ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 11,632 new coronavirus cases, 37 deaths Free COVID-19 testing available at sites in northern Illinois this week – Michelle Gallardo and Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-11632-new-covid-19-cases-37-deaths/8014957/
— Joe Biden urges Donald Trump to aid transition amid exploding COVID-19 pandemic: ‘More people may die’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/more-people-may-die-biden-urges-trump-to-aid-transition/8013649/
— Majority of Biden transition team is female, nearly half are people of color – CNN (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at females, at people of color, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/nearly-half-of-biden-transition-team-are-people-of-color/8012874/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To push pot on a municipality, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, county, state, or country.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/americans-across-party-lines-regions-embrace-marijuana/8014092/
NBC5
— Obama Says Social Media Companies ‘Are Making Editorial Choices, Whether They’ve Buried Them in Algorithms Or Not’ – Lauren Feiner
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/obama-says-social-media-companies-are-making-editorial-choices-whether-theyve-buried-them-in-algorithms-or-not/2372557/
CBS2
— Facing ‘Zero Easy Choices,’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot Stands By Call For $94 Million Property Tax Hike To Balance 2021 Budget – Todd Feurer
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/11/16/facing-zero-easy-choices-mayor-lori-lightfoot-stands-by-call-for-94-million-property-tax-hike-to-balance-2021-budget/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Georgia: 2,600 votes not counted in Floyd County, elections director asked to step down
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/calls-for-floyd-county-elections-director-to-resign-after-2600-not-counted
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Newsmax CEO: No desire to be ‘Trump TV,’ open to weekly show – BRIAN STEINBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-trump-tv-newsmax-20201116-sqh3be4xezcmnpfo3chru4r3pq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s baseless claims won’t change reality. He lost the election.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-claims-fraud-twitter-biden-20201116-km4h5cgihffv3b6ndbmzxtfdia-story.html
— Claims of anti-Semitism at University of Illinois prompt federal investigation by Department of Education – ELYSSA CHERNEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-university-of-illinois-anti-semitism-investigation-20201116-4w7az6l5arbnxdu3szt3zwzhai-story.html
— Pritzker, Lightfoot show Illinois style of hypocrisy with COVID-19 restrictions – PATRICK J. HUGHES
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-pritzker-lightfoot-hypocrisy-20201116-ejenf2lkqjdntd7r6h66dr32cq-story.html
— Chicago, Cook County COVID-19 stay-home advisories: Here’s what you need to know.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-cb-chicago-cook-county-stay-home-advisory-20201116-gz53tukyurh73iauftoqecnrx4-story.html
— Pritzker coy on his Thanksgiving plans | U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos tests positive for COVID-19 | City’s public health doc says initially there won’t be enough vaccine to go around – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-thanksgiving-lightfoot-layoffs-pot-income-tax-spin-20201117-hqu2nxcyzrbu3n7ik3vbl4yl6q-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Contested races emerge on first filing day in DuPage and Kane towns – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201116/contested-races-emerge-on-first-filing-day-in-dupage-and-kane-towns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayoral and city council hopefuls in DuPage and Kane counties officially launched their campaigns Monday with the start of candidate filing to appear on the spring ballot. In Aurora, the state’s second-largest city, Mayor Richard Irvin will face at least two challengers. Contested city council races also are emerging in Downers Grove, Naperville and Wheaton. . .Four city council seats representing Wheaton’s four voting districts are on the ballot. In the south district, Bill Nieman filed his paperwork in order to claim the first spot on the ballot, followed by Mark Yetsky. Lynn Robbins, who in 2019 was appointed to a 2-year term representing the west district, filed to retain the seat. Scott A. Brown has filed to run for the north district seat. Incumbents Mike Barbier and Christopher Zaruba as well as seven other residents — George Nieman, Scott Weller, David Diersen, Mark Yetsky, Gabrielle Reczek, Scott Brown and Stanley Garrett — have picked up nominating packets from the city clerk’s office but had not yet filed as of Monday afternoon.)
— Kane County Board member files financial ethics complaint against Chairman Lauzen – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201116/kane-county-board-member-files-financial-ethics-complaint-against-chairman-lauzen
— After Trump march: Arrests, accusations and COVID-19 fines – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201116/news/311169878/
— As Illinois sees COVID-19 hospitalizations surge 30% in a week, leaders say please no Thanksgiving gatherings – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201116/as-illinois-sees-covid-19-hospitalizations-surge-30-in-a-week-leaders-say-please-no-thanksgiving-gatherings
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lightfoot borrowing to cost city taxpayers an extra $2 billion Officials finally release details of the ultimate price of patching a budget hole now with higher debt repayment later. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lightfoot-borrowing-cost-city-taxpayers-extra-2-billion
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Trump gained new support across Jacksonville area — did he in your county? – David C.L. Bauer
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Trump-gained-new-support-across-Jacksonville-area-15728880.php
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton man charged for failing to register as sex offender: police
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/17/wheaton-man-charged-for-failing-to-register-as-sex-offender-police/autpykk/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters oppose anything that slows down illegal immigration.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trumps-border-wall-builders-carry-even-though-projects-may-never-be-completed#stream/0
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DOMINION SOFTWARE ALLEGED TO HAVE TAMPERED 2020 ELECTION RESULTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/dominion-software-alleged-to-have-tampered-2020-election-results-.html
— WILL COUNTY BOARD MEMBER-ELECT ADDRESSES MAGA CROWD IN DC
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/will-county-board-member-elect-addresses-maga-crowd-in-dc-.html
CAPITOL FAX
– 11,632 new confirmed and probable cases, 37 additional deaths, 5,581 hospitalized, 1,144 in the ICU, 12.5 percent case positivity, 14.7 percent test positivity
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/16/11632-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-37-additional-deaths-5581-hospitalized-1144-in-the-icu-125-percent-case-positivity-147-percent-test-positivity/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/16/covid-19-roundup-59/
— With the failure of the graduated income tax, will the state finally close some tax loopholes? (DIERSEN: What tax loopholes have your critics/opponents charged you with unfairly, unethically, and/or immorally taking advantage of? Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have charged me with unfairly, unethically, and immorally taking advantage of the “education tax deduction loophole.” I deducted job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses 1972-1980 and 1992-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that those courses were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and were a distraction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/16/with-the-failure-of-the-graduated-income-tax-will-the-state-finally-close-some-tax-loopholes/
— Fox Fire restaurant appellate decision is now legal precedent
https://capitolfax.com/2020/11/16/fox-fire-restaurant-appellate-decision-is-now-legal-precedent/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Conservative censorship goes beyond Twitter and Facebook after WordPress deplatforms popular website – Emma Colton (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents a) want WordPress to dump www.gopillinois.com and b) want ConstantContact to dump GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/conservative-censorship-goes-beyond-twitter-and-facebook-after-wordpress-deplatforms-popular-website
GOPUSA
— Angry Left Vows To Purge GOP ‘Nazis’ In Name Of Unity
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97887
— Is Parler A ‘Threat To Democracy’? CNN Blasts Parler, Newsmax As ‘Dangerous’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97931
— Anti-Trump Lions In The Press Turn Into Cuddly Biden Kittens
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97819
— Cuomo Uses Church Platform To Say, ‘President Trump Must Learn The Lesson’
https://www.gopusa.com/cuomo-uses-church-platform-to-say-president-trump-must-learn-the-lesson/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Meet Rebekah Mercer, the Deep-Pocketed Founder of Parler – Alexis Benveniste
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2020/11/16/meet_rebekah_mercer_the_deep-pocketed_founder_of_parler_649628.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— The President vs. the American Media. After terrorist attacks, France’s leader accuses the English-language media of “legitimizing this violence.” – Ben Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/business/media/macron-france-terrorism-american-islam.html
— Live Tracker of Viral Disinformation (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less. They want you to see things their way and their way only. They want to manipulate/dominate you. They want you to glorify them and praise them. They want you to serve as one of their operatives or dupes. They want you to give them money.)
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/16/technology/election-results-trump-biden
— Liberals Envisioned a Multiracial Coalition. Voters of Color Had Other Ideas. Democrats may need to rethink their strategy as the class complexities and competing desires of Latino and Asian-American demographic groups become clear. – Michael Powell (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. Democrats divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/us/liberals-race.html
FORBES
— Mayor: Marijuana Legalization (And Insanely High Taxes) Saved Chicago From COVID-19 Disaster – Chris Roberts (DIERSEN: To push pot on a municipality, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, county, state, or country.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2020/11/16/mayor-marijuana-legalization-and-insanely-high-taxes-saved-chicago-from-covid-19-disaster/
