ABC7
— Jussie Smollett update: ‘Empire’ actor indicted on 16 felony counts by grand jury
https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-indicted-on-16-felony-counts-by-grand-jury/5177586/
— Trump calls Democrats ‘anti-Israel’ and ‘anti-Jewish’ party after House vote on hate – JOHN PARKINSON
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-calls-democrats-anti-israel-and-anti-jewish-party-after-house-vote-on-hate/5174258/
NBC5
— Jussie Smollett Update: ‘Empire’ Actor Indicted on 16 Felony Counts of Disorderly Conduct Smollett was charged last month with one felony count of disorderly conduct in filing a false police report
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/jussie-smollett-update-actor-indicted-on-16-felony-counts-506895161.html
CBS2
— Jussie Smollett Case: Grand Jury Returns 16 Counts Against ‘Empire’ Actor
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/08/jussie-smollett-grand-jury-indictment/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts stemming from reported attack in Chicago
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/jussie-smollett-indicted-on-16-felony-counts-stemming-from-reported-attack-in-chicago
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan is easy to like, tough for GOP to fight – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/pritzker-progressive-income-tax-republicans-springfield/
— A tax for Illinois that, thankfully, puts the middle class first – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/illinois-progressive-graduated-income-tax-pritzker/
— How Willie Wilson changed his mind on LGBTQ people and endorsed Lori Lightfoot – Laura Washington (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked very hard against me. They are overjoyed that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/willie-wilson-endorsement-lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayoral-runoff/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to break up Amazon, Facebook and Google – Tony Romm and Brian Fung
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-elizabeth-warren-break-up-big-tech-20190308-story.html
— Liberals want socialism, Ocasio-Cortez as queen. We’re taking your hamburgers too – Rex Huppke
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-fox-news-socialism-ocasio-cortez-trump-huppke-20190308-story.html
— Judge approves legal fees in city’s losing battle over open records, bringing total to nearly $1.2 million; Tribune prevails – Todd Lighty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-emanuel-email-costs-20190222-story.html
— Lose your FOID, give up your guns: Making a sound policy work – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-foid-revocations-guns-aurora-20190309-story.html
— IRS looks for ways to squelch New York, Connecticut SALT workarounds – Laura Davison
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-tax-salt-20190308-story.html
— Will anti-Semitism divide Democrats? It already has. – Clarence Page
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-anti-semitic-ilhan-omar-trump-friedman-king-0310-20190308-story.html
— House Democrats finding it hard to confront anti-Semitism – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201903071506–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-bb20190308-20190308-column.html
— Mottl, Grasso pledge new development deals, sports facility if elected Burr Ridge mayor – Jesse Wright
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dbr-grasso-mottl-mayor-race-tl-0314-story.html
— House passes sweeping ethics and elections bill – Mike DeBonis and John Wagner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-house-ethics-elections-bill-20190308-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Atheist to give invocation at DuPage board meeting – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190308/atheist-to-give-invocation-at-dupage-board-meeting
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How the proposed tax on Illinois millionaires compares to other states Gov. Pritzker’s plan brings a higher top rate for the state’s richest people. But do other states offer a better tax plan for the wealthy and their businesses? – BEN WINCK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/how-proposed-tax-illinois-millionaires-compares-other-states
— The SALT cap isn’t going anywhere, right and left agree Efforts by pols from high-tax states, including Illinois, to undo the Trump-era cap on deductions for state and local taxes are likely futile. Here’s why. – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Trump should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/salt-cap-isnt-going-anywhere-right-and-left-agree
NPR ILLINOIS
— International Women’s Day: How’s Illinois Doing On Gender Equality? – DANA VOLLMER
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/international-womens-day-hows-illinois-doing-gender-equality#stream/0
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: Illinois legislation would ban landlords from reporting tenants to immigration officials – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-legislation-would-ban-landlords-from-reporting-tenants-to-immigration/article_1f6a69c4-412b-11e9-8269-c7206b9a3ef8.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOISANS EXPRESS OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION TO HOUSE DEMS’ ABORTION BILLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/abortion-bills-.html
— TRUSSELL: PAY ATTENTION TO CHICAGO’S BLACK CONSERVATIVES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/trussell-pay-attention-to-chicagos-black-conservatives.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? WITH PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP AT CPAC 2019
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/wheres-weyermuller-with-president-donald-j-trump-at-cpac-2019.html
— THORNER: HOW MUCH LONGER WILL SPEECH BE FREE IN AMERICA? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives limit speech that promotes the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform. At local candidate forums, you hear few if any questions asked about the aforesaid.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/thorner-how-much-longer-will-speech-be-free-in-america.html
— BECKMAN: GLORIA STEINEM STOOPS TO GODWIN’S LAW, LOSES DEBATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/beckman.html
— POLICE IN CANADA ARE TRACKING PEOPLE’S ‘NEGATIVE’ BEHAVIOR IN A ‘RISK’ DATABASE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/police-in-canada-are-tracking-peoples-negative-behavior-in-a-risk-database.html
— GOVERNOR’S OFFICE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO REPEAL ILLINOIS’ FLAT INCOME TAX
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/governors-office-launches-campaign-to-repeal-illinois-flat-income-tax.html
— ILLINOIS SENATOR INTRODUCES HPV VACCINE MANDATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/03/hpv-vaccine-mandate-on-hold.html
NEWSMAX
— Leftward Chicago Looks Forward to Being Emmanuel-Free – Conrad Black
https://www.newsmax.com/conradblack/capone-cermak-daley-roosevelt/2019/03/08/id/906140/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: House votes in favor of illegal immigrant voting – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/8/house-votes-favor-illegal-immigrant-voting/
GOPUSA
— Ilhan Omar’s final strike? Despite resolution, she’s still going… blasts Meghan McCain! – Bobby Eberle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66277
— David Clarke, former Milwaukee County sheriff, banned from Fox News (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have constructively, if not actually, banned me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=66227
BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, TREASONOUS: House Passes Voting Rules Bill Derided as ‘Voter Fraud and Election Theft’ – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/08/house-passes-voting-rights-bill-derided-voter-fraud-election-theft-bill-conservatives/
— U.S. Does Not Have a Labor Shortage; It Has a Wage Shortage – John Carney
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/03/07/carney-u-s-does-not-have-labor-shortage-has-wage-shortage/
— Mexico Deploys More Forces to Its Southern Border to Combat Crime amid Caravans – Robert Arce
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/03/08/mexico-deploys-more-forces-to-its-southern-border-to-combat-crime-amid-caravans/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Telling The Truth About Islam Always Gets You In Trouble With Democrats – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/29827
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Yes, There’s a Crisis at the Border – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/southern-border-crisis-central-american-migrants/
— The Aristocracy of Victimhood – JONAH GOLDBERG (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, everyone is a victim of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/g-file/the-aristocracy-of-victimhood/
ROLL CALL
— DCCC wastes no time launching positive ads on HR 1 passage Democrats view legislation as key campaign message even if it won’t pass the Senate – Simone Pathe
https://www.rollcall.com/news/campaigns/dccc-wastes-no-time-launching-positive-ads-on-h-r-1-passage
THE HILL
— Five things to know about Democrats’ sweeping election reform bill – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/433243-five-things-to-know-about-democrats-sweeping-election-reform-bill
CNN
— Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts – Bill Kirkos and Sheena Jones
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/08/entertainment/jussie-smollett-indictment/index.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Our Culture of Contempt The problem in America today is not incivility or intolerance. It’s something far worse. – Arthur C. Brooks (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonstrated the most incivility, intolerance, and/or contempt against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. They disapprove of, if not hate my demographics.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/02/opinion/sunday/political-polarization.html
— Growing Up With Murder All Around Love and Death in Chicago – Alex Kotlowitz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/books/review/alex-kotlowitz-american-summer.html
WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony counts related to allegation that he staged a hate-crime attack
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2019/03/08/empire-actor-jussie-smollett-indicted-on-16-felony-counts-related-to-allegation-that-he-staged-a-hate-crime-attack/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Smollett Indicted by Grand Jury on 16 Counts for Filing False Report ‘Empire’ actor allegedly falsely reported he was a victim of a racist, antigay attack – Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/smollett-indicted-by-grand-jury-on-16-counts-for-filing-false-report-11552087054
— House Passes Election Overhaul Package Legislation, opposed by Republicans and ACLU, is likely to languish in Senate – Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-is-set-to-pass-election-overhaul-package-11552054493
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS keeps cutting back on audits of millionaires and big businesses – Michael Cohn
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-keeps-cutting-back-on-audits-of-millionaires-and-big-businesses
