CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Activists call on CHA to provide adequate COVID-19 testing, PPE for seniors
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/5/11/21254338/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
DAILY HERALD
— Bring manufacturing back to the U.S. – Kevin Coyne, Naperville
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200512/bring-manufacturing-back-to-the-us
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker sticks with reopening timetable As business groups press for a quicker timeline, the governor says a return won’t happen before May 29. And the projected COVID infection peak is pushed to June. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/pritzker-sticks-reopening-timetable
— Chicago is building a COVID contact tracing workforce “We recognize, with an eye towards reopening, that we need to substantially beef up the infrastructure for that, and that means bringing more people online,” says Mayor Lightfoot. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/chicago-building-covid-contact-tracing-workforce
— Property tax reprieve picks up Springfield steam Chances are rising that when the state Legislature meets it will consider helping out homeowners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/property-tax-reprieve-picks-springfield-steam
— Hotel group takes aim at Pritzker’s reopening plan The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association says the governor needs to “offer some hope” to a huge and reeling industry. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/hotel-group-takes-aim-pritzkers-reopening-plan
— When a 20% salary cut isn’t a 20% salary cut Insurance giant Aon says workers who quit over the hefty pay reduction won’t get severance. – STEVE DANIELS (DIERSEN: Have you suffered a pay cut? GAO audits IRS. I took a 21% pay cut in 1980 to transfer from IRS to GAO. In today’s dollars, that was $20,157/year pay cut. In today’s dollars, my GS-12 Step 5 IRS salary was $96,431/year and my GS-9 Step 10 GAO salary was only $76,274/year. Of course, ever since then, my critics/opponents have used that against me. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that IRS had overpaid me and b) that GAO viewed me and my almost 9 years of IRS work experience, that last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels (currently $85,084-$96,431/year) was worthless. Much of what GAO Analysts do is similar to what IRS Revenue Officers do. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, GAO would not have required me to suffer a pay cut to transfer. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/insurance/when-20-salary-cut-isnt-20-salary-cut
WTTW
— State Lawmakers at Odds Over Gov. Pritzker’s Recovery Plan – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2020/05/11/state-lawmakers-odds-over-gov-pritzker-s-recovery-plan
WBEZ
— Coronavirus In Illinois: Peak Not Expected Until Mid-June, Governor Says
https://www.wbez.org/stories/coronavirus-in-illinois-peak-not-expected-until-mid-june-governor-says/b9d4bbde-4bde-48e1-810b-5cc7df506ca0
— He Gained National Attention For Fighting Illinois’ Stay-At-Home Orders. But Who Is Darren Bailey? – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.wbez.org/stories/he-gained-national-attention-for-fighting-illinois-stay-at-home-orders-but-who-is-darren-bailey/a9610f4b-9219-4612-81a5-bcdd9c6d2110
QUAD CITY TIMES
— Three businesses sue Illinois Gov. Pritzker, challenge his power to shutter services – REBECCA ANZEL
https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/three-businesses-sue-illinois-gov-pritzker-challenge-his-power-to-shutter-services/article_24702e5c-2a00-5002-9375-4c07c9cc945d.html
WGEM & WEEK
— Illinois Republican leaders join Municipal League in call to ease ‘Restore Illinois’ restrictions – Mike Miletich
https://wgem.com/2020/05/11/illinois-republican-leaders-join-municipal-league-in-call-to-ease-restore-illinois-restrictions/
https://week.com/2020/05/12/illinois-republican-leaders-join-municipal-league-in-call-to-ease-restore-illinois-restrictions/
WSPY NEWS
— Local Republican Reps. to Back Proposed ‘Fair Business Treatment Act’
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/local-republican-reps-to-back-proposed-fair-business-treatment-act/article_1560e6fc-9458-11ea-ba33-6366ba87b76d.html
PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats Developing Contingency Plans For Remote Convention – ASMA KHALID
https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/democrats-developing-contingency-plans-remote-convention#stream/0
KHQA
— Quincy City Council unanimously adopts Restore Illinois modification request
https://khqa.com/news/local/quincy-city-council-unanimously-adopts-restore-illinois-modification-request
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Developing Contingency Plans For Remote Convention – ASMA KHALID
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-developing-contingency-plans-remote-convention#stream/0
— Why The Crisis May Make Powerful Corporations Even More Powerful – GREG ROSALSKY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/why-crisis-may-make-powerful-corporations-even-more-powerful#stream/0
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Millions in federal funding headed to Illinois – Devin Trubey
https://newschannel20.com/news/coronavirus/millions-in-federal-funding-headed-to-illinois
FOX ILLINOIS
— Pelosi urges Congress to ‘go big’ on next virus aid package – AP (DIERSEN: Will governments ask those in their jurisdictions to submit forms in which they declare the amount of money that they have lost so far because coronavirus?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/pelosi-urges-congress-to-go-big-on-next-virus-aid-package
— Democrats set to take next steps toward virtual convention – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/democrats-set-to-take-next-steps-toward-virtual-convention-05-12-2020
ELMHURST PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor’s ‘Respectful Pushback’ Mayor Gary Grasso and other DuPage mayors want quicker reopening of the economy. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/burr-ridge-mayors-respectful-pushback
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Is This Chicago’s Back-to-the-Burbs Moment? As COVID-19 spreads through cities, many Chicagoans are eyeing the collar counties. But is density the issue? – RYAN SMITH
http://www.chicagomag.com/real-estate/May-2020/Chicago-Moving-to-the-Suburbs/
WIREPOINTS
— Half of Illinois’ COVID-19 deaths come from retirement homes. Five key facts you should know. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/half-of-illinois-covid-19-deaths-come-from-retirement-homes-five-key-facts-you-should-know-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker runs to Federal Courts seeking approval of Executive Orders – JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/05/gov-pritzker-runs-to-federal-courts-seeking-approval-of-executive-orders/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT HITS AN ESTIMATED 1 IN 5 WORKERS – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-unemployment-hits-an-estimated-1-in-5-workers/
CAPITOL FAX
— Poll: 70 percent support stay at home order, but 75 percent want small retailers opened immediately with social distancing requirements
https://capitolfax.com/2020/05/12/poll-70-percent-support-stay-at-home-order-but-75-percent-want-small-retailers-opened-immediately-with-social-distancing-requirements/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Threatening’ shutdown tactics turn everyday business owners into outlaws – James Varney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/11/business-owners-become-outlaws-face-shutdown-tacti/
— Testing blitz: Trump vows dramatic ramp up to meet governors’ demands President downplays White House infections: ‘It can happen; it’s the hidden enemy – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/11/trump-vows-coronavirus-testing-blitz-meet-demands-/
GOPUSA
— Colorado County GOP Chair Files Fraud Complaints Against Members Of His Own Party
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=88770
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Is Obama’s Long History of Playing Dirty Finally Catching Up With Him? – Julie Kelly
https://amgreatness.com/2020/05/11/is-obamas-long-history-of-playing-dirty-finally-catching-up-with-him/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama’s pathway to winning the Illinois U.S. Senate seat in 2004 was cleared after divorce records of his Democratic primary opponent, who had been in the lead, were made public just weeks before the election. After Obama won the primary, the Chicago Tribune sued to get the divorce settlement of Jack Ryan, Obama’s Republican opponent, unsealed. (Many suspect at the behest of Obama advisor and longtime Tribune columnist David Axelrod.) Embarrassing details sank Ryan’s candidacy and he dropped out of the race. Obama won the seat with 70 percent of the vote.)
NEWSMAX
— Trump Defends Supreme Court Decision on Encouraging Illegal Immigration – Marisa Herman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Illinois who have focused on encouraging illegal immigration. I would focus of those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Needless-to-say, they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/borders-immigration-felony/2020/05/12/id/967033/
BLAZE
— President Trump abruptly ends media briefing after reporter accuses him of giving a racist response Democrats are pouncing – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, being called a racist in America today is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, past or present federal employee, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-ends-briefing-after-nasty-question
LIFE SITE NEWS
— U.S. Democrats propose ominous ‘6666’ bill for coronavirus tracing The shortened title of the bill is, ‘COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act.’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/house-dems-propose-ominous-6666-bill-for-coronavirus-tracing
ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater asks “Will 2020 be the year the RNC’s ‘autopsy’ was right?” and says “Seven years later, the GOP’s analysis of the electorate is still a must-read.”
https://www.rollcall.com/2020/05/11/will-2020-be-the-year-the-rncs-autopsy-was-right/
REUTERS
— U.S. government officials worry about return of dual citizens if Mexico’s pandemic worsens – Ted Hesson, Jonathan Landay, Mica Rosenberg (DIERSEN: No one can be loyal to more than one country at the same time. All countries always have major conflicting interests with each other.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa-mexico/exclusive-us-government-officials-worry-about-return-of-dual-citizens-if-mexicos-pandemic-worsens-idUSL1N2CT0V9
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Amid coronavirus news, many need to step away – AP
https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/following-the-coronavirus/2020/05/amid-coronavirus-news-many-need-to-step-away/
— Chinese Direct Investment in US Fell Last Year to Lowest Level Since 2009 – Paul Wiseman
https://www.equities.com/news/chinese-direct-investment-in-us-fell-last-year-to-lowest-level-since-2009
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump Is Using the Pandemic to Flout Immigration Laws.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/opinion/trump-coronavirus-immigration.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: G.O.P. Split Over State Aid That Could Mostly Go to Democratic Strongholds With governors and mayors pressing for more federal help to deal with the effects of the pandemic, a divide among Republicans is being driven by the political bent of the states that stand to benefit. – Emily Cochrane (DIERSEN: Of course, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that the more of the following that you are, the more that you have suffered from the pandemic: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/us/politics/state-aid-coronavirus-congress.html
— ‘Full Steam Ahead’ for Trump’s Convention? North Carolina Has Doubts The president craves a nationally televised coronation with cheering supporters, but even Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are expressing doubts it can take place as planned. – Trip Gabriel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/politics/republican-convention-charlotte-nc.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s Union Pickpockets Big Labor confiscates dues money from members who resigned. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Joseph A. Morris is one of the counsels for the plaintiffs.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-union-pickpockets-11589238393
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Do public unions feel obliged to follow the law? Apparently the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) doesn’t, according to a new lawsuit filed by teachers who say they’ve been forced to make compulsory dues payments though they’ve left the union. When the CTU went on strike last fall, Joanne Troesch and Ifeoma Nkemdi didn’t want to stop teaching. Ms. Nkemdi says her second graders are “incredible, highly intelligent young people” but “already disenfranchised,” so “I didn’t feel they needed to be away from school, period. . . . Time away was going to be detrimental.”)
— Congress Weighs Coronavirus Aid for Local Newspapers, Broadcasters House provision would allow currently ineligible local news outlets apply for PPP loans – Keach Hagey and Lindsay Wise (DIERSEN: What do local news outlets think of you and think of what you do? I should write a book about what local news outlets a) think of me, b) think of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) think my www.gopillinois.com website. I would focus on local news outlets that a) think poorly of me, b) think poorly of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, and c) think poorly my www.gopillinois.com website. They think poorly of my decisions to include and to not include links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They think poorly or my comments on those articles and they think poorly of the articles that I write. They think poorly of those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They think poorly of a) my stressing the sources and authors of articles in the emails and on the website, b) my not hiding the hyperlinks for those articles, and c) my not including a pictures in the emails or the website. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my emails are worthless because I send them out for free of charge, because my website does not have a paywall, because the emails and website do not have any advertising, because no one pays me for what I do, and because I do not have a degree in journalism. They stress how the following treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois Review, Capitol Fax, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-weighs-coronavirus-aid-for-local-newspapers-broadcasters-11589238146
— Why the Economic Recovery Will Be More of a ‘Swoosh’ Than V-Shaped Some policy makers predict a large drop followed by a painfully slow recovery, similar in shape to the Nike logo – Paul Hannon and Saabira Chaudhuri
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-economic-recovery-will-be-more-of-a-swoosh-than-v-shaped-11589203608
— Twitter to Add Labels to Disputed Coronavirus Posts, as Misinformation Proliferates New survey says 78% of Americans believe that false claims about the virus are a major problem – Georgia Wells (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-to-add-labels-to-disputed-coronavirus-posts-as-misinformation-proliferates-11589226911
— Public Pension-Fund Losses Set Record in First Quarter State and local pension funds just endured their worst quarter on record – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-pension-fund-losses-set-record-in-first-quarter-11589240175
FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Ahmaud Arbery to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/05/10/what-a-lynching-in-georgia-says-about-american-leadership-in-2020/
USA TODAY
— TRAGIC: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Many drinking more amid pandemic – Jennifer Jolly
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2020/05/10/alcohol-intake-increases-need-sobriety-tech-tools/3081935001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Virus will infect 70% of population, expert warns Coronavirus will rage ‘until it infects everybody it possibly can’ – Ken Alltucker (DIERSEN: What are the demographics and lifestyles of those who will not be infected?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/05/11/coronavirus-expert-michael-osterholm-warns-virus-spread-far-from-over/3108333001/
NEWSWEEK
— CHINA THREATENS RETALIATION OVER NEW U.S. VISA RESTRICTIONS FOR CHINESE REPORTERS – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/china-threatens-retaliation-new-us-visa-restrictions-chinese-reporters-1503060
MEDIA MATTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “While a pandemic rages, political journalists are still grading Trump on a curve.”
https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/while-pandemic-rages-political-journalists-are-still-grading-trump-curve
MEDIA ETHICS NEWS & INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS
— Top 5 Plagiarism & Attribution cases of 2019 – Sydney Smith (DIERSEN: Diersen stresses that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails a) stress the sources of articles, b) stress the titles of articles, c) stress the authors of articles, and d) stress the unhidden hyperlinks of articles which often contain the titles of the articles. What do you say to my critics/opponents who do everything that they can to make the original work of others to look like it is their original work?)
https://www.imediaethics.org/top-5-plagiarism-attribution-cases-of-2019/
ASSOCIATION FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT
— Managing Performance Evaluations During a Pandemic – Hannah Wilken (DIERSEN: Who has evaluated your performance? I should write a book about those who have evaluated my performance as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Wheaton West District City Council candidate, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster and Treasurer candidate, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc. I would focus on those who have given me low ratings. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and/or Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. I would focus on those who talk and/or act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, my for problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who I have sued. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate. I would focus on those who a) discourage me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) discourage everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.td.org/insights/managing-performance-evaluations-during-a-pandemic
