ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: Tier 2 restrictions in effect in 4 suburban counties; IL reports 12,623 new cases, 79 deaths DuPage, Kane, Kankakee and Will counties see Tier 2 restrictions – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/health/tier-2-restrictions-in-effect-in-4-suburban-counties;-il-reports-12623-new-covid-19-case/7858725/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Experts say peak of autumn surge is nowhere in sight as Illinois reports 12,623 new COVID-19 cases
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/11/21560275/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Another autopsy? Time for both parties to examine themselves – CLARENCE PAGE (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs want the Republican Party a) to dump voters who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, gun owners, non-poor, non-drinkers, non-gamblers, non-stoners, non-veterans, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) to pander to voters who are Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, non-patriotic, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-gun owners, poor, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, veterans, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-biden-trump-autopsy-mccollell-page-20201110-nwbie33avfhypjsdudf36wsy3a-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters and men-haters say “Black women and Latinas are poised to start a political revolution without white women.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-trump-women-voters-20201111-rmuaw5q4gvgyfbt4fxbqpmbcpi-story.html
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— LA Times to pay $3M to settle journalist discrimination case (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with evidence that my Democrat GAO superiors paid their employees who had similar education, similar work experience, and/or similar professional certifications and licenses and were minority and/or female far more than they paid their employees who were White and/or male.)
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/la-times-to-pay-3m-to-settle-journalist-discrimination-case/article_e101ec71-19a6-5693-b383-b68414bb7fcc.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Citizens of foreign countries who want to immigrate to Americans should be advised that Democrats will force them to serve as soldiers in their war against Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/some-big-early-shifts-on-immigration-expected-under-biden
NPR ILLINOIS
— Senate Republicans Continue Backing Trump’s Refusal To Concede The Election – CLAUDIA GRISALES & ASMA KHALID
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/senate-republicans-continue-backing-trumps-refusal-concede-election#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Pompeo Fuels Administration’s Baseless Claims Of Election Fraud.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/pompeo-fuels-administrations-baseless-claims-election-fraud#stream/0
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Barr tells Justice Department to probe election fraud claims if they exist – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/barr-tells-justice-department-to-probe-election-fraud-claims-if-they-exist/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP lets Trump fight election for weeks despite Biden’s win.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mcconnell-says-electoral-college-will-determine-president/
— Indigenous Peoples’ Day or Columbus Day? Bloomington council will decide next meeting – Munashe Kwangwari III (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in America? Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats blame your ancestors for the problems that indigenous people had. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that my ancestors homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/indigenous-peoples-day-or-columbus-day-bloomington-council-will-decide-next-meeting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The council instead voting to table the discussions, passing the ordinance to city staff who will work to create a new resolution. The idea came from council member Jenn Carrillo who says instead of celebrating Columbus local business leaders should encourage the community to learn the history of native Americans and grieve at how they were treated. She says this is not meant to deny someone a day of pride but rather begin reparations for actions she says still have affects today. “When we lift up Columbus’s history,” Carrillo said. “We are lifting up a history of colonialism, genocide and white supremacy. That has no place in our world in 2020.” Several community members spoke during public comment against Carrillo’s decision. Many believe renaming the day is seen as a way of reversing history. “Don’t listen to these people guilt you about Columbus,” said Becky Swan to the council. “That was 300 years ago, this is Bloomington, this is today, what are you going to do in 2020.”)
BURR RIDGE PATCH
— See Video Of Burr Ridge’s Heated Exchanges Trustee tries to read controversial text messages from the village’s assistant administrator. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/see-video-burr-ridges-heated-exchanges
— Controversial Texts Dog New Burr Ridge Leader Trustees pick an interim administrator during turmoil at Village Hall. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/controversial-texts-dog-new-burr-ridge-leader
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Chicago’s Homeless Population Was Already On The Rise Before The Pandemic. Now, City Scrambles To Plan For Next Wave When the statewide eviction moratorium is lifted, city officials expect to be grappling with another wave of homelessness. One alderman said the city needs to marshal “additional resources” to tackle the problem. – Justin Laurence
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/10/chicagos-homeless-population-was-already-on-the-rise-before-the-pandemic-now-city-scrambles-to-plan-for-next-wave/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republicans are fuming that the Illinois Supreme Court has replaced Justice Thomas Kilbride, who lost his retention race last week, with a Democratic ally, saying the judicial maneuver is a slap in the face to voters. Justices voted 6-0 to name Appellate Judge Robert Carter to the bench as a placeholder until an election is held in two years. Carter is 74 and says he won’t run. “This is an outrageous decision,” Jon Zahm, who heads the Vote No for Kilbride committee, posted on Facebook. “The voters made clear they did not want politics as usual on the Supreme Court, as they voted an end to the 4-3 Democrat stranglehold on blocking important issues like fair maps, pension reform, lawsuit reform, and term limits.” Zahm said the three Republican justices “should have voted no and left the seat unfilled until the next election.” The hand-wringing over Kilbride’s replacement comes after Zahm and other Republicans waged a fierce battle to remake the highest court. They say Kilbride is beholden to Madigan and they point to an opinion he wrote that removed a referendum on the 2016 ballot that would have taken away Madigan’s power on redistricting. The House speaker donated $550,000 to Kilbride’s campaign to stay on the bench — he won 56 percent of the vote but needed 60 percent to keep his seat. Former 3rd District Appellate Court Judge Kent Slater, a Republican, told the Tribune’s Ray Long that Carter had been Kilbride’s choice to hold an appointed seat on the appellate for several years. “It’s like the Supreme Court’s patronage,” Slater said. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/11/11/supreme-maneuver-edly-allen-out-veto-session-canceled-il-14-still-undecided-rinehart-wins-490870
— OCTOBER 13, 2020 FLASHBACK: A group of Democratic south suburban mayors and elected officials have filed suit against the Democratic Bloom Township committeeman, Lori Wilcox, because of her plan to hold an in-person, candidate slating caucus in December rather than an open, spring primary for the 2021 municipal and township elections. Given the caucus typically draws 300 to 400 people in the same room, such a meeting would violate the governor’s executive order on large gatherings. The mayors group is concerned about a “super spreader event” if Wilcox’s planned candidate slating caucus moves forward. The emergency motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction filed by the Del Galdo Law Group will be heard Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court. Wilcox told Playbook she had not yet seen the lawsuit and declined to comment. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: What is the status of this?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/10/13/politics-of-scotus-hearings-illinois-gop-teeters-griffins-donations-new-ads-for-durbin-foxx-490582
STATE OF ILLINOIS
— TOWNSHIP CAUCUS GUIDE FOR 2021 (DIERSEN: Given COVID-19 restrictions, how will your township conduct its December 1, 2020 caucus?)
https://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/ElectionOperations/PDF/2021ElectionCalendar.pdf
https://www.toi.org/Resources/68832451-8c0f-4ca7-b59f-49b90c302841/2021%20Township%20Caucus%20Guide.pdf
— Township Code. (60 ILCS 1/Art. 45 heading) ARTICLE 45. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR TOWNSHIP OFFICE
https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs4.asp?DocName=006000010HArt%2E+45&ActID=770&ChapterID=13&SeqStart=17000000&SeqEnd=18300000
MC HENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14 UPDATE: Lauren Underwood Lead More than Triples to 3,524 Votes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/il14returns/
— Nov. 10, 2020, Count Shows Mike Buehler Leading Jack Franks by 9,095 Votes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/nov-10-2020-count-shows-mike-buehler-leading-jack-franks-by-9095-votes/
— IL-14/IL-06: Sean Casten Tweets His True Feelings About Jim Oberweis
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/casten111020/
— From the Desk of John Lopez: Calling Elections and Conclusions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/lopez111020/
— Change in County Board Results from Election Night Shows Democratic Women Picking Up Three Seats, Dems Now Have 1/3 of County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/11/no-change-in-county-board-results-from-election-night-democratic-women-pick-up-three-seats/
— Political Newspaper Ads – 50 Years Ago and Now
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/11/message-of-the-day-political-newspaper-ads/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis Statement to Determine Legal Votes in Election Outcome
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/11/10/oberweis111020/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pro-Family Alliance and the Thomas More Society raise questions over proposed rule to require teachers in Illinois to promote progressive views – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. To get promoted beyond GS-13 at GAO, you have to promote the Democrat Party platform big time. To get promoted beyond GS-12 at IRS, you have to promote the Democrat Party platform big time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/group-raises-questions-over-proposed-rule-to-require-teachers-in-illinois-to-promote-progressive-views
BREITBART
— These Celebrities Mocked Ben Carson After He Tested Positive for Coronavirus – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/11/10/these-celebrities-mocked-ben-carson-after-he-tested-positive-for-coronavirus/
EPOCH TIMES
— Pompeo: ‘There Will Be a Smooth Transition to a Second Trump Administration’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pompeo-there-will-be-a-smooth-transition-to-a-second-trump-administration_3573845.html
THE HILL
— Sullivan wins reelection in Alaska, giving Republicans 50 seats in Senate – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/523484-sullivan-wins-reelection-in-alaska-senate-race
NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you break with Trump, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/republicans-who-have-broken-trump-congratulate-biden-his-win-n1247278
NEW YORK TIMES
— As Biden Plans Transition, Republicans Decline to Recognize His Election Former President George W. Bush and a handful of other Republicans congratulated the president-elect, but most party leaders stayed quiet or urged President Trump to fight. – Luke Broadwater
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/politics/republicans-trump-concede-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Uses Government Power to Fight Results as Biden Dismisses His Refusal to Concede President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. called President Trump’s actions since Election Day ‘an embarrassment.’ Election officials across the country said there was no evidence that fraud or other irregularities played a role in the outcome of the presidential race.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/10/us/joe-biden-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Republican Party Is Attacking Democracy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/opinion/trump-election-concede.html
— FRONT PAGE: Black Voters Went for Biden. Now They Hope He’ll Deliver. – John Eligon and Audra D. S. Burch (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders in Republican organizations act like they want to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non/veteran.)
People at an Atlanta bar watched President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. address the nation on Saturday.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/joe-biden-black-voters.html
WASHINGTON POST
— McConnell backs Trump’s legal challenges; Biden urges Americans to wear masks to protect against the coronavirus – Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and Paulina Firozi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2020/11/09/biden-trump-election-live-updates/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Counties Account for 70% of U.S. GDP – Aaron Zitner (DIERSEN: What percent of the GDP is generated by Democrats? What percent of the GDP is generated by Republicans? The Democrat Party a) paints Democrats as being poor and b) paints Republicans as being rich. How much turnover has there been in your county during the last 5, 10, 15, 20, 25+ years, that is, how many hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters have moved into your county to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? I should write a book about hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County.)
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/latest-updates-biden-trump-election-2020/card/32vHNFTTc2xxNr7NITHY
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America’s political divisions are also economic divisions – and they are widening. That’s one message that comes through in the visual story-telling from our graphics team, published today, which shows how Republicans and Democrats are increasingly divided by the education levels, racial diversity and the amount of urban or rural character to their communities. Now, the Brookings Institution adds to the finding of a growing divide between metropolitan and non-metropolitan America. Joe Biden last week won 16% of the nation’s counties, but those counties account for 70% of nation’s economic activity, Brookings analysts report. By contrast, President Trump won 84% of counties, accounting for less than 30% of GDP. Their work shows an increasing divide between a high-output, Democratic-leaning part of the nation and a lower-output, Republican-leaning set of communities. In 2016, Brookings analysts found, Democrat Hillary Clinton won counties accounting for 64% of economic output, compared with Mr. Biden’s 70% share. Mr. Trump in 2016 won counties accounting for 36% of economic output, compared with his share of under 30% this year. That finding adds new data to a trend that the Journal also documented last year, showing that the two parties, in many ways, live in two different economies.)
— M.B.A. Applications Are Up Because the Job Market Is Down – Patrick Thomas (DIERSEN: IRS hired me as a GS-7 (currently $47,965/year) Revenue Officer in 1971 when I was 22 years old. IRS’s employee manual encouraged Revenue Officers to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses. I started taking graduate business courses at Loyola in 1972 and earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I started taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul in 1976 and earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/applications-to-u-s-business-schools-rise-for-first-time-in-five-years-11605034179
— Blacks and Latinos for Trump – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blacks-and-latinos-for-trump-11605048999
