ABC7
— Cars smashed, set on fire by large group of teens in Hyde Park – Jessica D’Onofrio and Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/cars-smashed-set-on-fire-by-large-group-of-teens-in-hyde-park/4595244/
— 2 men beaten by off-duty CPD sergeant outside gay nightclub in Andersonville, lawsuit says – Mark Rivera
https://abc7chicago.com/lawsuit-2-men-beaten-by-off-duty-cpd-sergeant-outside-gay-nightclub/4596784/
NBC5
— Early Voters Pack Polls as Race Between Casten, Roskam Heats Up The candidates are both vying for voters in several blocks, including women – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/sean-casten-peter-roskam-race-heats-up-in-closing-week-499338591.html
CBS2
— Candidate Q & A: 6th Congressional District Republican Incumbent Peter Roskam – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/01/peter-roskam-6th-congressional-district/
— Young Voters Usually Sit Out Midterms But 2018 Could Be Different – CNN (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young voters, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazi, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/01/young-voters-may-turn-out-big-midterms/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump takes immigration message to Missouri in rally blitz – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-takes-immigration-message-to-missouri-in-rally-blitz-1
— Trump pledges asylum crackdown, tent cities – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-pledges-asylum-crackdown-tent-cities
— Illinois sees jump in turnout for early voting – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-sees-jump-in-turnout-for-early-voting
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Video of cop killer becomes Trump campaign push – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donald-trump-luis-bracamontes-video-cop-killer-campaign-push/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/americanism-nationalism-midterm-elections-cecil-newman-rabbi-joachim-prinz-luis-gutierrez/
— Marijuana use, rap sheets mean more wannabe Chicago cops get rejected – Frank Main (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/more-chicago-police-department-applicants-appeals-rejected-marijuana-criminal-records/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor. Democrats and RINOs shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats and RINOs want to use immigrants to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-trump-immigration-14th-amendment-citizenship-caravan-midterm-election-2018/
— Working the Story: Covering campaigns is harder than it used to be – Lynn Sweet and Mark Brown (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates a) who do NOT want me to know about their events, b) who do NOT want me to promote their events, c) who do NOT want me to attend their events, d) who do not want me to report on their events, and e) who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems? They treat me like I am illegitimate, a fraud, and even worse things. They treat me like they want me to work against them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/covering-political-campaigns-candidate-schedule-access-difficult-working-the-story/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Too many Republicans lose sight of their standards, bow to Trump’s demagoguery.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-tree-life-synagogue-shooting-anti-semitism-demagogue-republicans-mona-charen/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump announces plan to block some migrants from seeking asylum at U.S.-Mexico border, offers few details – David Nakamura, Nick Miroff
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-asylum-migrant-caravan-20181101-story.html
— Anger toward media spreads into local communities – AP (DIERSEN: Should I wear a body camera to better document anger against me?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–media-facing-hostility-20181029-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While President Donald Trump ‘s attacks on the media are usually centered on national outlets like CNN and The New York Times, the attitudes unleashed have filtered down to journalists on the street covering news in local communities across the country. When a president describes the press as enemies of the people, “attitudes shift and the field crews get the brunt of the abuse,” she wrote. “And it’s not just from one side. We get it all the way around, pretty much on a daily basis.” The Radio Television Digital News Association is spreading safety and self-defense tips to journalists, most notably advising limits on the use of one-person news crews. The RTDNA has begun compiling anti-press incidents, like last week when an intruder was shot after kicking down glass doors at Fox’s local station in Washington. The National Press Photographers Association is developing workshops to spread safety advice to its members.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups support birthright citizenship: 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-birthright-citizenship-trump-birth-tourism-1101-20181031-story.html
— Wanted: A few good poll workers – Matt Vasilogambros
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20181101/281711205651514
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: With political angst running high as midterms approach, voters on both sides worry: What if things don’t go my way? – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates in Illinois who lose on November 6, 2018, and those around them, who will blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for the losses? Should I sue these scapegoaters in light of all that I have done since 1999 to help elect Republicans in Illinois?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-election-emotions-20181025-story.html
— Evanston principal sends letter to parents addressing ‘hate-filled language’ toward minority students – Genevieve Bookwalter
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-reports-of-racism-school-district-65-tl-1108-story.html
— Teens throw eggs, set car fires in Hyde Park on Halloween night: ‘It was crazy scary’ – William Lee
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-halloween-mischief-hyde-park-20181101-story.html
— Gunman jumps into parked car, kills woman in front of twin sister, two young nieces – Hannah Leone and Anna Spoerre
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-fatal-robbery-shooting-20181101-story.html
— Saudi crown prince disparaged slain journalist in call with White House – John Hudson, Souad Mekhennet and Carol D. Leonnig (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who disparage me. They would love it.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-saudi-arabia-prince-jamal-khashoggi-20181101-story.html
— Hundreds of Google employees in Chicago walk out in protest of company’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations – Ally Marotti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-google-walkout-chicago-20181031-story.html
— As U.S. limits refugees, some Chicago employers fear losing a good talent pool – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-employing-refugees-trump-elis-cheesecake-20181025-story.html
— Tale of two houses doesn’t help voters on Rauner vs. Pritzker – David Greising
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-illinois-governor-campaign-rauner-pritzker-1102-story.html
— Kanye’s visit to Naperville Pepe’s a draw for diners, owner says, but teen reporter who spoke to rapper underwhelmed – Erin Hegarty
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-kanye-west-naperville-north-reporter-st-1102-story.html
— Election for county clerk to determine who oversees transition of DuPage election duties – Suzanne Baker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-clerk-candidates-st-1102-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Big support, big divide Democrats put up more women, minorities; GOP stays dominated by white men – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-11-01/americas-gender-racial-divides-on-display-in-house-races
— Candidates differ on state treasurer’s mission – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181101/candidates-differ-on-state-treasurers-mission
— ‘When I can, I tell the truth’: Trump pushes back against falsehoods – John Wagner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181101/when-i-can-i-tell-the-truth-trump-pushes-back-against-falsehoods
— Slow down as we age? Not necessarily – Ken Potts (DIERSEN: At age 70, I continue to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening. My Democrat superiors in the federal government wrote off as being old in 1973 when I did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25. They further wrote me off as being old when I did not make GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20181101/slow-down-as-we-age-not-necessarily
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Teachers’ Retirement System says it needs a 10% increase in state contribution next year – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181031/trs-says-it-needs-10-increase-in-state-contribution-next-year
ISRA
— ISRA Political Victory Fund Endorses Governor Bruce Rauner
http://www.isra.org/News/TabId/1068/ArtMID/4612/ArticleID/34410/ISRA-Political-Victory-Fund-Endorses-Governor-Bruce-Rauner.aspx
LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Craig Taylor: No on electing county assessor – Glenn Minnis
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511617528-craig-taylor-no-on-electing-county-assessor
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Villa v. Khouri: Madigan gives $900,044 more to Villa
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511615605-madigan-gives-900-044-more-to-villa
— Villa v. Khouri: At Madigan’s request, personal injury lawyers back Villa with $60,400
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511617575-at-madigan-s-request-personal-injury-lawyers-back-villa-with-60-400
CAPITOL FAX
— Hultgren being outspent by vast amount
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/01/hultgren-being-outspent-by-vast-amount/
— Well, now, here’s an interesting trio. JB Pritzker, Chuy Garcia and former state Rep. and current Elmwood Park Village President Skip Saviano.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/11/01/question-of-the-day-2776/
NEWS BUSTERS
— NYT’s Ugh-Worthy Front-Page Headline: ‘Obama Uplifted Them. Now They Want to Fight’ – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/11/01/nyts-ugh-worthy-front-page-headline-obama-uplifted-them-now-they
GOPUSA
— Mexico ignores invader’s demands for buses to the US border
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=58182
— Why the left hates prosperity
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=57943
BREITBART
— CNN, Hollywood Reporter Declare New Trump Ad Against Caravan ‘Racist’ – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2018/11/01/cnn-hollywood-reporter-declare-new-trump-ad-against-caravan-racist/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Black Leaders Issue Powerful Message to CNN over Don Lemon’s Anti-White Comments – Chris Agee
https://www.westernjournal.com/black-leaders-issue-powerful-message-cnn-don-lemons-anti-white-comments/
ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— CNN Refuses To Hire Anyone It Deems Complicit In Trump’s ‘Lies’ – Brian McNicoll (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/cnn-refuses-to-hire-anyone-it-deems-complicit-in-trumps-lies/
THE HILL
— Trump keeps spotlight on immigration, but punts on asylum changes – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/414406-trump-keeps-spotlight-on-immigration-but-punts-on-asylum-changes
— GOP infighting spills into public view – MELANIE ZANONA
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/414347-gop-infighting-spills-into-public-view
NEW YORK TIMES
— Spotting Disinformation Online Before the Midterm Elections – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all information is disinformation except for the information that they put or or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/technology/personaltech/disinformation-online-midterm-elections.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to my critics/opponents, all information is disinformation except for the information that they put or or bless.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/opinion/caravan-pittsburgh-shooting-midterms.html
— New Migrant Caravans Trek North, Ignoring Political Repercussions – Kirk Semple and Elisabeth Malkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/world/americas/migrant-caravans-border-mexico-usa.html
— FRONT PAGE: 5 Harvard Friends, and a Frank Talk About How They Got In As a lawsuit challenging the use of affirmative action in admissions plays out, five freshmen reflect on why they beat the competition. – Kate Taylor
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/us/harvard-freshmen-admissions.html
— FRONT PAGE: Google Walkout: Employees Stage Protest Over Handling of Sexual Harassment – Amie Tsang and Adam Satariano
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/technology/google-walkout-sexual-harassment.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Fight Fire With Fire, or Be Civil With Trump? The Obama Coalition Is Unsure – Astead W. Herndon
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/us/politics/obama-midterm-elections.html
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/31/pot-never-should-have-been-illegal-editorials-debates/1838195002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/31/going-pot-election-day-more-states-legalize-marijuana/1832589002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: High price of precision medicine forces cancer patients to make agonizing choices – Liz Szabo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/10/26/pricey-precision-medicine-often-financially-toxic-cancer-patients/1766358002/
— GM offers buyouts to 18,000 salaried workers, says layoffs possible – Jamie L. LaReau (DIERSEN: Once you are offered a buyout, your career is over. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, GAO offered me and all its other employees who had 25 or more years of federal service, a $25,000 buyout.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/10/31/gm-buyouts/1832705002/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— The tax windfall that wasn’t: A troubling new IRS report suggests many Americans may be giving money right back to the government – ALEX RASKOLNIKOV
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-tax-windfall-that-wasnt-20181101-story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Case Against Birthright Citizenship Trump’s critics misread the text and history of the 14th Amendment. – Matthew Spalding
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-birthright-citizenship-1541025425
— A Referendum on Trump – Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-referendum-on-trump-1541025733
— Republicans Show Strength in Early Voting In key Senate races, the numbers so far suggest a major GOP swing since 2016. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-show-strength-in-early-voting-1541025658
— High-Flying Pet Insurer Faces New Risk – Charley Grant
https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-flying-pet-insurer-faces-new-risk-1541018005
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America. Citizens or foreign countries are far easier to manipulate, dominate, exploit, and get rid of.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-immigration-data-show-where-foreign-students-study-and-work-1541016014
— No Experience? No Problem. Private Equity Lures Newbie Bankers With $300,000 Offers. Annual recruitment drive starts earlier this year as firms try to get a jump on preferred candidates – Liz Hoffman and Miriam Gottfried (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office, what would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained working for the federal government, the professional certifications and license that I earned, and the degrees that I earned. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. I became a licensed CPA. I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-experience-no-problem-private-equity-lures-newbie-bankers-with-300-000-offers-1540998554
— The Many Faces of Jew-Hatred – Ruth Wisse (DIERSEN: What have you done to fight anti-Semitism? Many of my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were anti-Semitic. Many of the aforesaid did not want to supervise, work with, or work for the Jewish woman who I volunteered to work for in 1990 and continued to work for until she and my other Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In addition to her being a Jewish woman, they resented the fact that she was younger, she was attractive, she was wealthy, she was a CPA, she had an MBA from the University of Chicago, and she was Russian-American. They were furious when I got her appointed the board of directors of IIT’s Financial Markets and Trading Master’s Degree Program.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-many-faces-of-jew-hatred-1541025486
— Why Not ‘Trump Retirement Accounts’? If you want to cut middle-class taxes, go where the money is: Social Security – Tom Giovanetti (DIERSEN: To get my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-not-trump-retirement-accounts-1541025589
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To stir up excitement before the midterms, President Trump last week said he plans to cut middle-class taxes again in the coming year. The trouble is that Republicans have been so successful in cutting taxes in recent years that 44% of Americans no longer pay any federal income tax at all, and many more pay very little. After last year’s tax reform, a family of four earning $80,000 a year could pay as little as $2,300 in income tax: an effective 3% rate. A further 10% cut wouldn’t amount to much. On the other hand, low- and middle-income workers do send the government a large share of their earnings in the form of payroll taxes. That same family of four pays $12,240 at the 15.3% combined rate for Social Security and Medicare. If you want to cut taxes for middle-class and low-income workers, that’s where you have to do it. But instead of an impotent income-tax cut or, say, a payroll-tax cut of 4% of income, why not redirect that same 4% into personal retirement accounts for every worker? Call them “Trump Retirement Accounts.” With no decline in disposable income, American workers would suddenly be investing for retirement at market rates in accounts they own and control, instead of relying on Congress to keep Social Security solvent.)
— White House Says Companies Pledge to Create Millions of Job-Training Opportunities The efforts are part of an initiative to address job market changes, though it’s unclear how far company plans go beyond what they would already be doing – Alex Leary (DIERSEN: IRS and GAO provided me with lots of in-house training.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-says-companies-pledge-to-create-millions-of-job-training-opportunities-1541001658
BLOOMBERG
— SALT Burns in Illinois’ 6th
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2018-11-01/salt-burns-in-illinois-6th-congressional-district-radio
24/7 WALL STREET
— Companies Expect Distracted Workers for Midterm Elections, Says Survey – John Harrington
https://247wallst.com/economy/2018/10/30/companies-expect-distracted-workers-for-midterm-elections-says-survey/
MONEY MAGAZINE
— Pre-Existing Conditions Have Become One of the Hottest 2018 Midterm Election Issues. Here’s What Is at Stake – ELIZABETH O’BRIEN (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have? I have type 2 diabetes. I am obese (BMI 30.7). My vision cannot be corrected to 20/30, let alone 20/20. I need cataract surgery on both eyes. I have partial red/green color blindness. I do not get enough exercise. I sit in a chair 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. Because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of health, dental, and vision insurance. Knowing that federal retirees and their spouses have lifetime membership in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) helped me endure the many negatives associated with being a federal employee for almost 30 years.)
http://time.com/money/5440256/pre-existing-conditions-elections-midterms/
WEEK
— The Illinois governor race could be the most pivotal of the 2018 midterms – David Faris
https://theweek.com/articles/804523/illinois-governor-race-could-most-pivotal-2018-midterms
FEDERAL NEWS WEEK
— Are federal employees really bailing out in protest? – Mike Causey
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/mike-causey-federal-report/2018/11/are-feds-really-bailing-out-in-protest/
GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2018/oct/31/us-politics-live-midterms-latest-donald-trump
