GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Assessor Chris LeVan held an outstanding fundraiser Tuesday evening, May 22, 2018, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 50+ attendees included Berlin, Boltz, Bucholz, Cherry, Eckhoff, Falbo, Grant, Hinds, Jensen, Kain, Keller, Kleeman, A. LeVan, Lofgren, McGowen, Mendrick, Monino, Nathwani, C. Smith, Valle, Wilkins, Wilson, and C. Zaruba. Event sponsors included Demos, Jensen, Marquardt, Muehlfelt, Nybo, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bill allowing DuPage to get rid of election commission waiting for gov’s OK – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-election-commission-bill-st-0523-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: GOP lawmakers have gone quiet on E-Verify – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: RINOs want cheap labor. RINOs pander to and want to curry favor with those who 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-e-verify-illegal-immigration-check-20180522-story.html
— Madigan denies retaliating against Democratic lawmaker, asks for watchdog investigation – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-michael-madigan-kelly-cassidy-20180522-story.html
— Markham requires city workers to sign nondisclosure agreements – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-slowik-markham-nondisclosure-policy-st-0523-story.html
— Specialty court for first-time opioid offenders planned in DuPage as ‘crisis reaches beyond what many people realize’ – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-opioid-task-force-funding-st-0523-story.html
— Curran: DuPage elections initiative to improve government efficiency, save taxpayer dollars sent to Governor
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/community/chi-ugc-article-curran-dupage-elections-initiative-to-improv-2018-05-22-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VIDEO: Pat Brady vs. Dan Proft: Two GOP heavyweights battle over future of party in Illinois
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watch-live-two-gop-heavyweights-battle-over-future-of-party-in-illinois/
— Madigan to Cassidy: ‘No idea why you feel’ I’m retaliating against you – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mike-madigan-denies-retaliation-kelly-cassidy-calls-effort-discredit-her/
— What to do when just 3 Americans have as much wealth as 50 % of the country – Jesse Jackson (DIERSEN: Who paints you as having too much money? I should write a book about those who, since 1966 when I was 17 years old, have painted me as having too much money.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/what-to-do-when-just-3-americans-have-as-much-wealth-as-50-of-the-country/
— What if millions of parents pulled their kids out of school to force better gun laws? – Peter Cunningham
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/what-if-millions-of-parents-pulled-their-kids-out-of-school-to-force-better-gun-laws/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-pritzkers-plan-to-legalize-pot-could-benefit-relatives/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage develops plan to spend $100,000 to respond to opioid crisis – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180522/dupage-develops-plan-to-spend-100000-to-respond-to-opioid-crisis
— McDonald’s workers file sex harassment claims in nine cities – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180522/mcdonalds-workers-file-sex-harassment-claims-in-nine-cities
NBC5
— Madigan Pens Letter Responding to Lawmaker’s Claims of Retaliation “I have no idea why you feel that I am somehow retaliating against you as a result of your criticisms,” the hand-delivered note read in part – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: Have you ever been retaliated against? If in 1988, when I was 40 years old, if I had not became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and if I had not complained about such discrimination before that, my Democrat GAO superiors would a) not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) not have failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) not have forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-letter-to-kelly-cassidy-483345641.html
CBS2
— Speaker Madigan Calls For Probe Into Allegations Made By Lawmaker Kelly Cassidy
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/05/22/madigan-inspector-general-sex-harassment/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New version of Trump tax-cap workaround goes to lawmakers – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180522/BLOGS02/180529972/new-version-of-trump-tax-cap-workaround-goes-to-lawmakers
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pritzker giving, raising funds for ‘blue wave’ – BERNARD SCHOENBURG
http://www.pantagraph.com/herald-review/news/state-and-regional/pritzker-giving-raising-funds-for-blue-wave/article_57302d63-4730-577b-845c-88d82eaeac82.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The GOP money was also to be used to offer “unprecedented support to local GOP organizations by providing innovative grassroots tools, enhanced digital and data integration, and targeted support for local Republican candidates in an effort to defeat Democrats at every level who empower their party leader, Mike Madigan.” GOP spokesman Aaron DeGroot has said that the application process for grants was open to all 102 county Republican organizations in the state. “All contributions were made with no strings attached,” DeGroot has said. “They have total discretion over the use of the funds.” Fred Floreth of Springfield, a member of the Republican State Central Committee from 13th Congressional District, said as of Monday, $75,000 total has been distributed to GOP central committees in 11 of the 14 counties that have territory in the 13th. That includes $10,000 to the Sangamon County GOP, and $5,000 each to the Christian, Montgomery and Macoupin County Republican organizations. “I think anything that engages the local parties on either side is good for the process,” Floreth said.)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Not a pretty picture as legislative rancor spills into court – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-05-22/jim-dey-not-pretty-picture-legislative-rancor-spills-court.html
JOURNAL COURIER
— McCann denied temporary restraining order – Nick Draper
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/McCann-denied-temporary-restraining-order-12933768.php
WSIL TV
— Educators debate school funding with lawmakers – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38253421/educators-debate-school-funding-with-lawmakers
CHICAGO READER
— Transit boards overwhelmingly male, whiter than ridership The Metra, RTA and Pace boards look more like the members of a country club than riders on a typical bus or rail car. – John Greenfield
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/are-the-boards-making-decisions-about-transit-as-diverse-as-the/Content
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Board Members Use Letter Against Township Abolition by Referendum Bill to Try to Scuttle Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/22/county-board-members-use-letter-township-abolition-referendum-bill-try-scuttle-bill/
— $500 Retirement Party Bob Miller Paid Out of Taxpayer Funds
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/22/500-retirement-party-bob-miller-taxpayer-funds/
— Should SIU Money Follow Students?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/05/21/money-follow-students/
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Illinois GOP needs to re-establish itself, Bailey says – Glenn Minnis
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511424347-illinois-gop-needs-to-re-establish-itself-bailey-says
— Winchester received 100 percent of the vote in Hamilton County, affidavit states – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511425089-winchester-received-100-percent-of-the-vote-in-hamilton-county-affidavit-states
BGA
— Vallas, Emanuel Point Fingers Over Chicago Teacher Pension Freefall In just a few decades, the bottom line at the retirement fund for Chicago teachers sunk from healthy to sickly. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and a possible re-election rival, former schools CEO Paul Vallas, are now trading shots over which of them is to blame. – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
https://www.bettergov.org/news/vallas-emanuel-point-fingers-over-chicago-teacher-pension-freefall
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Appellate Court orders Illinois Auditor General Mautino back to Elections Board for hearing on alleged illegal campaign payments – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/05/breaking-news-appellate-court-orders-illinois-auditor-general-mautino-back-to-elections-board-for-hearing-on-alleged-illegal-campaign-payments/
— DuPage Airport Authority Commissioner resigned from West Chicago Commission – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/05/dupage-airport-authority-commissioner-resigned-from-west-chicago-commission/
CAPITOL FAX
— VIDEO: Pat Brady vs. Dan Proft
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/pat-brady-vs-dan-proft-lets-get-ready-to-rumble/
— Madigan denies Cassidy allegations
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/madigan-denies-cassidy-allegations/
— WIU looking at drastic enrollment declines as deficit spending increases
https://capitolfax.com/2018/05/22/wiu-looking-at-drastic-enrollment-declines-deficit-spending-increases/
GOPUSA
— Student activists want Texas governor to hold adults accountable for securing their guns (DIERSEN: What about holding adults accountable for securing their pot?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46366
— Evergreen College students back at it with ‘No White People’ day (DIERSEN: What do you say to Whites who want curry favor with anti-Whites? What do you say to Whites who pander to anti-Whites?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46279
— Bill de Blasio tells NYPD to stop marijuana arrests (DIERSEN: How much money do pot pushers give de Blasio?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=46434
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Peter Roskam’s Democratic challenger thinks lowering taxes on the wealthy is a good thing – Siraj Hashmi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/peter-roskams-democratic-challenger-thinks-lowering-taxes-on-the-wealthy-is-a-good-thing
WASHINGTON POST
— TRAGIC: Trump is ‘very weak’ on E-Verify – Tracy Jan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-is-very-weak-on-this-one-popular-way-to-curb-illegal-immigration/2018/05/22/adf5f85e-399b-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html
FORBES
— 43% Of Millennials Plan To Quit Their Job Within 2 Years – Zack Friedman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2018/05/22/millennials-quit-job/#1b36f87357f1
