CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans call on Pritzker to veto Dems’ legislative maps, dubbing them ‘worse than what we witnessed under Madigan’ What seemed clear was that the new maps charted a tough course for the GOP, forcing some Republican legislators, including one candidate for governor, to compete with one another for the same political turf. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/5/24/22451801/republicans-durkin-pritzker-legislative-maps-redistricing-remap-madigan-welch-bailey
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic maps pit Republican lawmakers against each other in fights for political survival. GOP rips the plan as ‘kindergartner’s artwork.’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-maps-republicans-20210524-wk5g7tearrcd7pbayv6nlzu6cq-story.html
— Are you ‘getting’ a new state lawmaker? No guts, no surprise on remap – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-fair-map-redistricting-pritzker-20210524-h67v7wcruvespdpofvrpzkxdnu-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot is correct: Newsrooms need more diversity – DAHLEEN GLANTON (DIERSEN: Glanton must love what the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office did to promote diversity during the 1980s and 1990s. They used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, and early outs to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-chicago-mayor-reporters-of-color-20210520-2qbetd3fcrf6jazf2efanjkgzm-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 933 new cases and 10 deaths reported Monday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210524-papzavk53fcgfdwmyboghnpmnu-story.html
— Illinois colleges are losing Black students. Turning that around is key not just for equity but to ‘build jobs’ here, advocates say. – CLARE PROCTOR
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-black-college-enrollment-illinois-equity-gap-20210524-ttxczo5zvraiba6xnhzgfrx4gu-story.html
— Pandemic Gap Year 2.0: Another wave of students defer admissions and take an independent gap year instead – CLARE PROCTOR (DIERSEN: For future federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, taking a gap year would make it all but impossible to make GS-13 (currently $102,188/year) by age 25. I failed to meet that crucial promotion deadline. I did not start working for IRS until I was 22. I made GS-9 when I was 23, GS-11 when I was 24, and GS-12 when I was 25. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-gap-year-students-pandemic-20210524-5lra7l7uf5bwjpi7luqkz2miwi-story.html
— At long last, Lightfoot offers civilian police oversight plan | Legislature enters closing days with budget, remap among unsettled items | Promoting from within, Lightfoot names new chief of staff – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-civilian-police-oversight-legislature-countdown-spin-20210524-gundlflw6bhvtnfsmis7vezgd4-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats’ map proposal would pit suburban Republican lawmakers against one another – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210524/democrats-map-proposal-would-pit-suburban-republican-lawmakers-against-one-another
— Wheaton College plaque bearing offensive language to be replaced in the fall – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210524/wheaton-college-plaque-bearing-offensive-language-to-be-replaced-in-the-fall
— Voter identification key to ballot security – Lewis Landry, Mundelein
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210524/voter-identification-key-to-ballot-security
— Why Democrats might redraw Illinois Supreme Court district maps – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210524/why-democrats-might-redraw-illinois-supreme-court-district-maps
ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 933 cases, 10 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-933-covid-19-case-10-deaths/10687947/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are called a racist: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://abc7chicago.com/education/anti-racism-workshops-still-in-high-demand-1-year-after-floyds-murder/10689146/
— Villa Park police fatally shoot woman armed with pellet gun – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/villa-park-police-shooting-woman-killed-il/10689503/
NBC5
— Bill Seeks to Ban Hairstyle Discrimination in Illinois Schools
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/bill-seeks-to-ban-hairstyle-discrimination-in-illinois-schools/2517232/
WGN RADIO
— Workforce equity – Corporate Chicago can lead the way (DIERSEN: Will Chicago cite GAO’s Chicago office as an example of what it wants? During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, and early outs to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/cityclubofchicago/city-club-of-chicago-workforce-equity-corporate-chicago-can-lead-the-way/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crain’s Daily Gist podcast: The city is calling out businesses for a lack of diversity. Chicago’s political leaders are taking bold steps to bring attention to the lack of diversity in some of the city’s most powerful industries. (DIERSEN: Will Chicago cite GAO’s Chicago office as an example of what it wants? During the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-daily-gist/crains-daily-gist-podcast-city-calling-out-businesses-lack-diversity
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Interactive: Who could represent you on new Illinois lawmaker maps? – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/interactive-who-could-represent-you-on-new-illinois-lawmaker-maps/article_c175f9f3-961d-590d-ae1b-6c1e12e38f7b.html
EFFINGHAM’S NEWS LEADER
— Sen. Plummer Accuses Governor of Circumventing Appointment Process for Prisoner Review Board Members – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/50261-sen-plummer-accuses-governor-of-circumventing-appointment-process-for-prisoner-review-board-members
CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— Students, faculty laud law school name change – Jessie M. Molloy (DIERSEN: Who next?)
https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/uic-to-drop-john-marshall-name-20210524
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Proposed Illinois Legislative Redistricting Map – 5-21-2021 Version – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/05/proposed-illinois-legislative-redistricting-map-5-21-2021-version/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DEMOCRATS’ LEGISLATIVE MAPS SLAM GOP AFTER PRITZKER BREAKS VETO PROMISE – Brad Weisenstein
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/democrats-legislative-maps-slam-gop-after-pritzker-breaks-veto-promise/
— ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS SEEK TO BE NATION’S FIRST TO PUT JOB-KILLING AMENDMENT IN STATE CONSTITUTION – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lawmakers-seek-to-be-nations-first-to-put-job-killing-amendment-in-state-constitution/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BLACK PASTORS CALL FOR ACTION TO STOP REPEAL OF PARENTAL NOTIFICATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/black-pastors-call-for-action-to-stop-repeal-of-parental-notification.html
— IR EDITORIAL: TIME FOR IL GOP SENATOR DAN MCCONCHIE TO RESIGN AS MINORITY LEADER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/ir-editorial-time-for-il-gop-senator-dan-mcconchie-to-resign.html
— DUPAGE COUNTY AUDITOR’S 2020 RACE TO UNDERGO RECOUNT PER JUDGE’S ORDERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/05/dupage-county-auditors-2020-race-to-undergo-recount-per-judges-orders.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Dems pack tons of Republicans together
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/dems-pack-tons-of-republicans-together/
— Today’s remap public service message
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/todays-remap-public-service-message/
— ILGOP: Speaker Welch stabs 2016 Rep. Welch in the back
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/ilgop-speaker-welch-stabs-2016-rep-welch-in-the-back/
— 933 new confirmed and probable cases; 10 additional deaths; 1,393 hospitalized; 334 in ICU; 2.2 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent test positivity rate; 76,133 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/24/933-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-10-additional-deaths-1393-hospitalized-334-in-icu-22-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-test-positivity-rate-76133-average-daily-doses/
GOPUSA
— Fox News Fallout! Are Conservative Viewers Leaving The Network? – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110679
— Facebook Refuses Back The Blue Ad That Honors And Supports First Responders
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110673
BREITBART
— Republican States Bring Jobs Back Faster Than Blue States – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/24/report-republican-states-bring-jobs-back-faster-than-blue-states/
BLAZE
— Drone video shows dozens of illegal aliens rushing outnumbered Border Patrol agents in mad dash into Texas – CHRIS FIELD
https://www.theblaze.com/news/drone-video-illegals-outnumber-border-patrol-agents
PATRIOT POST
— ‘Antiracism’ and the New Segregation. The purveyors of today’s racist reeducation programs are pushing whites and blacks further apart. – DOUGLAS ANDREWS
https://patriotpost.us/articles/80077-antiracism-and-the-new-segregation-2021-05-24
ONE NEWS NOW
— With his signature, the governor of Washington state has officially approved a plan to subject public school staff to Critical Race Theory, which means teachers and principals who are white will be expected to help “dismantle” institutional racism by admitting they are racist oppressors of their minority students. – Bob Kellogg (DIERSEN: Are you White? Sooner or later, Democrats will try to force you to admit that you are a racist oppressor. How are you going to respond?)
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/05/24/new-law-calls-for-dismantling-institutional-racism-in-principals-office
EPOCH TIMES
— Black Lives Matter Supporter at Capitol Breach Said He ‘Brought My Megaphone to Instigate’ Trump Supporters – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/black-lives-matter-supporter-at-jan-6-capitol-breach-brought-megaphone-to-instigate-trump-supporters-doj_3828294.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Temporary’ Protected Status: A Tool for Executive Mischief – MARK KRIKORIAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/temporary-protected-status-a-tool-for-executive-mischief/
THE HILL
— Romney first GOP senator to say he would vote for Jan. 6 commission bill – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/555185-romney-says-he-would-vote-in-favor-ot-jan-6-commission-bill
NEW YORK TIMES
— Florida, in a First, Will Fine Social Media Companies That Bar Candidates. The new law, a direct response to Facebook’s and Twitter’s suspensions of former President Donald J. Trump, affects candidates for statewide offices. – David McCabe
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/technology/florida-twitter-facebook-ban-politicians.html
TRUTHOUT
— Restaurant Workers Say They Won’t Return to Work Without a Living Wage – Saru Jayaraman (DIERSEN: Should you get paid more if you have more dependents? For example, $15/hr. if you have no dependents, $20/hr. if you have a dependent, $25/hr. if you have two dependents, $30/hour if you have three dependents, etc. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued that I was grossly overpaid because my wife earned about as much as I did and we had no dependents.)
https://truthout.org/articles/restaurant-workers-say-they-wont-return-to-work-without-a-living-wage/
LGBTQ NATION
— Tulsi Gabbard accuses Black lesbian Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot of “anti-white racism” – Juwan J. Holmes
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/tulsi-gabbard-accuses-black-lesbian-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-anti-white-racism/
