ABC7
— MAYOR, GOVERNOR STILL AT ODDS OVER BUDGET AT JOBS EVENT – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/news/mayor-governor-still-at-odds-over-budget-at-jobs-event/1981480/
NBC5
— Howland Announces Candidacy for 2018 6th District Race Democrats nationally are targeting the 6th District and as many as five candidates may enter the race – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Howland-Announces-Candidacy-for-2018-Race-in-6th-District-422018313.html
— Rauner, Emanuel Cut Ribbon at Factory Amidst CPS Funding Battle The new factory will create 300 jobs, but the peaceful atmosphere was strained by divisions over CPS funding – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-emanuel-cut-ribbon-at-south-side-factory-amidst-cps-funding-battle-422049963.html
CBS2
— Rauner, Emanuel Take Credit For Job Project, Blame Each For School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/illinois-governor-chicago-mayor-spat/
— Gov. Rauner Booed At Chicago State Commencement – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/governor-bruce-rauner-booed-chicago-state-graduation/
— President Trump On Stephen Colbert: ‘No-Talent Guy’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/11/president-trump-on-stephen-colbert-no-talent-guy/
CLTV
— Gov. Rauner booed at Chicago State University Commencement
http://cltv.com/2017/05/11/gov-rauner-booed-at-chicago-state-university-commencement/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Lottery director questions privatization model – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-lottery-director-met-20170510-story.html
— Shortage of caregivers for people with disabilities intensifies statewide – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-disabled-support-shortage-update-met-20170506-story.html
— Despite negative perceptions, Illinois sees increase in tourism – Eric Scott
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lincolnshire/lifestyles/ct-lsr-column-scott-tl-0518-20170511-column.html
— After being booed at Chicago State, Rauner says he’d ‘love to boo our system as well’ – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chicago-state-met-0512-20170511-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm, Rauner share stage, but not school funding solutions – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-rauner-share-stage-but-not-school-funding-solutions/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups call for Rauner to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/576584/
— Springfield’s failure to fund schools is a form of child neglect – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/springfields-failure-to-fund-schools-is-a-form-of-child-neglect/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durkin appoints people to work with Democrats on non-budget issues – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170511/durkin-appoints-people-to-work-with-democrats-on-non-budget-issues
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170511/point-injustice-of-denying-low-income-women-access-to-abortion-care
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Metro-east legislator Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, could be the next ambassador to Kenya – KARA BERG
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article150084452.html
CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Chicago company admits to concealing more than $11M in wages from IRS – Gina Hall
http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/05/11/chicago-company-admits-to-concealing-more-than-11m.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Republicans Guarding the Swamp – Rob Chambers
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/republicans-guarding-the-swamp/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EAST AURORA TEACHERS UNION PUTS BRAKES ON SCHOOL BUSING – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/east-aurora-teachers-union-puts-brakes-on-school-busing/
CAPITOL FAX
— Republican congressional delegation recommends McCarter for Kenya ambassador
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/11/republican-congressional-delegation-recommends-mccarter-for-kenya-amabassador/
— Durkin appoints non-budget negotiators in response to Madigan offer
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/11/durkin-appoints-non-budget-negotiators-in-response-to-madigan-offer/
NEWSMAX
— Joe Walsh: I Support Trump But Firing Comey Was Wrong – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Walsh-Trump-Comey/2017/05/11/id/789520/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— U of Arizona Is Hiring Students to Tattle on Others for ‘Bias Incidents’ – KATHERINE TIMPF
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447510/university-arizona-hires-students-tattle-bias-incidents
GOPUSA
— Target Pushes LGBT Pride Campaign (DIERSEN: To shop at Target is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24213
DAILY CALLER
— TWILIGHT ZONE: Mexicans Are Upset About Immigrants Bringing Crime To Their City – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/twilight-zone-mexicans-are-upset-about-immigrants-bringing-crime-to-their-city/
— Comey: Trump Can Fire FBI Director For Any Reason He Wants – Jonah Bennett (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/10/comey-trump-can-fire-fbi-director-for-any-reason-he-wants/
THE HILL
— Reducing employer risk with federal E-Verify mandate – DAVID FOWLER (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/333015-reducing-employer-risk-with-federal-e-verify-mandate
MSN
— Rauner Jeered At Chicago State Commencement
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/rauner-jeered-at-chicago-state-commencement/vp-BBB1YtO
AOL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “When thinking of Trump, U.S. voters say ‘idiot’ is the first word that comes to mind.”
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/05/10/poll-trump-idiot-buffoon-bigot-narcissist-unqualified-stupid-crazy-disaster/22080411/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Facebook Could Learn From China’s Censors Facebook’s 7,500 content reviewers wouldn’t be enough to meet standards in China, executives there say – Li Yuan (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor you and why? My critics/opponents want censor me because they a) reject planks in the Republican Party and/or Illinois Republican Party platforms 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, e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid, and/or f) are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-facebook-could-learn-from-chinas-censors-1494514804
BILL MOYERS
— The Loyalists The right-wing Vortex lines up behind the Supreme Leader as he cheerily proclaims that he’s not under investigation. – TODD GITLIN (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents demand that everyone be blindly loyal to them.)
http://billmoyers.com/story/the-loyalists-trump-james-comey/
CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts as an agent of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/high-cost-e-verify
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Senate accountability bill eliminates MPSB appeal rights for VA senior executives – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/legislation/2017/05/senate-accountability-bill-eliminates-mpsb-appeal-rights-for-va-senior-executives/
— IGs say budget cuts to their offices will do more harm than good – Scott Maucione
https://federalnewsradio.com/congress/2017/05/igs-say-budget-cuts-to-their-offices-will-do-more-harm-than-good/