ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 12,022 new coronavirus cases, 131 deaths Illinois ties record for most COVID-19 deaths in a week set in mid-May
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-12022-new-cases-131-deaths/8280866/
— Supreme Court rules against NY COVID-19 restrictions on houses of worship
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/supreme-court-rules-against-ny-restrictions-on-houses-of-worship/8274977/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump supporters gather downtown, insist election isn’t over Anti-Trump activists also marched to Millennium Park, where they shouted down the president’s backers as “losers.” The president’s attempts to fight the election results in court keep getting shot down. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/26/21721932/2020-election-president-trump-rally-chicago-biden-protesters-voters-ballots-electoral-college
— Angry Trump promises rally in battleground state of Georgia – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2020/11/26/21722016/2020-election-georgia-senate-runoff-trump-rally
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump and allies still refuse to admit election loss. Despite dozens of legal and procedural setbacks, Trump’s campaign keeps filing new challenges that have little hope of succeeding and making fresh, unfounded claims of fraud.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/26/21721831/2020-election-president-trump-lost-ballots-votes-conspiracy-fraud-courts-evidence
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Biden seeks unity as Trump stokes fading embers of campaign.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/26/21721804/biden-transition-coronavirus-2020-election-president-trump-votes-ballots-pennsylvania
— McHenry County vows not to prosecute bars, restaurants for serving indoors — but Pritzker asks prosecutor to ‘follow the law’ McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick D. Kenneally said that the mitigations rested on an executive order that he believes his office isn’t authorized to enforce. – David Struett
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/11/25/21720442/mchenry-county-enfore-prosecute-gov-jb-pritzker-indoor-dining-tier-3
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Health officials on Thanksgiving report 12,022 new confirmed and probable cases and 131 more deaths Thursday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20201126-p2sddii4uvchvp5x5iry2unaz4-story.html
— Today’s Republicans see conservatism as a mere tool – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-republicans-conservatives-goldberg-20201126-smuuej6gkvgt3kkmxb4m5kekcm-story.html
— Officials say Aurora finances ‘stable’ despite impact of pandemic – STEVE LORD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-covid-finances-st-1129-20201126-oh4ofbemrvh2nkcqiimdjyj3ea-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County doubles gas tax – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201126/dupage-county-doubles-gas-tax
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump and allies still refuse election loss.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201126/news/311269975/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Five new COVID deaths, including woman in her 40s, reported in Kane County on Thanksgiving
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2020/11/26/five-new-covid-deaths-including-woman-in-her-40s-reported-in-kane-county-on-thanksgiving/aud563l/
SOUTHERN
— More questions than answers about LaSalle Veterans Home – Paul Schimpf
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-paul-schimpf-more-questions-than-answers-about-lasalle-veterans-home/article_e779572e-13dd-5d6d-989d-76cd1b61385e.html
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— US Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Religion Clause – “Government is not free to disregard the First Amendment in times of crisis.” – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/11/us-supreme-court-upholds-freedom-of-religion-clause-government-is-not-free-to-disregard-the-first-amendment-in-times-of-crisis/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois approaches 12,000 deaths from COVID-19 – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/26/state-illinois-approaches-12000-deaths-from-covid-/
FOX NEWS
— Trump says he will leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden President Trump: “It’s going to be a very hard thing to concede.” – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-will-leave-office-electoral-college-votes-biden
EPOCH TIMES
— Sidney Powell Suit Makes 30 Allegations in Bid to Invalidate Georgia Election Results – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sidney-powell-suit-makes-30-allegations-in-bid-to-invalidate-georgia-election-results_3595129.html
— Election Findings Could ‘Easily’ Overturn 3 States, Data Analyst Concludes – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON
https://www.theepochtimes.com/election-findings-could-easily-overturn-3-states-data-analyst-concludes_3595153.html
— Larry Elder: Race Politics Are Based on a False Narrative – ELLA KIETLINSKA AND JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/larry-elder-race-politics-are-based-on-a-false-narrative_3595157.html
THE HILL
— Trump tweets Thanksgiving criticism of NFL QBs for kneeling – CAMERON JENKINS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527699-trump-tweets-thanksgiving-criticism-of-nfl-qbs-for-kneeling
HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Unthankful Trump Refuses To Say If He Will Attend Biden Inauguration. “It’s going to be a very hard thing to concede,” the president said in combative remarks between a bevy of falsehoods.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-biden-inauguration_n_5fc03b85c5b6e4b1ea49d80f
POLITICO
— Trump maintains election fraud, pledges travel to Georgia in first presser since election. Trump took aim at President-elect Joe Biden’s military positioning and the transition to a new commander-in-chief. – CRAIG HOWIE
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/26/trump-presser-election-fraud-georgia-runoff
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s baseless election fraud claims in Georgia turn Senate runoffs into a ‘high-wire act’ for Republicans.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-fraud-claims-georgia-republicans-run-offs-perdue-loeffler/2020/11/26/0c4d6b3a-2f30-11eb-bae0-50bb17126614_story.html
— Biden tries to spread calm, as some Democrats worry about his willingness to fight – Annie Linskey and Sean Sullivan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-transition-conciliatory-tone/2020/11/25/aacd4ed6-29bf-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html
ATLANTIC
— Why Big-City Dominance Is a Problem for Democrats. Metro power comes with huge political and cultural drawbacks. – Derek Thompson
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/why-big-city-dominance-problem-democrats/617161/
