CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— More than 212,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits filed in Illinois, sparking concerns about identity theft – ABDEL JIMENEZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-unemployment-fraud-20201124-ihxeba7wzraknejo56shjav5l4-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— — DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Get ready for Donald Trump’s shadow government — via Twitter and Fox News. Other Republicans, in fear of the wrath of Trump’s supporters, will obstruct Joe Biden at every turn.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/23/21611733/donald-trump-shadow-government-fox-news-jesse-jackson
— Wedding panners: Naperville mayor gets cool reception for going to Florida for daughter’s nuptials. The suburban mayor was publicly shamed by his niece, a former BuzzFeed personality, who tweeted that she was “fuming” after learning her uncle traveled to Naples, Florida, to attend the wedding, which she said included at least 50 guests. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/23/21611686/wedding-naperville-mayor-steve-chirico-kristin-coronavirus-covid-19-travel-mask-pritzker
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Contested races set in several DuPage County towns – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201123/contested-races-set-in-several-dupage-county-towns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton One of four available city council seats representing Wheaton’s four voting districts will be contested this spring. In the south district, Bill Nieman filed Nov. 16 to claim the first spot on the ballot, followed by Mark Yetsky. Resident Scott Weller has since officially joined the race. Lynn Robbins, who in 2019 was appointed to a 2-year term representing the west district, filed to retain the seat. And incumbent Michael Barbier is seeking reelection in the east district. Scott Brown filed to run for the north district seat, currently held by Christopher Zaruba. He and south district incumbent John Rutledge did not file nominating papers by Monday’s deadline.)
— ‘Significant number’ propping up leader’s (Madigan’s) stubbornness does lasting harm
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pope-francis-book-explores-george-floyd-virus-skeptics-74358533
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— These suburban housing markets are booming – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, into your municipal district, into your municipality, into your township, into your county district, and into your county are anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/these-suburban-housing-markets-are-booming
BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— State Sen. Sue Rezin denied chance to sit in on Tuesday hearing on Vets Home – Tom Collins
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/11/23/state-sen-sue-rezin-denied-chance-to-sit-in-on-tuesday-hearing-on-vets-home/aoowdwd/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 790 cases Monday, 8 deaths, region’s positivity rate remains at 14.5% – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/11/24/dupage-county-reports-790-cases-monday-8-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-remains-at-14-5/arqftxn/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A growing list of Republicans want Trump to concede.” In your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, which “Republicans” always wanted Trump to fail? Those “Republicans” reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity plank (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/a-growing-list-of-republicans-want-trump-to-concede
NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans Are ‘Afraid’ Of Trump.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-ohio-gov-john-kasich-says-gop-afraid-trump#stream/0
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pope stands with NBA players against America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nba-players-discuss-social-justice-with-pope-at-vatican/
CHICAGO PATCH
— Police Arrest Two Women For Damaging Part Of Trump Tower Hotel
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/police-arrest-two-women-damaging-part-trump-tower-hotel
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Mayor Chirico Reacts To Controversy Over Florida Wedding. A woman identifying herself as Mayor Chirico’s niece tweeted that people were “unmasked” at a wedding in Florida attended by the mayor. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/mayor-chirico-reacts-controversy-over-wedding-report
WIREPOINTS
— The right COVID policy for Illinois? Obsess about the elderly and infirm. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-right-covid-policy-for-illinois-obsess-about-the-elderly-and-infirm-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The 2020 Post-Election Plot Thickens – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/the-2020-post-election-plot-thickens/
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
— THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE PARTY OF DIVERSITY
https://www.nfrw.org/news/ArtMID/10689/ArticleID/4830/The-Republican-Party-is-the-Party-of-Diversity
GOPUSA
— Biden Advisor: Elderly Should Be First To Die, Last To Live (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 72. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98281
— America Is Being Betrayed On Two Fronts
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98304
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Such treachery is precisely why Chapter 7 of my book “Rules for Defeating Radicals” (Available at Amazon) is characterized as the single most important chapter of the entire work. Its title “RINOs: The Essential Alinsky Fifth Column,” unmasks those so-called Republicans who claim to be “on the right” when convenient, but who always undercut real conservatism at critical junctures. They are often the determining factor in leftist successes against America. Until our side fully grasps who they are, and why they need to be rooted out and sent packing, we can always count on them to do the dirtiest of leftist “dirty work” at the bidding of the Democrats. With the 2020 election theft hardly a “done deal,” and those Americans, including the Trump Team, who seek to uphold the law and Constitution fighting for their lives and the very future of the nation, such a proclamation from the likes of Christie is the ultimate effort to deliver us a fatal stab in the back. It comes on the heels of other similar duplicity from the predictable cadre of RINOs, including the McCain clan, former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. The propensity of self-serving and unscrupulous political gamers to swarm like moths towards the seeming brightest lights of power is nothing new. Still, their disloyalty needs to be underscored, and they need to be indelibly tagged as forever untrustworthy. Their willingness to suddenly and loudly proclaim themselves to be the “Second Coming of Ronald Reagan” come the next election cycle is no sign of a “change of heart.” Rather, it further proves their total contempt for the conservative voting base whom they are seeking to con, in preparation for future betrayals. From their perspective, the wholesale theft of the 2020 Presidential Election is really no big deal, and only reflects the ongoing ebb and flow of American politics.)
— Penalties For Violating GOP Governor’s Thanksgiving Crackdown Include 1 Yr. In Prison And A $5K Fine
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98288
— Ten For Thanksgiving Dinner, But A Million In The Air
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=98291
LIFE SITE NEWS
— American media are failing to report on US election accurately, and it’s endangering lives. Rick Green is a former state representative who says the media is accusing President Trump of doing exactly what they are guilty of.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/american-media-is-failing-to-report-on-election-accurately-and-its-endangering-lives
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois unveils plan to crack down on anti-Semitism days after feds open investigation – CHRISTIAN LUBKE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-illinois-unveils-plan-to-crack-down-on-anti-semitism-days-after-feds-open-investigation/
EPOCH TIMES
— Chinese Communist Party Media Outlet Continues Paying U.S. Counterparts Millions to Publish Its Propaganda
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ccp-media-outlet-continues-paying-us-counterparts-millions-to-publish-its-propaganda_3590665.html
ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Eve-increasingly, the Pope promotes the Democrat Party platform. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-Catholic.
https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/pope-francis-book-explores-george-floyd-virus-skeptics-74358533
NBC NEWS
— With nearly all votes counted, the 2020 presidential election wasn’t that close – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Carrie Dann and Melissa Holzberg (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/nearly-all-votes-counted-2020-presidential-election-wasn-t-close-n1248608
NEW YORK TIMES
— Roiled by Election, Facebook Struggles to Balance Civility and Growth – Kevin Roose, Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: Facebook exists a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, b) to elect and to reelect Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party candidates, and c) to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Facebook exists a) to promote moderates and liberals and b) to get rid of conservatives once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/technology/facebook-election-misinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you oppose voter fraud, the more that Democrats oppose you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/23/technology/election-misinformation-facebook-twitter.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s voter margin in key states wouldn’t fill the Rose Bowl. That will affect how he governs. – David Byler, Sergio Peçanha (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/23/bidens-voter-margin-key-states-wouldnt-fill-rose-bowl-that-will-affect-how-he-governs/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “The Republican Party has split in two. Let’s keep it that way.” I should write a book about conservative-haters who have dominated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. They reject the traditional family, right-to-life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/23/republican-party-split-two-lets-keep-it-that-way/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump repeats unfounded election fraud claims in late-night posts flagged by Twitter.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/23/trump-election-fraud-tweets-flagged/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Big Donors Spent Heavily on Failed Election Efforts. Race in 2020 on track to cost about twice as much as in 2016. – Julie Bykowicz and Tarini Parti (DIERSEN: Who are the Big Donors in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? My critics/opponents shout at them that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-donors-spent-heavily-on-failed-election-efforts-11606147552
— China Says It Has Met Its Deadline of Eliminating Poverty. A Communist Party milestone is announced with little fanfare, as the final few counties in a nationwide drive are declared poverty-free – James T. Areddy (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county have financial problems, health problems, and/or other problems? What percent of the foresaid vote for Democrats because Democrats promise to use government to solve their problems, that is, because Democrats promise to use government to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and to give those opportunities and that money to those who vote for Democrats?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-says-it-has-met-its-deadline-of-eliminating-poverty-11606164540
USA TODAY
— Why the 2020 election is a mandate for solutions and moderation. If this election mandates anything, it’s a rejection of extremes in both parties. – Carrie Conko and Erin Norman (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/23/why-moderation-true-winner-2020-election-column/3775991001/
— ‘Almost impossible’: As education divide deepens, Democrats fear a demographic problem for future power – Joey Garrison and Rebecca Morin (DIERSEN: During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county are anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/24/education-divide-deepens-democrats-worry-future-power/6325025002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Joe Biden described the presidential race as “Scranton versus Park Avenue.” He slammed tax cuts for billionaires. He touted that he would be a state school graduate, not another Ivy Leaguer, in the Oval Office. Months before Election Day, the Biden campaign adopted an economic populist message aimed directly at white working-class voters, convinced they could peel off a small portion of President Donald Trump’s base. Yet despite Biden’s election victory, this demographic – white voters without college degrees – remained just as loyal as ever to the president, defying public polling before the election that suggested Democrats were poised for small inroads. For Biden, wins in battleground states came thanks to growing support in affluent suburbs around cities like Atlanta, Philadelphia and Detroit where the president-elect expanded margins with a new Democratic stronghold: white voters who graduated college. The 2020 election widened the education polarization – a largely urban-rural divide that has come to define American politics, producing a mixed bag for Democrats. “The biggest thing that came out of this election was that education polarization – the gap between college-educated voters and (non-college-educated voters) – actually increased, rather than decreased like the polls predicted it would,” said David Shor, a Democratic polling and data expert who advised liberal political action committees this cycle. “(Democrats) basically treaded water in the least-educated areas and gained a lot in the educated areas.” Even as Biden beat Trump in the popular vote by more than 6 million votes, Democrats aren’t expected to gain control of the Senate, lost several House seats and failed to flip a single state legislature. Their rejection among white working-class voters, particularly in rural areas and small towns, helped lead to the disappointments. Once viewed as the party of working people, Democrats now rely on the Whole Foods shopper. At the same time, Democrats saw support slip among Black voters, their most loyal constituency, and Latino voters. Although Biden won Black voters overwhelmingly 87%-12%, Trump grew his support by 4 percentage points from 2016, according to exit polls. The shift was more significant among Hispanic voters. While Biden still won Latino voters overall, Trump performed 7 percentage points better than four years ago. He improved his margins in 78 out of 100 majority-Latino counties, according to an analysis from POLITICO. For years, Democrats expressed confidence that the country’s increasingly diverse, less-white electorate would give them an edge long-term over Republicans. Now, some in the party have concerns: That relying so heavily on urbanites and suburbanites puts them at a disadvantage electorally to capture the Senate, hold on to the House and retain the presidency. . .The fact Biden still struggled with non-college-educated white voters, according to Grossman, reflects the overall shift toward politics based on social and cultural divisions rather than economic. The same trend is found in European nations like the United Kingdom. With his cultural – not economic – brand of populism, Trump fanned fears about racial equity protests that erupted in cities. He pushed for “law and order” during the campaign, slammed the Black Lives Matter movement, and accused Democrats of being soft on violence and anti-police. He warned Biden would turn the U.S. into a “socialist” country and accused the Democrat of wanting to take away Americans’ guns. Trump even said, “There will be no God” if Biden were elected. “Voters are more associated with the party that they share social and cultural views with rather than necessarily economic policy opinions,” Grossman said.)
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans turn on each other over Trump’s failing attempt to steal the election.”
https://americanindependent.com/republicans-trump-coup-election-fraud-biden-victory/
NEW YORKER
— How the Biden Administration Can Free Americans from Student Debt – Astra Taylor (DIERSEN: Working your way through college, like I did, used to be viewed positively. I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. The money for that, and for a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 that I bought in 1967, came from what I earned delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. My parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/how-the-biden-administration-can-free-americans-from-student-debt
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Everyone’s Moving to the Suburbs – Gabby Birenbaum (DIERSEN: During the last 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40+ years, what percent of those who have moved into your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county are anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/11/23/everyones-moving-to-the-suburbs/
GUARDIAN
— ‘The fight doesn’t stop here’: what LGBTQ+ advocates want from a Biden presidency – Sam Levin (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially banish individuals, banish organizations, and banish companies that do not promote LGBTQ? How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially banish individuals, banish organizations, and banish companies that do not promote abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things? How soon, if not already, will your municipality officially ban those like me who do not promote the aforesaid from seeking/holding municipal offices?)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/19/joe-bidens-win-was-a-sigh-of-relief-for-lgbtq-people-now-activists-want-stronger-protections
MOTHER JONES
— Defund-Police Organizers to Biden: “We’re Not Going Away” – Samantha Michaels (DIERSEN: Questions to ask City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/11/defund-police-organizers-to-biden-were-not-going-away/
COUNTERPUNCH
— Election 2020: a Democratic Mandate or a Vote Against Trump? – ANTHONY DIMAGGIO (DIERSEN: The greater the margin that Biden won in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county, the faster that Democrats in the aforesaid will move to get rid of the remaining Republicans in the aforesaid.)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/24/election-2020-a-democratic-mandate-or-a-vote-against-trump/
FAST COMPANY
— 6 questions to ask to find out if you’re an ethical leader The director of Ethical Imperatives contends that ethical leaders possess six traits that command, not demand, loyalty. – YONASON GOLDSON (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them and to them only.)
https://www.fastcompany.com/90568314/6-questions-to-ask-to-find-out-if-youre-an-ethical-leader
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the workplace, bosses and managers may hold absolute power. But how they wield that power will determine the loyalty and, by natural consequence, the productivity of their employees. If you want to be respected as a king and not reviled as a despot, you need to command, not demand, loyalty. And the way your employees see you will depend on whether you conduct yourself according to the principles of ethics. In these complicated times, acting ethically is not as simple as it once was. Social norms change seemingly every day. Often, even the right choice produces collateral damage to real or perceived inequity. What is a leader to do? Loyalty is not acquired by merely making ethical decisions. More fundamentally, it comes from being recognized as an ethical person. The qualities that describe an ethical leader can be enumerated using a convenient acronym: E.T.H.I.C.S. An ethical leader asks the following questions to determine if they exhibit these qualities. . .As an ethical leader, you see your choices through a different lens and recognize that the culture you create will determine your bottom line. Most of all, you naturally command the loyalty that inspires others to join you in your purpose, to share your passion, and to commit themselves to your vision. By promoting a culture of success all around you, the rewards of that success will inevitably follow.)
