May 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois House passes bill to remove abortion restrictions, moves to state Senate
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-approves-reproductive-health-act-bill-moves-to-state-senate/5320338/

NBC5
— Illinois House Adopts Abortion Protections Chicago Democratic Rep. Kelly Cassidy’s Reproductive Health Act was approved 64-50 Monday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-House-Adopts-Abortion-Protections-510522501.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House passes abortion rights bill – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/debate-over-abortion-bill-heats-up-in-illinois-house

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After emotional debate, Illinois House OKs abortion-rights measure In tears, state Rep. Avery Bourne, who is pregnant, warned the measure is a “massive expansion that will impact viable babies.” – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/28/18642682/abortion-illinois-house-reproductive-health-act-roe-wade
— Illinois video gambling tax hike will be decided by lawmakers with financial ties to the industry As video gambling has grown in the state, so have the industry’s links to lawmakers. – Jason Grotto and Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/5/28/18639029/illinois-video-gambling-tax-hike-decided-lawmakers-financial-ties-industry
— No Illinois lawmaker should take a dime from the video gambling industry Voters deserve to have public policy set by legislators who aren’t getting cash from one side of the debate. Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/28/18642732/video-gaming-lawmakers-contributions-legislature-business-gambling-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House advances abortion rights measure as other states approve limits – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-legislature-pritzker-violence-affordable-housing-lightfoot-spin-20190528-story.html
— Illinois House passes sweeping abortion rights bill after emotional floor debate – Jamie Munks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-abortion-bill-house-20190528-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Why Trump prefers to discuss impeachment, not infrastructure.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-perspec-page-president-trump-infrastructure-nancy-pelosi-chuck-schumer-20190528-story.html
— Trying to live car-free? Pritzker’s taxes could slam the brakes on that plan – Joseph Schwieterman (DIERSEN: I have owned cars since I was 16 years old in 1964.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pritzker-transit-car-gas-tax-uber-lyft-20190528-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County could ban circuses at county fairgrounds – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190528/dupage-county-could-ban-circuses-at-county-fairgrounds

WBEZ
— Who Should Receive Reparations for Slavery and Discrimination?
https://www.wbez.org/shows/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/who-should-receive-reparations-for-slavery-and-discrimination/fa1fb662-5f4b-4bf9-b480-a2704343db6c

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s ‘big’ agenda focused on just 2 issues – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2019-05-28/jim-dey-pritzkers-big-agenda-focused-just-2-issues.html

WSIL TV
— Illinois House passes abortion bill, local representatives vote no – Jeff Weinrich
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/40545245/illinois-house-passes-abortion-bill-local-representatives-vote-no

CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton Celebrates Martin Plaza Rededication (DIERSEN: Attendees at this outstanding event included Barbier, Cherry, Fitch, Gresk, Keller, and Suess. Wheaton’s Chick-fil-A provided cake and lemonade.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=246

CHICAGO NOW
— Illinois poised to become America’s most radical pro-abortion state – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/05/illinois-poised-to-become-americas-most-radical-pro-abortion-state/

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: Abortion pushers push abortion. 
https://depauliaonline.com/41744/news/reproductive-justice-rally-in-chicago-stokes-abortion-debate/

ONE ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: TRAGIC, DISGUSTING: A pot pusher pushes pot.
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2019/5/27/1il-opinion-dont-wait-to-legalize-marijuana-in-illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Moves to the Most Extreme Abortion Position, House Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/28/illinois-moves-to-the-most-extreme-abortion-position/ 
— Pro-Lifers Mourn Passage of Extreme Abortion Bill Alloing Abortion Up to Moment of Birth
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/05/28/pro-lifers-mourn-passage-of-extreme-abortion-bill/

CAPITOL FAX
— Reproductive Health Act bill clears House 64-50-4
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/28/rha-bill-clears-house-64-50-4/
— All 44 House Republicans spoke against graduated income tax
https://capitolfax.com/2019/05/28/all-44-house-republicans-spoke-against-graduated-income-tax/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Border Patrol seeks babysitters to care for illegal immigrants so agents can return to field Goal is to get agents back to patrolling border – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/28/border-patrol-proposes-new-job-feed-care-illegals/

FOX NEWS
— Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud is $2.67 million richer but still thinks the Chevy Corvette he won is ‘pretty cool’ – Gary Gastelu
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/indy-500-winner-simon-pagenaud-corvette

AMERICAN THINKER
— NBC polling data shows Bernie Sanders with a lock on ‘low information voters’ – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: If you read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, you are not a low information voter.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/nbc_polling_data_shows_bernie_sanders_with_a_lock_on_low_information_voters.html

BREITBART
— DHS Fast-Tracks Migrants Straight into Jobs – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/05/28/dhs-fast-tracks-migrants-into-jobs/

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALLOWING TOURIST VISAS FOR ELDERLY MEXICANS TO VISIT UNDOCUMENTED FAMILY IN US – Shelby Talcott
https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/28/trump-visas-elderly-mexicans-visit/

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Trump administration memo bolsters longstanding restrictions on welfare for noncitizens
http://www.aei.org/publication/trump-administration-memo-bolsters-longstanding-restrictions-on-welfare-for-noncitizens/

THE HILL
— Illinois House passes bill removing late-term abortion restrictions – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/445801-illinois-house-passes-bill-removing-late-term-abortion-restrictions

CBS NEWS
— Meghan Markle will not meet President Trump during his upcoming U.K. visit – CAITLIN O’KANE
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meghan-markle-will-not-meet-president-trump-during-his-upcoming-uk-visit/

WASHINGTON POST
— It’s the middle of the night. Do you know who your iPhone is talking to? – Geoffrey A. Fowler
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/05/28/its-middle-night-do-you-know-who-your-iphone-is-talking/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use children to put the “U.S. immigration system on the brink.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/the-crush-of-children-at-arizonas-border-shows-a-us-immigration-system-on-the-brink/2019/05/28/03733e36-7357-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html

FORBES
— How to Protect Yourself Against Job Discrimination as a Veteran – Tom Spiggle (DIERSEN: The federal government protects its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. The federal government gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomspiggle/2019/05/28/how-to-protect-yourself-against-job-discrimination-as-a-veteran/#7880184f5475
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most people are aware that federal law bars discrimination on the job due to gender, race and religion, but they often don’t realize that it also covers current and former members of the military as well. With fewer Americans serving in the military today than in past decades, this kind of discrimination can be subtle, taking the form of assumptions that civilians make about military life and service. That could come from recruiters who ignore relevant job experience — like leading a caravan of military vehicles in the desert when hiring for a job driving a commercial truck. It could come in the form of an innocent-seeming question during a job interview about whether you suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after completing a tour in Afghanistan. Or it could be the more obvious refusal to reinstate you at your old job after regular service with the National Guard. Several federal laws aim to prevent those kinds of situations. Here’s a look at the laws that protect those who come back from their service as they reenter the workforce.)

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— London activists: You can’t stop us from marching against Trump – LAMIAT SABIN
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/london-activists-you-cant-stop-us-from-marching-against-trump/

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.