ Is Just A Pretext To Censor Average American Citizens – BRANDON GILLESPIE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/25/vince-coglianese-tucker-carlson-big-tech-censorship/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Violence Is Out of Control in Portland. Maybe Defunding Police Wasn’t Such a Great Idea. – Jarrett Stepman
(DIERSEN: If/when rioters attack your municipality this summer, which buildings, neighborhoods, precincts, etc. will they take over and destroy?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/03/17/violence-is-out-of-control-in-portland-maybe-defunding-police-wasnt-such-a-great-idea/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The city of Portland, Oregon, is a mess. This week, the city witnessed a telling, if predictable, incident. Police had removed a fence erected around the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse because it became a “symbol of divide” between law enforcement and the community, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Rioters then descended on the federal courthouse and vandalized it.)

NEWSMAX
— The Left Is Weaponizing ‘Disinformation’ To Silence Conservatives – Patrice Lee Onwuka
https://www.newsmax.com/patriceleeonwuka/censorship-free-speech-online-hate-speech/2021/03/26/id/1015298/

PJ MEDIA
— Administration Mulls Mileage Tax to Fund $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill – RICK MORAN
(DIERSEN: I drive very few miles every year.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/03/26/administration-mulls-mileage-tax-to-fund-3-trillion-infrastructure-bill-n1435290

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Evanston to promote reparations. Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/evanston-s-reparations-plan-noble-start-complicated-process-experts-say-n1262096

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Partisan Investment Funds Grow Out of Political Divides. Conservatives take a page from liberal investors when it comes to their escalating criticism of technology companies. – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/partisan-investment-funds-grow-out-of-political-divides-11616751000

LEADER & TIMES
— Democrats look to replace Black votes with illegal immigrants – Larry Phillips, Kismet
https://liberalfirst.com/opinion/8297-democrats-look-to-replace-black-votes-with-illegal-immigrants

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Don’t Think Gun Control Can Prevent Mass Shootings
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/gun_control/most_voters_don_t_think_gun_control_can_prevent_mass_shootings

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.