CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How will Trump presidency impact 2018 elections? – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-2018-elections-trump-factor-st-1126-20171122-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: South suburbs reaped $7 million in video gaming taxes in past year – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-video-gaming-revenue-st-1122-20171121-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Empty questions on Chicago’s March ballot mock our democracy – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/referendum-questions-mock-democracy-editorial/
— Dan Rutherford federal sex harassment suit dismissed – SAM CHARLES
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dan-rutherford-federal-sex-harassment-suit-dismissed/
NBC5
— Lausch Sworn in as U.S. Attorney in Chicago – Richard Ray
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/After-Trump-Administration-Forced-Out-Fardon-New-US-Attorney-Sworn-in–459382273.html
WLS AM
— Bill Cameron talks to Governor Bruce Rauner’s GOP primary challenger, State Representative Jeanne Ives. Bill gets details on Rep. Ives stand on topics including state budget/finances, sexual harassment in the Illinois Statehouse, as well as her support of President Trump, and how she can reform Illinois in ways Governor Rauner has been unable to do.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/11/22/connected-to-chicago-11-26-2017/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Would your employer excuse workplace violence like the Chicago Bulls are? – WILLIAM CHOSLOVSKY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171122/OPINION/171129950/would-your-employer-excuse-workplace-violence-like-the-bulls-are
— The Senate tax bill’s chances just got better – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you itemize your deductions, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being undeservedly filthy rich by members of the following groups: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. My and my wife’s 2016 federal income tax return shows that we had $30,890 in itemized deductions. We paid $21,433 in medical and dental expenses and we were able to deduct $13,859 of that, we paid $12,835 in real estate taxes, we paid $1,468 in state income taxes, and we made $2,728 in 501(c)(3) contributions. To support the GOP tax bill is to say that a) you want those who take the standard deduction to pay less federal income tax and b) you want those who itemize their deductions to pay more federal income tax. Overwhelmingly, a) those who take the standard deduction are renters and younger and are more likely to vote for Democrats and b) those who itemize their deductions are homeowners and older and are more likely to vote for Republicans. From what I see, Republican leaders want those who itemize their deductions to take the biggest tax hit. I itemized 1972-1977 and my wife and I have itemized since 1978. Government should encourage homeownership and taking job-related graduate courses. The deductibility of mortgage interest, real estate taxes, and job-related education a) encouraged me to take job-related graduate courses 1972-1983 and 1992-1997, b) encouraged me to buy a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976, and c) encouraged my wife and I to buy a home in 1978 and to have one built in 1984.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171122/NEWS01/171129953/the-senate-tax-bills-chances-just-got-better
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Sex-harassment lawsuit against Rutherford dismissed – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/sex-harassment-lawsuit-against-rutherford-dismissed/article_4636af64-2cf5-5cdd-a976-f4d66babd2c6.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dems showing measured disapproval on harassment claims – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-22/jim-dey-dems-showing-measured-disapproval-harassment-claims.html
— Davis hoping conference committee keeps tuition-waiver exemption – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: I certainly hope that Bost, Davis, Hultgren, Kinzinger, LaHood, Roskam, and Shimkus will work hard in conference with the Senate to keep all the current itemized deductions and the personal exemption.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-11-22/davis-hoping-conference-committee-keeps-tuition-waiver-exemption.html
GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Disparaging the Prevailing Wage Act – Bill Knight
http://www.galesburg.com/opinion/20171122/bill-knight-disparaging-prevailing-wage-act
RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Elected leaders should make call on gambling (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. Gambling is destructive.)
http://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/11-21-2017/Elected-leaders-should-make-call-on-gambling/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, ILLEGAL: Illinois Lawmaker Don Harmon’s Plan To Combat Opioid Abuse With Cannabis – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-lawmakers-plan-combat-opioid-abuse-cannabis
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Ives Among The Trump Supporters At MAGA Rally In Rockford – SUSAN STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/candidate-governor-among-trump-supporters-maga-rally-rockford
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/candidate-governor-among-trump-supporters-maga-rally-rockford#stream/0
COD COURIER
— COD commits itself to transparency after the HLC’s lifting of probation
https://codcourier.org/7383/opinion/cod-commits-itself-to-transparency-after-the-hlcs-lifting-of-probation/
NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives calls for redacted sexual harassment complaints to be released – Caitlin Nordahl
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511262657-ives-calls-for-redacted-sexual-harassment-complaints-to-be-released
WIRE POINTS
— A near-perfect way to hike property taxes in Illinois – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/a-near-perfect-way-to-hike-property-taxes-in-illinois/
RUSS STEWART
— “MARGINALIZED” SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES FIELD RAUNER OPPONENT (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Illinois? If so, who takes the lead in marginalizing socially conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen in your township and in your county? I should write a book about those who have taken the lead in marginalizing socially conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen in Milton Township and in DuPage County since 1999.)
http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2017/11-22-2017.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative radio talk show host Dan Proft, who ran for governor in 2010, is pushing the Ives candidacy. She is utterly unknown, and needs money, like about $10 million, and some issues. Attacking the governor as pro-choice would (1) ingratiate Rauner to a lot of socially liberal independents, and would (2) isolate her as a one-issue fringe candidate. Rumors abound that mega-donor Dick Uihlien, who has given a lot of money to Republicans over the years, or even the Koch brothers, might fund Ives. But the Republican Governors Association will do everything possible to re-elect Rauner.)
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DeKalb Court Nullifies Former NIU President Baker’s Golden Parachute – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/11/dekalb-court-nullifies-former-niu-president-bakers-golden-parachute/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— THIS THANKSGIVING, NEARLY 1M ILLINOIS HOUSEHOLDS FORCED TO RELY ON FOOD STAMPS The failure of lawmakers to enact policies that spark growth will render millions of Illinoisans dependent on assistance for meals this holiday season. – Vincent Caruso (DIERSEN: Hopefully, the percentage of those on food stamps who fail/refuse to take “bad” jobs is small. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned all the jobs that I have had as being “bad.” I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Further, hopefully, all those on food stamps are doing everything that they can to qualify themselves for better paying jobs. Notwithstanding the fact that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being stupid and lazy, I nevertheless earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/this-thanksgiving-nearly-1m-illinois-households-forced-to-rely-on-food-stamps/
CAPITOL FAX
— WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOOGLE DISAGREES WITH YOU?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/11/what-happens-when-google-disagrees-with-you.html
GOPUSA
— Chris Matthews rips Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama for looking down on ‘white working people’ (DIERSEN: Who looks down on you? My critics/opponents look down on not only me, but they look down on all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. If they do not look on you, it is because you glorify and praise them, because you pander to them, because you serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or because you give them money.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=33741
— Don’t Make Taxpayers Subsidize Sex Bullies
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=33791
BREITBART
— Ticket Prices for Thanksgiving NFL Game Tumbling to Less than $15 as Anthem Protests Continue – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/11/21/ticket-pricesthanksgiving-nfl-tumbling-less-15-anthem-protests-continue/
BLAZE
— Harvard intentionally limits Asian student admissions, suit says—and Justice Dept. is investigating – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/22/harvard-intentionally-limits-asian-student-admissions-suit-says-and-justice-dept-is-investigating
BLASTING NEWS
— Sanctuary cities and states are alienating the American citizenry The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and POTUS Trump are continually clashing over executive orders. – Wil Pixton
http://us.blastingnews.com/opinion/2017/11/sanctuary-cities-and-states-are-alienating-the-american-citizenry-002186517.html
THE HILL
— Conservatives need a strategy for dealing with weak GOP ‘leaders’ – JENNY BETH MARTIN
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/361507-conservatives-need-a-strategy-for-dealing-with-weak-gop-leaders
NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The stronger that you blast Trump, the stronger that anti-Trumps promote you.
https://nypost.com/2017/11/22/former-rnc-head-blasts-trumps-endorsement-of-roy-moore/
