CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker the first Democrat to air TV ads in bid to take on Rauner – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-governor-ad-met-0503-20170502-story.html
— Trump donor Gidwitz’s trustworthiness placed at heart of court case – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: Who focuses on destroying your credibility? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying my credibility. Of course, they include those who I have sued, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-gidwitz-lawsuit-attorney-fees-0503-chicago-inc-20170502-story.html
— Emanuel says Thompson Center sale tied to ‘L’ station – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-thompson-center-sale-met-20170502-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump and anti-GOP Eric Zorn says “Trump and GOP, not campus radicals, pose the real threat to freedom.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-trump-gop-real-threats-to-liberty-zorn-perspec-0503-20170502-column.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner fans and Madigan fans all so pleased while Illinois fails – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauner-fans-and-madigan-fans-all-so-pleased-while-illinois-fails/
— Emanuel puts brakes on Rauner plan to sell Thompson Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-puts-brakes-on-rauner-plan-to-sell-thompson-center/
— Friends gave Rahm Emanuel sports tickets, covered travel expenses – Mitchell Armentrout and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/friends-gave-rahm-emanuel-sports-tickets-covered-travel-expenses/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot in Illinois. If you push pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/why-there-is-an-urgent-need-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/
— Would this read better if Medill were accredited? – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that I do not have a degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-would-this-read-better-if-medill-were-accredited/
DAILY HERALD
— Hultgren, Roskam undecided on Obamacare repeal – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170502/hultgren-roskam-undecided-on-obamacare-repeal
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State gets new reminder of slipping finances – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170502/BLOGS02/170509957/as-illinois-budget-feud-continues-new-reminder-of-slipping-finances
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Vandalism at Ald. Joe Moreno’s office targets gentrification
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/252243761-story
CBS2
— Sen. Durbin On Recent Heart Procedure – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/02/sen-durbin-on-recent-heart-procedure/
— Vandals Target Alderman’s Office, Gentrification Of Neighborhood
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/02/vandals-target-aldermans-office-gentrification-of-neighborhood/
— Retired Police Officer Waits On Online Lottery Winnings – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/01/retired-police-officer-waits-on-online-lottery-winnings/
NBC5
— Sale of Thompson Center Hits Snag – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/thompson-center-sale-chicago-421083384.html
— University of Illinois-Springfield Professors Go on Strike
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/university-of-illinois-springfield-professors-strike-421066964.html
— Sen. Durbin Undergoes Outpatient Procedure at Northwestern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sen-Durbin-Undergoes-Outpatient-Procedure-at-Northwestern-421053954.html
ABC7
— SEN. DURBIN TREATED FOR IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT – APSEN. DURBIN TREATED FOR IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
http://abc7chicago.com/news/sen-durbin-treated-for-irregular-heartbeat/1945716/
DNA INFO
— G Whiz: Rauner Explainin’ About Talkin’ The Way He Does – David Matthews
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170502/downtown/g-whiz-rauner-explainin-about-talkin-way-he-does
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— A week before final exams, UIS professors go on strike
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170501/week-before-final-exams-uis-professors-go-on-strike
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that the Trump administration has “discriminatory public policy.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/civil-rights-group-discriminatory-public-policy-under-trump-administration/704856306
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Kinzinger Faces Challenges From Left And Right: How Safe Is He? – DAN KLEFSTAD (DIERSEN: What does Kinzinger think of those who share your demographics?)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/kinzinger-faces-challenges-left-and-right-how-safe-he
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Does Recreational Weed Have a Chance in Illinois? The political tide has turned against marijuana in recent months. So why are two state lawmakers introducing a legalization bill now? – TATIANA WALK-MORRIS (DIERSEN: If you promote pot in Illinois, you promote the destruction of Illinois.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/May-2017/Recreational-Marijuana/
COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Rauner seeks court guidance on what to do with illegally hired patronage workers in wake of special report – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511110910-rauner-seeks-court-guidance-on-what-to-do-with-illegally-hired-patronage-workers-in-wake-of-special-report
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives strengthens push for Mautino ouster – Matt Smith
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511108479-ives-strengthens-push-for-mautino-ouster
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HOUSE PASSES BILL TO ALLOW DISSOLUTION OF TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICTS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-house-passes-bill-to-allow-dissolution-of-township-road-districts/
CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Republican Party: Hotel Scion Pritzker Using Inherited Wealth on Inherited Agenda (DIERSEN: Should everyone involved in government, politics, news media, etc. be required to disclose exactly how they acquired their wealth? For me, it was money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997; collecting Social Security since 2010; and inheriting from my mother $56,073 and half interest in 1286 Wood Street in Crete last year.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/question-of-the-day-2462/
— New Planned Parenthood TV ad targets Roskam
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/02/new-planned-parenthood-tv-ad-targets-roskam/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Popular homeschooling resource quietly promotes LGBT to children – Fr. Mark Hodges
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/popular-homeschooling-platform-quietly-promotes-lgbt-to-children
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Federal Legislative Ratings (FOR 2016: Hultgren-88, LaHood-84, Roskam-67, Shimkus-64, Bost-52, Kinzinger-44)
http://acuratings.conservative.org/acu-federal-legislative-ratings/
DAILY CALLER
— CNN Refuses To Run Trump’s ‘100 Days’ Ad That Calls Mainstream Media ‘Fake News’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/trump-camp-claims-cnn-refused-to-run-100-days-ad/
— Hillary: I Am Now ‘Part Of The Resistance’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/hillary-i-am-now-part-of-the-resistance-video/
— ‘It Was An Invasion’: How Hungary Managed To Erase Illegal Immigration In Just A Few Months – JACOB BOJESSON
http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/30/exclusive-it-was-an-invasion-how-hungary-managed-to-erase-illegal-immigration-in-just-a-few-months/
— Al Franken Wonders Aloud If Steve Bannon Inspires Hate Crimes – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, all anti-Trumps will accuse all Trump supporters of inspiring hate crimes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/02/al-franken-wonders-aloud-if-steve-bannon-inspires-hate-crimes-video/
— Immigrant Workers Stunned To Be Fired After Skipping Work For Protest – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/01/immigrant-workers-surprised-to-be-fired-after-missing-work-for-protest/
— DNC Chairman Claims ‘No Human Being Is Illegal’ – TED GOODMAN (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the DNC officially declare war on America?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/01/dnc-chairman-claims-no-human-being-is-illegal/
NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Promotes Attack on Christians Who ‘Shield’ Bill O’Reilly – Tim Graham
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2017/05/02/ny-times-promotes-attack-christians-who-shield-bill-oreilly
GOPUSA
— Austin, Texas: All day sit-in protest of ‘sanctuary cities’ bill ends in arrests
http://www.gopusa.com/all-day-sit-in-protest-of-sanctuary-cities-bill-ends-in-arrests/
— Which side are you on? Illegals are given “sanctuary” by liberals. Where is the sanctuary for American conservatives?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23780
— Legislatures tell universities ‘free speech’ or else
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=23771
FOX NEWS
— Ingraham: GOP Will Have ‘Hell to Pay’ as Dems Claim Victory on Spending
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/02/laura-ingraham-gop-paul-ryan-will-have-hell-pay-dems-claim-victory-spending
NEWSMAX
— Trump Campaign Claims CNN Rejected 100 Days Ad – Jeffrey Rodach
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-campaign-cnn-rejected/2017/05/02/id/787654/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will the Second Civil War Turn Violent? – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/447253/violence-left-campus-streets
BREITBART
— Public Employees and the Shadow World of American Carnage – JOHN CARNEY (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/02/public-employees-shadow-american-carnage/
THE HILL
— Trump’s quest to stop bad media coverage threatens our Constitution – JONATHAN TURLEY (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails? Further, what do you say to those who read the emails, but fail/refuse to come to my defense?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/331524-trumps-quest-to-curb-freedom-of-the-press-is-at-odds
CNN
— Jim DeMint officially ousted at Heritage Foundation – Theodore Schleifer
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/02/politics/jim-demint-ousted-heritage/
ABC NEWS
— Could libel laws change under President Trump? – LAUREN PEARLE and MEGHAN KENEALLY
http://abcnews.go.com/US/libel-laws-change-president-trump/story?id=47128197
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— GAO report says government not doing enough against fraud
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article148027214.html
WASHINGTON POST
— A week to publicly recognize the good work of federal employees – Tom Fox (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, just about everyone viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns federal employees and federal retirees. How would you react if you were a member of a group that is ever-increasingly viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/05/02/a-week-to-publicly-recognize-the-good-work-of-federal-employees/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The real reason Trump is so frustrated with Congress: He keeps on taking bullets for Republicans.” Trump has promised to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/05/02/the-real-reason-trump-is-so-frustrated-with-congress-he-keeps-on-taking-bullets-for-republicans/
— Interns at these 25 companies make more than the median U.S. worker – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What are/were you paid? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, IRS hired at the GS-7 level, currently $44,853/year. In 1972, IRS promoted me to GS-9, currently $54,864/year. In 1973, IRS promoted me to GS-11, currently $66,379/year. In 1974, IRS promoted me to GS-12, currently $79,563/year. My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/05/02/interns-at-these-25-companies-make-more-than-the-median-u-s-worker/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Summer is nearing, and workplaces everywhere are awaiting the arrival of this year’s interns to help out on extra projects and shoulder the seasonal load. But among certain companies, they’re likely doing more than getting coffee and making copies. Or at least, they’re being paid that way. According to a new report by the jobs site Glassdoor, the 25 best-paying companies for internships each pay their median summer worker more than $4,500 a month. That amount, if it was paid over the course of a full year, would be north of $54,000, exceeding the median annual pay for a U.S. worker, according to Glassdoor’s own local pay reports ($51,350), and the annual figure calculated from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest weekly earnings data for full-time wage and salary workers ($44,460). Topping the list was Facebook, where the median pay for interns is $8,000 a month, according to the reports from the newest analysis. That’s $1,800 more than the $6,200 the social media giant reportedly paid interns when Glassdoor last issued its last highest paying internship report, in 2014. The next three were Microsoft (which pays a median $7,100 a month), ExxonMobil ($6,507) and Salesforce ($6,450).)
— Why did Trump win? New research by Democrats offers a worrisome answer. – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/05/01/why-did-trump-win-new-research-by-democrats-offers-a-worrisome-answer/
— Kansas City Archdiocese boots Girl Scouts, calls group reflective of ‘troubling trends’ – Samantha Schmidt (DIERSEN: To what extent have the Girl Scouts been taken over by those who 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.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/05/02/kansas-city-archdiocese-boots-girl-scouts-calls-group-reflective-of-troubling-trends/
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump administration continues to threaten a free press. Newest attacks by the president, Preibus erode U.S. moral authority.”
http://www.startribune.com/trump-administration-continues-to-threaten-a-free-press/421077723/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Professors Walk Picket Lines at U of Illinois-Springfield Officials with the union that represents nearly 170 professors at the University of Illinois-Springfield say they’re going on strike starting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-02/nearly-170-professors-to-strike-at-u-of-illinois-springfield
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Medill Drops Efforts at Accreditation in Blow to Watchdog Groups Northwestern’s journalism school says process delivers little value; students loans not at risk – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, to discredit me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted that I do not have a degree in journalism. In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which, at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Much of what I did for GAO is similar to what journalists do – interviewing, conducting surveys, gathering facts, summarizing facts, analyzing facts, and writing reports. Two of the GAO reports that I worked on are at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/154342.pdf (FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES: Actions Needed to Protect the Financial System) and at http://www.gao.gov/assets/160/156011.pdf (OTC DERIVATIVES: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes).)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/medill-drops-efforts-at-accreditation-in-blow-to-watchdog-groups-1493748441
— Facebook’s Female Engineers Claim Gender Bias Analysis found female engineers received 35% more rejections of their code than men – Deepa Seetharaman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-female-engineers-claim-gender-bias-1493737116
INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— How Soaring Benefit Costs Are Coming Back To Haunt Gov’t Workers – STEVEN MALANGA (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time and ever-increasingly, government workers have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. Because of that, governments have had to provide better salaries and better benefits to hire and to retain workers.)
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/how-soaring-benefit-costs-are-coming-back-to-haunt-govt-workers/
MONEY MAGAZINE
— Zillow Launched A New Tool To Help Millennials Buy Their First Home – Jennifer Calfas (DIERSEN: How old were you when you bought your first home? I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
http://time.com/money/4763206/zillow-millennials-buy-homes/
FOX 11
— More than half not saving for retirement – Mark Leland (DIERSEN: When did you start saving for your retirement? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that constructively, I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office and earning BOTH full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credits AND Social Security credits. However, my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
http://fox11online.com/news/fox-11-investigates/fox11-investigates-finds-more-than-half-not-saving-for-retirement
NBC2
— Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani to Ivanka Trump: Don’t use my story – CNN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred.)
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/35322791/girls-who-code-founder-to-ivanka-trump-dont-use-my-story
NEWS & OBSERVER
— Why a Congress that’s protesting wasteful spending wants $77 million more for itself – KATE IRBY
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article148128104.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The legislative increase primarily goes to the Library of Congress, with $32 million more; the Capitol Police, with $18.3 million more and the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ auditing arm, with $13.5 million more.)
FED SMITH
— Pay Parity For Federal Employees and Military? – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/02/pay-parity-federal-employees-military/
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— House passes enhancement to Whistleblower Protections Act – Eric White (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because they benefited personally from one or more of the aforesaid, virtually none of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates sided with me.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2017/05/enhancement-to-whistleblower-protections-act-passes-house/
INDEPENDENT
— Barack Obama’s former lawyers sue Donald Trump’s team over alleged intimidation of federal workers United to Protect Democracy says its goal is ‘protecting the civil service from purges, intimidation or politicisation’ – Samuel Osborne (DIERSEN: 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. In Diersen v. GAO, all of the following made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation: the District Court Judge Amy J. St. Eve and the U.S. Attorney for GAO Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald who appointed the aforesaid, and the 7th Circuit Appellate Court Justices.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/barack-obama-lawyers-donald-trump-federal-workers-intimidation-united-to-protect-democracy-a7713696.html
SALON
— The next 100 days will be even worse: Right-wing bigots urge Trump to sign anti-LGBT order allowing broad discrimination Conservatives have been pressuring Trump to take even more action targeting the LGBT community for months. – NICO LANG (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the less that you promote LGBTQ activity, the more that you are discriminated against.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/05/02/the-next-100-days-will-be-even-worse-right-wing-bigots-urge-trump-to-sign-anti-lgbt-order-allowing-broad-discrimination/
