May 5, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/trump-pope-leo-criticism/
— DD: Pot companies intentionally made false claims about medical benefits.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/lawsuit-cannabis-companies-false-claims/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals ad b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/05/ice-midway-blitz-chicago-trump-silverio-villegas-gonzalez

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Tribune owner in advanced talks to buy the Daily Herald
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/media-marketing/ccb-chicago-tribune-owner-alden-global-in-talks-to-buy-daily-herald-20260505/

SOUTHERN
— Republicans aim to secure $1 billion for security-related aspects of White House ballroom construction project.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/05/05/republicans-aim-to-secure-1-billion-for-security-related-aspects-of-white-house-ballroom-construction-project/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— A high school reunion reflects the reality of growing older. DD: I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. Sadly, so far, I have heard nothing about a 60th reunion.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/high-school-reunion-aging-jokes-alton-illinois-22235323.php

DES MOINES REGISTER
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting hatred against Charlie Kirk in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2026/04/29/melisa-crook-creston-charlie-kirk-post-lawsuit-settlement/89839940007/

TENNESSEE CONSERVATIVE NEWS
— IRS Data Shows Thousands Are Moving To Tennessee.
https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/irs-data-shows-thousands-are-moving-to-tennessee/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump-backed Ramaswamy wins Ohio governor primary, setting up a competitive November race.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-05/trump-backed-ramaswamy-wins-ohio-governor-primary-setting-up-a-competitive-nov-race

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-sues-denver-over-its-1989-assault-weapons-ban/article_10f5a3e8-1207-5445-a5d6-f2e2ecbe2127.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-518/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ignoring the Abominable Congressional Map in Illinois, Clarence Page Rants about Louisiana Decision.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/05/ignoring-the-abominable-congressional-map-in-illinoi-clarence-page/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

FOX NEWS
— DOJ investigates Illinois schools over secret gender transitions, ideology. The probe covers instruction from pre-K through 12th grade and whether parents were notified of opt-out rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-investigates-illinois-schools-secret-gender-transitions-ideology
— Dads aren’t optional — and America’s kids are paying the brutal price. Nearly 1 in 4 children now lives without a father, and the trend is worsening across all demographics.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dads-arent-optional-americas-kids-paying-brutal-price.amp

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Torching of Los Angeles Was Anti-Capitalist Vigilantism.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-torching-of-los-angeles-was-anti-capitalist-vigilantism/

TOWNHALL
— Chicago Alderman Wants to Charge Walgreens With Crimes for leaving city.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/05/chicago-wants-walgreens-charged-for-leaving-city-n2675545

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

MSN
— DD: How successful in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct have Democrat leaders been replacing those have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats?
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/why-the-great-replacement-theory-is-gaining-attention-across-the-us/ss-AAXpvZn#image=2

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/05/trump-immigration-dragnet-ties-daca-dreamers-red-tape/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War. The president’s criticism adds to tensions ahead of Rubio’s visit to the Vatican.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war-4805fe38

BLOOMBERG LAW
— DOJ Offers Lawyers $25,000 Signing Bonuses as recruitment lags.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-offers-lawyers-25-000-signing-bonuses-as-recruitment-lags

POLITICO
— With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP. The president successfully ousted a majority of the Republican state senators who blocked his redistricting effort last year.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-revenge-indiana-election-results-00907629

NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans racists. To call someone a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s
https://newrepublic.com/article/209868/supreme-court-lying-racism-america
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-lying-racism-america-122748799.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.