ABC7
— COVID-19 cases top 112K with over 4.8K deaths; Pritzker releases Phase 3 reopening guidelines – Ravi Baichwal and Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/business/illinois-daily-covid-19-death-toll-lowest-in-over-1-month/6209945/
— Chicago Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 9 dead, 36 injured Chicago sees deadliest Memorial Day weekend since 2015
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-sees-deadliest-memorial-day-weekend-since-2015/6210223/
NBC5
— Chicago Police Disperse Grant Park Protest Against Illinois’ Stay-at-Home Order
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/chicago-police-disperse-grant-park-protest-against-illinois-stay-at-home-order/2277772/
— Illinois Reports More Than 1,700 New Coronavirus Cases, 31 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reports-more-than-1700-new-coronavirus-cases-31-additional-deaths/2277733/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois sees fewest daily COVID-19 deaths since early April as crowd protests at Buckingham Fountain against stay-at-home order
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200523-ry4invx2ibcopka2f4fc376zha-story.html
— Trump doubles up with Maryland, Virginia Memorial Day events – DARLENE SUPERVILLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-memorial-day-20200525-uav4c5vbfjdybofmnsislucqfq-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 31 more Illinois coronavirus deaths reported, lowest daily toll in over a month The state’s death toll stands at 4,884, with just over half the deaths occurring this month. Illinois first coronavirus death was confirmed March 16. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/5/25/21269917/illinois-pritzker-coronavirus-cases-deaths-lowest-may-25-reopening
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— LGBTQ promoters use Wheaton College to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/20-their-20s/20s-2020-harms
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Veterans unemployment, mental health calls skyrocket due to COVID-19 – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/veterans-unemployment-mental-health-calls-skyrocket-due-to-covid-19-fitops-is-here-to-help/
BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Criticizes Governor’s Plan Mayor Gary Grasso says governor could have avoided “a lot of economic misery.” – David Giulian
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-criticizes-governors-plan
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Governor Pritzker – Oath of Office – KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/05/governor-pritzker-oath-of-office/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pentagon bashes New York Times over ‘white supremacy’ editorial NYT editorial board criticized military bases named after Confederate generals – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/25/pentagon-bashes-new-york-times-over-white-supremac/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats Will Sacrifice America to Win a Presidency – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/05/democrats_will_sacrifice_america_to_win_a_presidency.html
— Class Warfare Will Worsen the Pandemic – Rainer Zitelmann
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/05/class_warfare_will_worsen_the_pandemic.html
BREITBART
— Mike Pence on Social Media Censorship of Conservatives: ‘We’re Just Not Going to Tolerate It’ – MATTHEW BOYLE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/25/exclusive-mike-pence-on-social-media-censorship-of-conservatives-were-just-not-going-to-tolerate-it/
THE HILL
— Hundreds participate in, watch South Carolina boat parade in support of Trump – ARIS FOLLEY
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/499443-hundreds-participate-in-watch-south-carolina-boat-parade-in
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “In crucial Florida, some senior voters cast a skeptical eye toward Trump’s reelection.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-crucial-florida-some-senior-voters-cast-a-skeptical-eye-toward-trumps-reelection/2020/05/25/4e5e2ef8-9ab4-11ea-89fd-28fb313d1886_story.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California leased 15,000 hotel rooms to help homeless people. Half now sit empty – DOUG SMITH, BENJAMIN ORESKES
https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-05-19/newsom-coronavirus-homeless-population-hotel-project-roomkey
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Blue State Lockdown Blues The slow reopening in liberal states will hurt the national recovery. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-blue-state-lockdown-blues-11590446582
— For Economy, Worst of Coronavirus Shutdowns May Be Over Recovering air travel, hotel bookings and mortgage applications are among the early signs the U.S. economy is slowly creeping back to life – Harriet Torry and Josh Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-economy-worst-of-coronavirus-shutdowns-may-be-over-11590408000
— Is the SAT Really the Problem? Family breakdown causes serious disadvantages when it comes to college. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-the-sat-really-the-problem-11590424365
— The ‘Liberal Leaning’ Media Has Passed Its Tipping Point A return to balance would be commercially unviable. The best solution may be an honest embrace of bias. – Van Gordon Sauter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberal-leaning-media-has-passed-its-tipping-point-11590430876
FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters promote hatred against those who do not wear masks.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/05/25/top-10-excuses-offered-for-not-wearing-masks-despite-covid-19-coronavirus/#53acdc0ab53d
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
— Coronavirus’s Disproportionate Impact on LGBTQ People – Charlie Everett, Bettina Ramon
https://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/coronaviruss-disproportionate-impact-on-lgbtq-people/