ABC7
— Illinois coronavirus: McCormick Place, two shuttered hospitals to be used as
overflow medical facilities as COVID-19 cases surge over 5K with 73 deaths –
Jessica D’Onofrio and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-covid-19-cases-surge-over-5k-as-state-works-to-open-overflow-medical-facilities/6062180/
— Pres. Trump defends extending coronavirus distancing guidelines as spread
continues in the US – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-defends-extending-coronavirus-guidelines-as-spread-continues/6062870/
NBC5
— Coronavirus Cases in Illinois Top 5,000 With 73 Fatalities With the newly
confirmed cases, more than 50 of the state’s 102 counties have now reported at
least one confirmed case of the virus
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/coronavirus-cases-in-illinois-climb-to-5056-with-72-fatalities/2247267/
— How Will We Vote? Outbreak Revives Debate on Mail-in Ballots Democrats’
hopes for using the crisis to expand voting by mail face firm Republican
opposition, as well as significant logistical challenges – Nicholas Riccardi
and Rachel La Corte
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/coronavirus-and-elections-outbreak-revives-debate-on-mail-in-voting-ballots/2247283/
CBS2
— CPS To Distribute 100,000 Computers For E-Learning To Start April 13
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/30/cps-to-distribute-100000-computers-for-e-learning-to-start-april-13/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 8 more die in Illinois from COVID-19, cases tally rises to 5,057
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/8-more-die-in-illinois-from-covid-19-cases-tally-rises-to-5057
— 29 more CPD members test positive for COVID-19
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/29-more-cpd-members-test-positive-for-covid-19
— Tampa megachurch pastor arrested after leading packed services despite
‘safer-at-home’ orders
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/tampa-megachurch-pastor-arrested-after-leading-packed-services-despite-safer-at-home-orders
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The media shouldn’t muzzle Trump
— no matter his lies and ineptitude.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-coronavirus-trump-media-20200330-obwosgfgt5dwhbgwsy66mdwxiy-story.html
— Public sector pensions can bring reduced Social Security benefits – Elliot
Raphaelson (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a
Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20200330/281887300408003
— Waukegan social-distancing itself from marijuana revenues – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-waukegan-marijuana-st-0331-20200330-mcsenvtjynfrhenrdkiofdlejy-story.html
— More than 800 Chicago Police Department employees out sick Monday – Jeremy
Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-coronavirus-chicago-police-sick-leave-20200330-54gwglfkr5hbnea75bnrxij37i-story.html
— Rations of high-demand goods, shoppers in masks and reminders to keep your
distance. This is the brave new world of pandemic shopping. – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-shopping-experience-20200330-us3qxccvwvfb3gv3lszjdj6s7m-story.html
— Who gets care for COVID-19 when the hospitals fill up? Gut-wrenching
decisions will have to be made. – NEIL S. WENGER AND MARTIN F. SHAPIRO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-hospital-care-decisions-20200330-ci5h3kebfrdj7jlesnbqbgzpdq-story.html
— 7 residents at Carol Stream nursing facility test positive for coronavirus –
Phil Thompson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-chicago-coronavirus-carol-stream-nursing-home-20200330-oht54xraq5acrbdrrjaa2btc3u-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Coronavirus test sites added in Illinois, but Pritzker says limited capacity
still ‘an enormous problem’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/30/21199400/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Trump: Feds to pay 100% for Illinois National Guard COVID-19 deployment The
Illinois National Guard was deployed earlier this month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker
to help in the COVID-19 crisis. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/30/21199807/trump-federal-government-will-pay-illinois-national-guard-deployment-covid-19-coronvirus
— CPS students unlikely to return to schools this year, alderman says after
mayoral briefing “We have no expectation of them going back,” Ald. Ray Lopez
(15th) told the Sun-Times after a conference call with Lori Lightfoot. “I don’t
know why they’d have to go back if they’re all learning at home.” – Fran
Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/30/21199830/coronavirus-remote-learning-chicago-public-schools-cps-classes
— It’s a bad idea for journalists to censor Trump – instead, they can help the
public identify what’s true or false Some television networks have started
cutting away from Trump’s daily briefings, saying the events are no more than
campaign rallies, and that he is spreading falsehoods that endanger the public.
– David Cuillier (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government
and political news and commentary is false except for the government and
political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/30/21199895/coronavirus-media-cnn-media-journalists-david-cuillier-conversation
DAILY HERALD
— Most suburban GOP lawmakers endorse Pritzker’s COVID-19 stay-at-home rule –
Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/most-suburban-gop-lawmakers-endorse-pritzkers-covid-19-stay-at-home-rule
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Illinois GOP House Leader Jim Durkin and Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady
supported Pritzker’s executive order issued March 20 that aims to nip the
spread of the respiratory infection. Republican and DuPage County Chairman Dan
Cronin has appeared with Pritzker at several briefings and said “preserving
people’s health and safety has to be the No. 1 consideration in an effort to
minimize the impact of COVID-19 on our communities. “I intend to let the
public health recommendations and data drive decision-making, so we make the
most informed decisions possible in this unprecedented situation,” Cronin
said. Republican state Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills, however, said
last week that Pritzker’s order is “too broad” and the state should
align with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I am 100%
totally supportive of what the health care professionals say at the federal
level,” McSweeney said. “I believe the best information is at the
CDC. No one in Washington has ordered a shutdown of the state of Illinois.”)
— Fair maps advocates hopeful with deadline looming for redistricting
referendum – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/fair-maps-advocates-hopeful-with-deadline-looming-for-redistricting-referendum
— DuPage introduces COVID-19 case map (SEE: https://covid19-dupage.hub.arcgis.com/ )
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/dupage-introduces-covid-19-case-map
— Illinois inmate dies from COVI-19; dozens more sickened – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200330/news/303309933
— State announces 8 new deaths, 461 new coronavirus cases – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200330/state-announces-8-new-deaths-461-new-coronavirus-cases
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Ideas weighed to slowly relaunch Illinois economy – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Ideas-weighed-to-slowly-relaunch-Illinois-economy-15166306.php
FOX ILLINOIS
— House of Representatives will not return to DC until at least April 20 –
SCOTT THUMAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/coronavirusnowtakingtollonworkinwashington
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— New DuPage County COVID-19 Case Map
https://www.nctv17.com/news/new-dupage-county-covid-19-case-map/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— New York Times Projects 33,000 McHenry County Coronavirus Infections
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/03/30/new-york-times-projects-33000-mchenry-county-coronavirus-infections/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: IS THE CORONAVIRUS ERODING OUR FREEDOM?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/03/thorner-is-the-coronavirus-eroding-our-freedom.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker says 500 hospital beds this week at McCormick Place – Feds sent
surgical masks instead of N95 masks – Ezike explains state prison strategy –
Why no “recovered” data? Abbott can only produce 50K rapid tests per day- Drop
in new cases today does not indicate anything – Not focused on costs except for
gouging
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/30/pritzker-says-500-hospital-beds-this-week-at-mccormick-place/
— 461 new cases, 8 new deaths – 12 Stateville prisoners hospitalized
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/30/461-new-cases-7-new-deaths/
— How will county parties hold legally mandated conventions on
April 15th?
https://capitolfax.com/2020/03/30/how-will-county-parties-hold-legally-mandated-conventions-on-april-15th/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
ILGOP’s general counsel sent a memo to county chairs days ago. Excerpt… Other
than the requirement that conventions be held on a particular date, the
Election Code only directs that a county convention elect a county chairman,
select delegates to the state convention and shall be held “within the county.”
There is no statutory requirement that a convention must be conducted in any
particular manner. In other words, for county organizations without bylaws that
might direct otherwise, a convention could possibly be conducted by a
conference call (so long as all participants are within the county), or by use
of absentee ballots or other methods to elect a chairman and to conduct
business. As for the requirement that state convention delegates are chosen at
the county convention, that task may be delegated (as has traditionally been
the case) to county chairmen if necessary. Of course, all notice requirements
must be adhered to, as always. For counties with bylaws that dictate how their
conventions are to be run, those bylaws will control, and county organizations
should abide by them. I asked the same follow-up question to the ILGOP’s Joe
Hackler about counties with in-person meeting requirements. His response… There
may be a few that explicitly require personal presence for participation.
However, each of these counties conventions would conceivably have a rules
committee that could possibly help offer some relief.)
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats fault Trump for spike in Asian harassment in light of coronavirus
– Gabriella Muñoz (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more
that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens
and Green plants, and RINOs well blame you for coronavirus: Trump supporter,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors
have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/30/hakeem-jeffries-faults-trump-spike-asian-harassmen/
— Democrats call for racial data in coronavirus testing – AP (DIERSEN: What
about citizenship, age, gender, sexual orientation, BMI, illnesses, national
origin, religion, political affiliation, income, net worth, veteran status,
years ancestors have been in America, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/30/democrats-call-racial-data-coronavirus-testing/
RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Trump Has Risen to the Occasion, Dems Sink to New Lows
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2020/03/30/trump-soars-to-new-heights-dems-sink-to-new-lows/
BREITBART
— Repeated Warnings from Feds About Lack of Ventilators Fell on Deaf Ears
Under Bush, Obama – EDWIN MORA
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/30/repeated-warnings-from-feds-about-lack-of-ventilators-fell-on-deaf-ears-under-bush-obama/
— Biden Dismisses Numerous Reports of Mask Theft to Accuse Trump of
‘Conspiracy Mongering’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/30/biden-dismisses-numerous-reports-mask-theft-accuse-trump-conspiracy-mongering/
CNS NEWS
— New York Times Now Blaming Christians for Coronavirus – Bill Donohue
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and
Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants,
and RINOs well blame you for coronavirus: Trump supporter, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor,
gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been
in America for a long time.)
https://cnsnews.com/commentary/bill-donohue/nyt-now-blaming-christians-coronavirus
DAILY CALLER
— U.S. Rivals Are Exploiting Coronavirus As A Weapon In Propaganda War – J. D.
GORDON
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/30/gordon-u-s-rivals-are-exploiting-coronavirus-as-a-weapon-in-propaganda-war/
DAILY SIGNAL
— De Blasio, NYC Officials Downplayed COVID-19 Threat After Trump Restricted
Travel to China. Here Are 5 Examples. – Chris White
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/03/30/de-blasio-nyc-officials-downplayed-covid-19-threat-after-trump-restricted-travel-to-china-here-are-5-examples/
TOWNHALL
— German State Finance Minister Commits Suicide After Expressing Concern About
Economic Effects of Wuhan Coronavirus – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2020/03/30/german-state-financial-minister-suicide-n2565957
HOT AIR
— Woke Stupidity Is Spreading As Fast As The Coronavirus Pandemic
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2020/03/woke-stupidity-spreading-fast-coronavirus-pandemic/
PJ MEDIA
— Let’s Remember the REAL Victims of the Coronavirus: Mildly Inconvenienced
Journalists – JIM TREACHER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/lets-remember-the-real-victims-of-the-coronavirus-mildly-inconvenienced-journalists/
THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blast Trump’s efforts “to sell public on
his coronavirus response.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/490269-trump-seeks-to-sell-public-on-his-coronavirus-response
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Will We Vote? Outbreak Revives Debate on Mail-In Ballots – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/03/30/us/politics/ap-us-election-2020-mail-voting.html
— White House Airlifts Medical Supplies From China in Coronavirus Fight
Officials have teamed up with medical supply companies to speed the arrival of
masks, gloves, gowns and other goods. – Ana Swanson
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/economy/coronavirus-china-supplies.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump Is Hurting His Own
Re-election Chances.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/opinion/trump-coronavirus-election.html
— Bail Out Journalists. Let Newspaper Chains Die. The coronavirus is likely to
hasten the end of advertising-driven media, our columnist writes. And
government should not rescue it. – Ben Smith (DIERSEN: What percent of
advertisers are fronts for the Democrat Party?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/coronavirus-journalists-newspapers.html
— How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus? Amid calls
for more transparency, a debate is raging among public health experts over how
much data on the spread of the virus should be released. – Thomas Fuller
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/coronavirus-data-privacy.html
NEW YORK POST
— Trump: Coronavirus rescue bill was almost nixed due to Democrats’ ‘junk’ –
Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2020/03/30/trump-coronavirus-rescue-bill-was-almost-nixed-due-to-democrats-junk/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use immigrants to promote hatred against
Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-making-america-sick-again-20200330-sa3h7x6pzzey3becd7ev5xndju-story.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump beats a retreat on opening
the country as coronavirus data, images show dark reality.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-guidelines-easter-elmhurst/2020/03/29/c15c21f2-7215-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html
— The Great American Migration of 2020: On the move to escape the coronavirus
– Marc Fisher, Paul Schwartzman and Ben Weissenbach (DIERSEN: If everyone
around you came down with coronavirus, where would you escape to?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/coronavirus-great-american-migration/2020/03/28/b59d4d44-6f6f-11ea-a3ec-70d7479d83f0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s narcissism has never been
more dangerous.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/30/trumps-narcissism-has-never-been-more-dangerous/
— Trump berates ‘PBS NewsHour’ reporter for ‘threatening’ question, hits
‘nice’ question out of park – Katie Shepherd
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/03/30/coronavirus-yamiche-alcindor-trump/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— After Coronavirus, We Will Have to Reckon With the Debt The
post-financial-crisis playbook may not be the right one this time – James
Mackintosh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-coronavirus-we-will-have-to-reckon-with-the-debt-11585494002
— The Lies We Tell at Work – Tessa West (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact
that I am White, male, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, my
Democrat superiors in the federal government would have promoted me into their
Senior Executive Service, currently $170,800/year, long before I was 40 years
old if I had successfully lied that I was a yes-man, Democrat, Swedish-American,
non-Protestant, and/or 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lies-we-tell-at-workand-the-damage-they-do-11585319160
— How I Wrote Five Novels While Commuting – Ken Wells (DIERSEN: While I
commuted 1978-1980, I studied to pass graduate accounting courses at DePaul and
to pass the CPA examination. While I commuted 1980-1981, I studied to pass the
Certified Internal Auditor examination. While I commuted 1992-1997, I studied
to pass graduate finance courses at IIT.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-i-wrote-five-novels-while-commuting-11585234285
FORBES
— Does The Second Amendment Protect Gun Stores From Being Closed During The
COVID-19 Crisis? – Evan Gerstmann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/03/30/does-the-second-amendment-protect-gun-stores-from-being-closed-during-the-covid-19-crisis/#522549451863
NEWSWEEK
— THE CORONAVIRUS WILL CHANGE HOW WE WORK FOREVER – KERRI ANNE RENZULLI
https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-will-change-how-we-work-forever-1494854
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
— Reporter denied access to Florida governor’s briefing on COVID-19 (DIERSEN:
I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about
how politicians, their operatives, and their dupes have treated me. I would
focus on those who denied me access to their press conferences and who threw me
out of their press conferences. I would focus on those who made it clear that
they a) did not want me to know about their press conferences, b) did not want
me to attend their press conferences, c) did not want me to ask questions at
their press conferences, d) did not want me to speak with other reporters at
their press conferences, and e) did not want me to report on their press
conferences. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious,
conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://cpj.org/2020/03/reporter-denied-access-to-florida-governors-briefi.php
WKRG
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly 1 in 5 Americans misused or abused drugs in 2018
– Ronnie Das
https://www.wkrg.com/news/nearly-1-in-5-americans-misused-or-abused-drugs-in-2018/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Federal Workers, Union Sue for Hazard Pay A federal class action lawsuit
argues that agencies should be required to provide hazardous duty pay to
federal employees who have been exposed to the coronavirus. – ERICH WAGNER
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2020/03/federal-workers-afge-sue-hazard-pay/164209/
— Government Prepares to Send Stimulus Checks, IRS Begins Mandatory Telework
for Nearly All Employees – COURTNEY BUBLÉ
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2020/03/coronavirus-roundup-government-prepares-send-stimulus-checks-irs-begins-mandatory-telework-nearly-all-employees/164203/
DIGITAL JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Op-Ed: Social distancing and the
political divide in the U.S.”
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/politics/op-ed-social-distancing-and-the-political-divide-in-the-usa/article/569526
ADVOCATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity promote hatred against
Trump.
https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/3/30/anti-lgbtq-hate-groups-continue-rise
VANITY FAIR
— CORONAVIRUS WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER The pandemic has upended
traditional campaigning and may play a major role in voters’ decisions. The
question for those running in 2020, says one Congressman, will be “how did you
perform in the great crisis?” – ERIC LUTZ (DIERSEN: Each and every Republican
candidate on November 3, 2020 ballots in Illinois should expect that their
Democrat opponent will shout the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in
their political jurisdiction and blame those infections and deaths on
them.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus-will-be-on-the-ballot-in-november
SALON
— Governor says Illinois will take over coronavirus testing after White
House’s “profound failing” “The White House has promised millions of tests
for weeks now, and they’re just not here,” J.B. Pritzker says – IGOR DERYSH
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/30/governor-says-illinois-will-take-over-coronavirus-testing-after-white-houses-profound-failing/
