May 21 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Buffalo Grove formally opposes legalization of recreational marijuana – Steve Zalusky (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, each and every municipality, township/ward, and county in Illinois should pass such a resolution ASAP.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/buffalo-grove-formally-opposes-legalization-of-recreational-marijuana
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buffalo Grove has waded into the statewide debate over legalizing recreational marijuana, as a divided village board narrowly passed a resolution against it Monday. Village President Beverly Sussman broke a 3-3 deadlock to pass the resolution, which is modeled after a similar measure approved by Vernon Hills trustees. It urges lawmakers to slow down the process to provide more time to consider the impact on society and examine data from other states that have passed similar legislation.)
— Airport tenants could be prosecuted for delinquent taxes – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/airport-tenants-could-be-prosecuted-for-delinquent-taxes
— GOP frowns on but does not punish Amash’s impeachment call – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190521/news/305219891/
— Parade, prayers and flag raising in Naperville – Ann Piccininni 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/parade-prayers-and-flag-raising-in-naperville
— State might require fingerprint, higher fee for gun card – Lindsey Salvatelli
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190521/state-might-require-fingerprint-higher-fee-for-gun-card

ABC7
— Amid protests, Illinois prepares for Supreme Court to take up abortion bans – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/amid-protests-illinois-prepares-for-supreme-court-to-take-up-abortion-bans/5311538/

CBS2
— Alderman On Lightfoot Rebuke: ‘She Painted Us All In A Very Broad Stroke’ – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/21/alderman-on-lightfoot-rebuke-she-painted-us-all-in-a-very-broad-stroke/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Ocasio-Cortez who says it’s time to ‘move forward’ with Trump impeachment.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-says-it-s-time-to-move-forward-with-trump-impeachment

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-abortion-rights-bill-illinois-urgent-20190521-story.html
— Suburban school bus hit by stray bullets after dropping kids off at Museum of Science and Industry, authorities say – William Lee (DIERSEN: I remember stones being throw at the school bus that I was in when I first visited the museum in the 1950s.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-northbrook-bus-hit-by-gunfire-20190521-story.html
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hires private security operator married to lobbyist to run her security detail – John Byrne
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-lori-lightfoot-security-detail-20190521-story.html
— Naperville man charged with shooting 2 men in parking lot off Route 59 after drug deal sours, officials say – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-shooting-follow-st-0522-story.html
— With Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s inauguration, 3 women of color now hold top citywide offices: ‘Chicago was ready for this’ – Juan Perez Jr.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-chicago-treasurer-clerk-swearing-in-lightfoot-20190520-story.html
— Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a new gig: Journalist – Lisa Donovan (DIERSEN: Of course, those who say that I am not a journalist would say that Emanuel is a journalist.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-contributing-editor-the-atlantic-20190521-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— RTA chairman Kirk Dillard on agency’s piece of pie from Pritzker’s capital plan: It’s great, but not enough Umbrella agency for the CTA, Metra and Pace to lobby for more state money before capital plan is finalized. – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634500/rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-chicago-mass-transit-funding-pritzker-capital-plan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634212/illinois-lawmakers-protect-womens-rights-reproductive-health-act-abortion
— Picking up after your dog is just the start Should you toss dog poop in a neighbor’s garbage can? – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/21/18634041/dog-poop-garbage-cans-neighbors-survey-steinberg

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Home sales slump hits 9th month, longest in almost 8 years  The last time local sales declined for a longer period was a year-long stretch that ended in June 2011. – DENNIS RODKIN
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/home-sales-slump-hits-9th-month-longest-almost-8-years

SAUK VALLEY
— Graduated tax amendment heads to House floor Only one legislative vote stands in way of ballot question – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/05/21/graduated-tax-amendment-heads-to-house-floor/amgojyq/

MDJ ONLINE
— Illinois Republicans question bills aimed at FOID card changes – LINDSEY SALVATELLI
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/illinois-republicans-question-bills-aimed-at-foid-card-changes/article_3cb0eca1-dcd9-5a01-8f07-03413dae65a5.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Protests Held Across The U.S. In Response To States Passing Restrictive Abortion Laws – SARAH MCCAMMON
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/protests-held-across-us-response-states-passing-restrictive-abortion-laws#stream/0

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Alleged conspiracy to shut down Illinois newspapers behind Sen. Harmon’s opposition to Senate bill – Karen Kidd
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/512504272-alleged-conspiracy-to-shut-down-illinois-newspapers-behind-sen-harmon-s-opposition-to-senate-bill

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Grant lauds pro-life groups, Rep. Miller’s abortion bill, but considers its chances slim – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/512502518-rep-grant-lauds-pro-life-groups-rep-miller-s-abortion-bill-but-considers-its-chances-slim

CAPITOL FAX
— HRO chair wants to kick Chicago out of Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/21/hro-chair-wants-to-kick-chicago-out-of-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment. 
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/21/illinois-counties-with-high-firearm-suicide-rates-tend-to-be-gun-sanctuaries/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump warns Mexico of ‘response’ for failure to stop illegal immigration – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/21/trump-warns-mexico-response-illegal-immigration/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Donald Trump’s desperately needed immigration wake-up call – Don Sucher
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/donald_trumps_desperately_needed_immigration_wakeup_call.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN FIRST’: CARSON DEFENDS PLAN TO EVICT ILLEGALS FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSING – Jason Hopkins 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/carson-democrats-hud-plan-immigrants/
— Why President Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Bad News For The Middle Class
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/president-trumps-immigration-vision-bad-news-middle-class/
— REPUBLICAN GOOGLE ENGINEER WRITES OPEN LETTER ABOUT COMPANY’S ‘OUTRAGE MOBS’ AND ‘WITCH HUNTS’ – Arthur Bloom
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/conservative-google-engineer-wacker-medium-post-outrage-bias/
— MILLENNIALS ARE SCREWED: THEY’VE FALLEN FINANCIALLY BEHIND EVERY LIVING GENERATION – Virginia Kruta
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/21/millennials-screwed-financially-behind-every-living-generation/

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: GOP Breaking Rank on Impeachment Is ‘Unrealistic’ – Sandy Fitzgerald 
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/adam-kinzinger-impeachment-justin-amash-republicans/2019/05/21/id/916972/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Spineless wimp Mitt Romney leads DC swamp class with gusto – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30284-assault-america-day-139-spineless-wimp-mitt-romney-leads-dc-swamp-class-gusto

CNS NEWS
— HUD Secretary Ben Carson Says He Has Duty to End Housing Assistance for Those Living with Illegals – Melanie Arter
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/melanie-arter/hud-secretary-ben-carson-says-he-has-duty-end-housing-assistance-those
— Coulter: ‘Every Single Thing the Mainstream Media Says about the Border Crisis Is a Lie’ – Craig Bannister 
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/coulter-every-single-thing-mainstream-media-says-about-border-crisis-lie

HOT AIR
— Trump: E-Verify Would Make It Too Hard To Hire Undocumented Workers
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2019/05/trump-e-verify-make-hard-hire-undocumented-workers/

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS’ ‘HYPOCRITICAL’ OATH Lt. Col. James Zumwalt has 10 examples of party members’ duplicity
https://www.wnd.com/2019/05/democrats-hypocritical-oath/

THE HILL
— GAO report finds government reforms saved $262B since 2010 – NIV ELIS
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/444830-gao-report-finds-government-reforms-saved-262b-since-2010

ROLL CALL
— Trump wants 400 TSA agents sent to the border. Democrats say that may hurt morale Lawmakers worry high TSA turnover could increase after the White House said it was sending agents to the southwest border – Camila DeChalus
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/diverting-tsa-personnel-border-wont-help-morale-democrats-say

POLITICO
— Trump threatens swift but vague action against Mexico – KATIE GALIOTO 
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/21/trump-mexico-illegal-immigration-1337322

REUTERS
— McDonald’s faces 25 new sexual harassment lawsuits, charges from workers groups
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonald-s-lawsuits-harassment/mcdonalds-faces-25-new-sexual-harassment-lawsuits-charges-from-workers-groups-idUSKCN1SR1RP

WASHINGTON POST
— How San Francisco broke America’s heart – Karen Heller
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/how-san-francisco-broke-americas-heart/2019/05/21/ef9a0ac0-70ea-11e9-9eb4-0828f5389013_story.html

FORBES
— U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Age Discrimination – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/05/21/u-s-supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-age-discrimination/#4b80909447db
— Why Are The Super-Rich Getting Audited Less? – Rachel Sandler
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/05/21/why-are-the-super-rich-getting-audited-less/#192afb9f57d7

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Legislation to ensure restroom access passes Illinois House 
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Legislation-to-ensure-restroom-access-passes-Illinois-House-/66081.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.