November 19, 2023

Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America, b) encourage citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats to claim asylum in America, c) give them housing, food, clothing, etc., and d) put them on a path to vote for Democrats. RINO leaders have no problem with the aforesaid because RINO leaders want cheap labor.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds of Gaza demonstrators block DuSable Lake Shore Drive traffic in Loop. Protestors calling for cease-fire to Israel-Hamas war shut down part of major Chicago street
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gaza-protestors-block-dusable-lake-shore-20231118-inkz6vppcrhkpokkofnizds2nu-story.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-donald-trump-veterans-day-hutu-tutsis-hitler-mussolini-20231119-oh7bw52ubjczpn3knjehmy326q-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-israel-hamas-war-jewish-people-antisemitism-expulsion-20231119-sitirskzpncf7dwocgavlfl3ai-story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America, b) encourage citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats to claim asylum in America, c) give them housing, food, clothing, etc., and d) put them on a path to vote for Democrats. RINO leaders have no problem with the aforesaid because RINO leaders want cheap labor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorials-migrants-pritzker-leadership-brandon-johnson-preckwinkle-20231119-xdzr7b3wf5dkpbb5ctdlypdrpq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Bring Chicago Home’ proposal aims to boost funding for homeless services. But a similar measure in LA slowed real estate sales. – Brian J. Rogal (COMMENT: When you lived in your hometown, how many homeless people did its residents produce? While I lived in Crete 1948-1972, its residents produced very few homeless people. Its residents were overwhelmingly Protestant and German American.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-transfer-tax-20231119-73cabhcry5c6zbcvdbzmawyglq-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and destroy the traditional family.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-gay-marriage-ten-year-anniversary-20231119-n7d37trcovgv5ahfltkwmuq7ie-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/11/17/23964228/venezuelan-migrant-students-band-sullivan-high-school

DAILY HERALD
— New Rosemont hotel tax aimed at preventing long-term migrant stays – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231118/new-rosemont-hotel-tax-aimed-at-preventing-long-term-migrant-stays

ABC7
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block DuSable Lake Shore Drive downtown. Video captures confrontation between demonstrators, Chicago police. – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protest-today-pro-palestinian-lake-shore-drive/14080753/
— Chicago migrant plan details released by Mayor Brandon Johnson – Craig Wall
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4316840-pritzker-deeply-concerned-trumps-retaliation-rhetoric/

CBS2
— Protestors calling for cease-fire to Israel-Hamas war shut down part of major Chicago street
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protestors-shut-down-dlsr/
— Neo-Nazi group marches in downtown Madison, Wisconsin (COMMENT: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for this.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/neo-nazi-group-marches-in-downtown-madison-wisconsin/
— Thieves smash windows, burglarize 4 businesses within 20 minutes on Chicago’s North Side – JERAMIE BIZZLE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/thieves-burglarize-4-businesses-within-20-minutes-edgewater/

FOX32
— DuSable Lake Shore Drive reopens after nearly 3,000 pro-Palestinian protesters temporarily shut it down
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dusable-lake-shore-drive-reopens-after-nearly-3000-pro-palestinian-protesters-temporarily-shut-it-down

WBEZ
— Migrants are finding spare rooms and shared spaces as an alternative to city shelters. Advocates say creative shared living spaces could be scaled to become sustainable models for housing migrants. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-is-it-like-to-host-a-migrant-family-in-chicago/19c1a69a-47af-4eda-b987-6cc862c741dd

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Biden team ratchets up offensive against Trump – Brett Samuels
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/biden-team-ratchets-up-offensive-against-trump/
— GOP secures all elected statewide offices in Louisiana, after Republican victories Saturday. – AP (COMMENT: As southern states become more conservative/Republican, northern states become more liberal/Democrat.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-republicans-sweep-3-major-state-offices-in-louisiana-election/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WAND TV
— Trump celebrates win in Colorado election case during return visit to Iowa – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-returns-to-iowa-for-another-rally-and-needles-the-states-governor-for-endorsing-desantis/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-celebrates-win-in-colorado-election-case-during-return-visit-to-iowa/article_d6aab836-ba3a-5eef-9b06-409ee5452084.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— As Democrats stay divided on Israel, Jewish voters face politically uncertain future – Sarah McCammon
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-11-19/as-democrats-stay-divided-on-israel-jewish-voters-face-politically-uncertain-future

ADVANTAGE NEWS & WQAD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) run America, b) encourage citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats to claim asylum in America, c) give them housing, food, clothing, etc., and d) put them on a path to vote for Democrats. RINO leaders have no problem with the aforesaid because RINO leaders want cheap labor.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/funding-the-migrant-crisis-in-illinois/article_bf610a84-854e-11ee-9d5d-374145c7525c.html
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/akwaba-quad-cities-immigrants-refugees-asylum-seekers/526-e5c767e3-7286-45d1-a6a2-20ff14f9a981

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Can Holiday Shopping Co-Exist With Violent Crime?
https://johnkassnews.com/can-holiday-shopping-co-exist-with-violent-crime/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State’s Attorney Who Decided Not to Prosecute Jack Franks Sworn In as Associate Judge in Sangamon County
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/18/states-attorney-who-decided-not-to-prosecute-jack-franks-sworn-in-as-associate-judge-in-sangamon-county/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago’s Shift in Migrant Policy Raises Questions About Local Priorities
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/11/chicagos-shift-in-migrant-policy-raises-questions-about-local-priorities.html
— Colorado Judge Affirms Trump’s Eligibility for Ballot Amidst Controversial Interpretation of Constitutional Amendment
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/11/colorado-judge-affirms-trumps-eligibility-for-ballot-amidst-controversial-interpretation-of-constitutional-amendment.html

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— During the last two days, I took time out from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and hand delivered my precinct letter to the homes in the newly drawn DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 that have at least one registered Republican voter. In that letter, I announced my candidacy for Republican Precinct Committeeman. So far, I have delivered to the homes that have been in my old Precinct 9 since 1999 and those homes west of the Illinois Prairie Path that were in that precinct 1999-2015. I had great political conversations with voters who were out raking leaves. So far, I have 17 signatures on my nominating petitions. The new Precinct 59 extends to the south and has 370 registered Republican voters in it. I am discouraged from circulating nominating petitions for Republican candidates because far too many of them have blamed me for their defeats. I should write a book about those candidates who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those candidates who I did the most to help elect. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those candidates who ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans must make Democrats own their radical politics. Left-wing lunacy should be GOP’s best friend. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/18/make-democrats-own-their-radical-politics/
— Trump praises Johnson for releasing J6 tapes, says footage will reveal ‘what really happened’ – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/18/trump-praises-mikejohnson-releasing-j6-tapes-says-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago and Illinois announce plan for more migrant aid spending as temps drop – Andrew Hensel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-and-illinois-announce-plan-for-more-migrant-aid-spending-as-temps-drop
— Mike Lee asks what Jan. 6 committee ‘deliberately hid from us’ and calls for investigation – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/mike-lee-asks-what-jan-6-committee-deliberately-hid-calls-for-investigation
— Trump’s survival of 14th Amendment lawsuits raises odds of Supreme Court intervention – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/trumps-surviving-14th-amendment-challenges-raises-odds-of-supreme-court-case

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Pro-life Movement in Fight or Flight Mode? – Dan Proft
https://amgreatness.com/2023/11/17/dan-proft-commentary-the-pro-life-movement-in-fight-or-flight-mode/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who is Pulling the Puppet Strings? – Allan J. Feifer
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/11/who_is_pulling_the_puppet_strings.html
— If Ukrainians don’t want to fight for Ukraine, why are we financing this war? – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/if_ukrainians_dont_want_to_fight_for_ukraine_why_are_we_financing_this_war.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Black Chicago residents issue list of demands including ‘Immediately ending sanctuary city’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/18/black-chicago-residents-issue-list-of-demands-including-immediately-ending-sanctuary-city-1413676/
— Joy Reid triggered by Jesse Watters segment on ‘woke’ Christmas decor: ‘How dare Target make the yuletide gay?’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/18/joy-reid-triggered-by-jesse-watters-segment-on-woke-christmas-decor-how-dare-target-make-the-yuletide-gay-1413615/

COLLEGE FIX
— Worried about your kids’ politics? Just look at what our English teachers do. – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/worried-about-your-kids-politics-just-look-at-what-our-english-teachers-do/

FOX NEWS
— Antisemitism across the US is part of the ‘woke mind virus’ – Karol Markowicz
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6341391635112
— Christie: Republicans will lose this election to Biden if we nominate Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66u7F5EIHtM

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Poll: Chicago Democrats Have Soured on Woke Mayor Brandon Johnson Just Six Months In. “This poll tells us that Chicagoans are getting exactly what they voted for and are quite upset over it, which tells you just how damaged Democrats are. They are so brainwashed they won’t even vote to save themselves.” – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/poll-chicago-democrats-have-soured-on-woke-mayor-brandon-johnson-just-six-months-in/
— Consequences for the Anti-Israel Left Week in Education – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/consequences-for-the-anti-israel-left-week-in-education/

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Migrant Convicted of Raping a 5-Year-Old Found On Martha’s Vineyard – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/11/18/illegal-migrant-convicted-of-raping-a-5-year-old-found-on-marthas-vineyard-n2631379

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Advertisers Halt Spending on X in Growing Backlash Against Musk. Warner Bros. and Sony have joined other companies in pausing spending on X, formerly Twitter, over Elon Musk’s endorsement of an antisemitic post. – Kate Conger and Tiffany Hsu (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-x-advertisers.html
— Trump Can Stay on G.O.P. Primary Ballot in Michigan, Judge Rules – Chris Cameron (COMMENT: I am discouraged from circulating nominating petitions for Republican candidates because far too many of them have blamed me for their defeats. I should write a book about those candidates who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those candidates who I did the most to help elect. I would focus on those candidates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those candidates who ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/us/politics/trump-michigan-ballot-14th-amendment.html
— DeSantis’s Two-Pronged Approach in Iowa: Hit Trump on Abortion, and Get Personal – Nicholas Nehamas
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/19/us/politics/desantis-white-evangelicals.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democratic-led cities pay for migrants’ tickets to other places as resources dwindle – AP (COMMENT: Chicago Democrat leaders used to send their homeless to DuPage County, most commonly to Wheaton, but because Democrats have taken over DuPage County, they are doing less of that now.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/19/denver-migrants-bus-tickets-border-plane-charters/c3308ad2-86a6-11ee-924c-6e6807155e36_story.html
— Democrats are the true majority in the House – Jennifer Rubin (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs run as Republicans and get elected as Republicans. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization are supposed to stop the aforesaid, but instead, they promote the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/19/democrats-majority-house-agenda/

USA TODAY
— Drug users, nonviolent felons arrive at Supreme Court to reclaim their guns. Second Amendment appeals are flying at a moment of uncertainty over just how far the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is willing to go to roll over gun laws. – John Fritze (COMMENT: Libertarianism is not conservativism.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/19/guns-second-amendment-supreme-court-hunter-biden/71593343007/

THE HILL
— DeSantis exacerbates attacks on GOP rival with ‘Real Nikki Haley’ website – TARA SUTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4316910-desantis-attacks-real-nikki-haley-website/
— Democrat leaders promote Pritzker’s concerns about Trump’s rhetoric. (COMMENT: I should write a book about Pritzker’s nasty/vicious rhetoric against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4316840-pritzker-deeply-concerned-trumps-retaliation-rhetoric/

MSNBC
— Why Elon Musk’s antisemitism is a national security risk. Musk’s control over vital national security infrastructure is of more concern than what happens on X. – Kelsey D. Atherton (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/elon-musk-antisemitic-post-spacex-national-security-rcna125680

MSN
— Major brands pull adverts from X as Elon Musk stirs controversy – Jasper King (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/major-brands-pull-adverts-from-x-as-elon-musk-stirs-controversy/ar-AA1k8CBy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/which-companies-have-stopped-advertising-on-elon-musk-s-x-since-the-anti-semitism-crisis/ar-AA1k9rvo

NBC NEWS
— Disney, Apple among advertisers to pull business on X after Elon Musk’s antisemitic post. Warner Bros., Paramount and IBM have also paused advertising on X as Musk faces backlash. – David Ingram (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/antisemites-are-saying-elon-musk-side-latest-tweets-jews-rcna125617
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly blame Trump for war between Israel and Hamas.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-face-risks-picking-voters-disaffected-biden-israel-rcna124914

CBS NEWS
— Trump to campaign at U.S.-Mexico border as he zeroes in on hardline immigration promises – CAMILO MONTOYA-GALVEZ
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-campaign-at-us-mexico-border-hardline-immigration-promises/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-transgender-lgbtq-b3d67868504ba701cce09da9ecc94de0

YAHOO
— ‘Woke-ification’: Ted Cruz says major companies are becoming the ‘economic enforcement arm’ for the left-wing agenda — calls on Americans to hold corporations to account. – Bethan Moorcraft
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/woke-ification-ted-cruz-says-120000152.html

CNN
— 261 Georgia congregations leave the United Methodist Church over a divide on LGBTQ issues – Andy Rose (COMMENT: In October of 1961, when I was 13 years old, Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete left the Missouri Synod for the more conservative Wisconsin Synod. That had a tremendous impact on my life. To stay with the Missouri Synod, my parents joined Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest and transferred my brother and me from Trinity’s grade school to Hope’s grade school. My grandfather, my great grandfather, and my great great grandfather had all sent all their children to Trinity Lutheran Grade School. The split ended Diersen family reunions. My new teachers and classmates at Hope gave me a new perspective on life, they helped put me on track to get a college degree. My parents had not attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended grade school. I was confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran at Hope in 1962.) .
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/18/us/georgia-congregations-united-methodist-church/index.html

INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM REVIEW
— New England Town Flies Palestinian Flag on Public Flag Pole – Jack Davis
https://ijr.com/new-england-town-flies-palestinian-flag-public-flag-pole/

FORTUNE
— America’s public schools are on their last legs: The proportion of students attending a school with ‘chronic absenteeism’ has doubled since pre-pandemic times. – CHLOE BERGER
https://fortune.com/2023/11/18/students-missing-school-attendance-chronic-absenteeism-teacher-shortage/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Advertisers Are Running From X and Elon Musk’s Antisemitism – Matt Stieb and Chas Danner (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/11/advertisers-are-running-from-elon-musks-antisemitism.html

NPR
— Many voters say Congress is broken. Could proportional representation fix it? – Hansi Lo Wang (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republican with voters who have Demographics that vote for Democrats. That is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with voters who are liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the great success that Democrats have had doing the aforesaid in America, in Illinois, DuPage County, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West District, and in my precinct.)
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/18/1194448925/congress-proportional-representation-explainer

VANITY FAIR
— Elon Musk Vows “Thermonuclear Lawsuit” As Advertisers Flee. Apple, Disney, and other major US media companies halt spending on X, formerly Twitter, following Musk’s support of an antisemitic post. – JACK MCCORDICK (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/elon-musk-threat-lawsuit-twitter-advertiser-boycott-antisemitism

NEW REPUBLIC
— Milwaukee Just Might Decide the 2024 Election – Dan Simmons (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly replace voters in Milwaukee who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time with voters who are liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/176836/milwaukee-wisconsin-black-voters-2024-election

DAILY MAIL
— Matt Gaetz praises Speaker Mike Johnson for releasing 44,000 hours of Capitol riot footage – as Mike Lee demands probe of Dem-led Jan. 6 committee for ‘hiding’ the video. – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12765607/New-Capitol-riot-footage-Matt-Gaetz.html

INDEPENDENT
— Elon Musk vows to file ‘thermonuclear lawsuit’ as advertisers flee X amid antisemitism storm – Athena Stavrou (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Musk as being the spokesman for all conservatives.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-twitter-antisemitism-tweets-apple-b2449604.html

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.