November 1 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Hundreds Of Northwestern Students Protest In Evanston, Clash With Police – Steven Graves (DIERSEN: How prepared are the police in your municipality for Democrat vandalism, Democrat looting, Democrat rioting, and Democrat arson?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/01/evanston-northwestern-protest-police-nu-community-not-cops/

NBC5
— President Trump to Deliver Remarks at Kenosha Rally Monday Evening The rally, which is take place at the Kenosha Regional Airport, is set to begin at 7 p.m.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-trump-to-deliver-remarks-at-kenosha-rally-monday-evening/2362470/
— Blagojevich Speaks at Pro-Trump Rally in Chicago’s Mount Greenwood
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/blagojevich-speaks-at-pro-trump-rally-in-chicagos-mount-greenwood/2362456/
— White House Blasts Fauci After He Says U.S. ‘Poorly’ Prepared for COVID-19 Winter A White House spokesman called Fauci’s remarks “unacceptable,” the latest escalation in tensions between Trump and the top infectious disease expert.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/white-house-blasts-fauci-after-he-says-u-s-poorly-prepared-for-covid-19-winter/2362404/
— Illinois Reports 6,980 New Cases of Coronavirus as Positivity Rate Surges Upward
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-6980-new-cases-of-coronavirus-as-positivity-rate-surges-upward/2362418/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Evanston police pepper-spray protesters who allegedly threw bricks (DIERSEN: What will the Democrats throw at the police in your municipality? How prepared are the police in your municipality for Democrat vandalism, Democrat looting, Democrat rioting, and Democrat arson?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/evanston-police-pepper-spray-protesters-who-allegedly-threw-bricks

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bricks thrown at Evanston police, Northwestern University students pepper-sprayed in off-campus clash as protesters again call on university to defund its police – PAIGE FRY and JESSICA VILLAGOMEZ (DIERSEN: What will the Democrats throw at the police in your municipality? How prepared are the police in your municipality for Democrat vandalism, Democrat looting, Democrat rioting, and Democrat arson?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-northwestern-protest-20201101-zrfm7ocmbnejribnahrfheotfi-story.html
— Will County reparations proposal may get first hearing this week – ALICIA FABBRE (DIERSEN: How much reparations will Will County Democrats want me to pay? I lived in Will County full-time 1948-1974 and part-time 1974-1976. I rented out a town home in Will County 1976-1984. I worked in Will county 1973-1974. My brother continues to live in Will County. My father lived in Will County 1922-1969 and my mother 1945-2016. My ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Will County since 1854.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-county-cannabis-reparations-st-1102-20201101-yyc2hxqgtnf6pm2v4q4cloccui-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 6,980 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 35 new deaths reported as statewide positivity rate hits 8%
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201031-zzenwuytmrf7bp5sg6uosajyum-story.html
— Kendall County placed under tighter COVID-19 restrictions – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kendall-region-2-covid-mitigations-st-20201101-5plhm2azjjgh7emjnyrfrb7kxy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage ballots filled with tax requests for schools, fire districts – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201101/dupage-ballots-filled-with-tax-requests-for-schools-fire-districts
— Pre-election virus spike creates concerns for polling places – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201101/news/311019968/
— New COVID-19 cases, deaths drop after record high Saturday – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201101/new-covid-19-cases-deaths-drop-after-record-high-saturday

WTTW
— Anti-Racism Agenda: Illinois Black Legislative Caucus Unveils Agenda – Erica Gunderson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/01/anti-racism-agenda-illinois-black-legislative-caucus-unveils-agenda

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Over half of DuPage County’s registered voters have already voted – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/01/over-half-of-dupage-countys-registered-voters-have-already-voted/amqv5uw/
— DuPage County’s positivity rate climbs to 9.7% as 377 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths reported – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/01/dupage-countys-positivity-rate-climbs-to-9-7-as-377-new-covid-19-cases-5-deaths-reported/as5hgke/

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— County Clerk reports half of DuPage County voters have cast ballots
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2020/11/01/county-clerk-reports-half-of-dupage-county-voters-have-cast-ballots/116895

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Police brutality, racism pushing Black anxiety.”
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Experts-Police-brutality-racism-pushing-Black-15692093.php

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Off the Bench | Elected or appointed, judges have become a hot topic – David Bernthal
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/off-the-bench-elected-or-appointed-judges-have-become-a-hot-topic/article_51fce636-3d74-50ee-a958-f2ddf635de59.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Pritzker: Mr. Unpopular? – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-mr-unpopular/article_25da0f41-57a7-5bae-b022-c27eceefec11.html

HERALD NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Joliet cannabis store thriving – MEGANN HORSTEAD (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.theherald-news.com/2020/10/30/joliet-cannabis-store-thriving-despite-blow-dealt-by-covid-19-pandemic-to-local-economy/ahmv4qd/

REVIEW ATLAS
— Will Knox County pick Trump or Biden? – Jane Carlson
https://www.reviewatlas.com/news/20201101/will-knox-county-pick-trump-or-biden

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Thousands gather at Dubuque airport for Trump campaign rally
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/public_announcements/article_f596286a-049b-5b1d-a27b-e1c0578f6806.html

WSIL TV
— Illinois sees seven-day positivity rate of 8% – Brooke Schlyer
https://wsiltv.com/2020/11/01/illinois-sees-seven-day-positivity-rate-of-8/

WREX
— Joe Biden says he’ll take on the coronavirus pandemic, but first he has to defeat another “virus”: Donald Trump; President Donald Trump says he’s preparing for legal challenges
https://wrex.com/2020/11/01/the-latest-fauci-says-whole-lot-of-hurt-for-us-from-virus/

WQAD
— Efforts to stop election trouble on Tuesday Rock Island and Scott counties have plans in place for Election Day (DIERSEN: How prepared is law enforcement in your county for Democrat vandalism, Democrat looting, Democrat rioting, and Democrat arson?)
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/this-week/this-week-election-security/526-be7c4fc3-0c4a-40ca-921e-0b8ccb913812

NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans Seek To Toss Out 127,000 Ballots In Democratic-Leaning Texas County – ALANA WISE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/republicans-seek-toss-out-127000-ballots-democratic-leaning-texas-county#stream/0

WHEATON PATCH
— Kane, DuPage Coronavirus Hospitalizations Triple During October Region 8’s coronavirus positivity rate set new records in Kane and DuPage counties during the final week of the month. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/kane-dupage-coronavirus-hospitalizations-triple-during-october

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Half of DuPage County Voters have Cast Ballots – Voters Urged to Return Mail Ballots NOW
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2020/63708/
— DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek Assures Voters of Bipartisan Oversight of Election Process
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2020/63705/

CAPITOL FAX
— All 11 IDPH regions under IDPH mitigation rules as of November 4
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/01/all-11-idph-regions-under-idph-mitigation-rules-as-of-november-4/

BREITBART
— Thousands Stand in Line for Trump in Windy, Snowy, Frigid Michigan – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/11/01/watch-thousands-stand-in-line-for-trump-in-windy-snowy-frigid-michigan/

BLAZE
— Final poll: Trump takes major lead in battleground state after being tied with Biden just weeks ago ‘There’s a consistent story in 2020 to what happened in 2016’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/final-poll-trump-takes-lead-in-iowa

NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘We’re Not Political’ ESPN Shows Partisanship in Overly Biased Political Series – Jay Maxson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jay-maxson/2020/11/01/were-not-political-espn-shows-partisanship-overly-biased

PJ MEDIA
— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Endorses Trump, Its First Republican Since 1972 – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/election/tyler-o-neil/2020/11/01/pittsburgh-post-gazette-endorses-trump-its-first-republican-since-1972-n1112238

EPOCH TIMES
— White House Says Fauci Is Playing Politics Over Biden Virus Remarks – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-fauci-is-playing-politics-over-biden-virus-remarks-ahead-of-election_3560456.html

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise Blacks who hate Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/push-pull-being-black-republican-trump-era-n1245701

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘A whole lot of hurt’: Fauci warns of covid-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump’s response – Josh Dawsey and Yasmeen Abutaleb
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fauci-covid-winter-forecast/2020/10/31/e3970eb0-1b8b-11eb-bb35-2dcfdab0a345_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millions of Mail-in Ballots at Risk in Battleground States With Looming Deadlines Postal slowdowns affect key states where razor-thin vote margins decided the 2016 presidential race – Rob Barry, Kevin Poulsen and Vanessa Qian
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-of-mail-in-ballots-at-risk-in-battleground-states-with-looming-deadlines-11604152801
— Republicans Try to Stop Democrats’ Suburban Growth Some GOP House incumbents stake out identities separate from Trump – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-try-to-stop-democrats-suburban-growth-11604160000

NEWSWEEK
— These Are The Reddest Congressional Districts in America – ELLEN DEWITT
https://www.newsweek.com/these-are-reddest-congressional-districts-america-1542866

(FROM THE ARTICLE: #29. Illinois’ 15th Congressional District Partisan Voter Index: R+21 2016 election results: 70.7% Donald Trump, 24.5% Hillary Clinton 2012 election results: 64.0% Mitt Romney, 34.1% Barack Obama House of Representatives incumbent: John Shimkus This year may mark the last race in the 15th Congressional District in southern Illinois, which is expected to be drawn out of existence in redistricting after the 2020 census. The population in the district of almost 15,000 square miles has been declining, prompting the likely loss of the House seat.)

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.