NBC5
— Senate Fails to Override Veto of Bill to Take Illinois Out of Controversial Voter Registration System
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-crosscheck-senate-fails-override-veto-500611041.html
— Illinois Senate Overrides Rauner’s Veto on Raising Smoking Age to 21
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-senate-votes-to-override-rauners-veto-on-raising-smoking-age-to-21-500609231.html
— Senate Overrides Rauner Veto on Immigrant Crime-Victim Visas – John O’Connor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/senate-overrides-rauner-veto-on-immigrant-crime-victim-visas-500578281.html
CBS2
— U.S. Attorney Says More Staff, Resources On Chicago Violence
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/11/15/u-s-attorney-says-more-staff-resources-on-chicago-violence/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Revolving door makes legislators rich while voters get dizzy – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pam-althoff-enterprise-rental-car-companies-state-government-county-board-revolving-door/
— Aldermanic privilege steeped in power, politics — and prejudice, critics contend – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aldermanic-privilege-prerogative-affordable-housing-power-politics-prejudice-shriver-center-poverty-law/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois’ billionaire Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker won’t take annual state salary – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-governor-elect-jb-pritzker-no-salary-20181115-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Another new form of legal gambling in Illinois — betting on ‘historical’ horse races — moves closer to approval – Robert McCoppin
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-historical-horse-racing-vote-20181115-story.html
— State Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s announcement of Chicago mayoral run leads to barrage of political attacks – Bill Ruthhart, John Byrne and Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-susana-mendoza-backlash-20181114-story.html
— Trump’s attack on the First Amendment – Editorial (DIERSEN: Will the Chicago Tribune come to my defense the next time that I am barred from a press conference by an activist, candidate, elected official, or party leader who claims to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-press-cnn-constitution-20181115-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Seeking a 2020 comeback, House GOP elects McCarthy as leader – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20181115/news/311159990/
WLS AM
— Pritzker finds a “new” source of money – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/11/15/pritzker-finds-a-new-source-of-money/
JOURNAL TOPICS
— Citing the poor success rate of Maine Township Republican candidates for local Illinois General Assembly public offices and a local GOP that’s “definitely fractured,” Maine Township Trustee Kim Jones of Park Ridge this week called for the resignation of Maine Republican Committeeman Char Foss-Eggemann. – Todd Wessell
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/trustee-kim-jones-calls-for-resignation-of-maine-republican-committeeman/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Kent Gray suspended from law practice for one year – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20181115/kent-gray-suspended-from-law-practice-for-one-year
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan is popular — in his own mind – Scott Reeder
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/Reeder-Illinois-Speaker-Mike-Madigan-is-popular-13394864.php
MDJ ONLINE
— Oberweis looking ahead to next General Assembly – Greg Bishop
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/state-lawmakers-looking-ahead-to-next-general-assembly/article_92e3cb62-8bca-5705-b148-e30a028b3c9c.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Make A Difference, Run for Office – Leslie Pinney Abbey
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/making-a-difference-run-for-office/
WORLD NET DAILY
— Media’s anti-Trump bias obvious to nearly half of voters
https://www.wnd.com/2018/11/medias-anti-trump-bias-obvious-to-nearly-half-of-voters/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Reverse caravan for Thanksgiving: More Americans are headed to Mexico than any other country – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/reverse-caravan-for-thanksgiving-more-americans-are-headed-to-mexico-than-any-other-country
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jim Acosta is ‘left-wing activist’ employed by ‘political hit squad’ says media watcher Brent Bozell White House call to pull press pass was ‘absolutely justified’ – Jennifer Harper (DIERSEN: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about those who since 2000 have painted me as being a “right-wing activist” who works for a “political hit squad.” They do NOT want me to know about their political events. They do NOT want me to promote their political events. They do NOT want me to attend their political events. They do NOT want me to report on their political events.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/15/brent-bozell-jim-acosta-is-left-wing-activist-cnn/
NEW AMERICAN
— Acosta Wrong, Trump Right: It’s an Invasion – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/item/30657-acosta-wrong-trump-right-it-s-an-invasion
DAILY CALLER
— JIM ACOSTA CLAIMED MIGRANTS WOULDN’T CLIMB BORDER, BUT THEY’RE DOING EXACTLY THAT – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/15/jim-acosta-border-caravan-climbing/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Even Acosta’s Reporter Peers Think He’s Gone Too Far – Geoffrey Dickens
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2018/11/15/even-acostas-reporter-peers-think-hes-gone-too-far%25c2%25a0
BREITBART
— Florida Democrats Urged Voters to Submit Absentee Ballots After Election Day Using Altered Form – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/11/15/report-florida-democrats-urged-voters-to-submit-absentee-ballots-after-election-day-using-altered-forms/
GOPUSA
— Illegal aliens fill Tijuana shelters, more on the way
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59199
— Count till we win: Judge extends recount deadline for Florida provisional, mail-in ballots
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59227
— Six Reasons the CNN-Acosta Lawsuit Is Lame
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59107
— Bob Woodward slams CNN’s Acosta lawsuit, says media ’emotionally unhinged’ over Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=59243
— Pelosi taunts unhappy Dems who want to block her bid for speaker (DIERSEN: Who has taunted you and why? I should write a book about those who have taunted me and why.)
http://www.gopusa.com/pelosi-taunts-unhappy-dems-who-want-to-block-her-bid-for-speaker/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Losing the suburbs The GOP failed to win a crucial category of voters – Jay Cost
https://www.aei.org/publication/losing-the-suburbs/
NEW YORK POST
— Judge postpones ruling on fate of Acosta’s White House press pass – Max Jaeger
https://nypost.com/2018/11/15/judge-postpones-ruling-on-fate-of-acostas-white-house-press-pass/
WASHINGTON POST
— Florida recount: Hand recount ordered in U.S. Senate race in Florida – Sean Sullivan, Lori Rozsa, Beth Reinhard and Amy Gardner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/florida-recount-signatures-judge-ballot-machine-count-deadline/2018/11/15/21275a22-e87c-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps love anti-Trumps.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/11/13/michael-steele-on-why-he-remains-in-the-republican-party-im-not-leaving-this-is-my-house/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— After a month on the road, hundreds of caravan travelers find they’re unwelcome in Tijuana – PATRICK J. MCDONNELL
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-mexico-caravan-tijuana-20181115-story.html
