CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP lawmakers, anti-abortion groups sue state over abortion law – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-lawmakers-anti-abortion-groups-sue-state-over-abortion-law/
— ‘Bible of American conservatism’ dubs Rauner nation’s ‘worst’ GOP gov – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bible-of-american-conservatism-dubs-rauner-nations-worst-gop-gov/
— Rep. Bobby Rush will file for 14th term Monday – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-exclusive-rep-bobby-rush-will-file-for-14th-term-monday/
— Illinois lawmakers seek more info on Medicaid contract – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-seek-more-info-on-medicaid-contract/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican lawmakers sue to block abortion law Rauner approved – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-abortion-lawsuit-20171130-story.html
— 2nd transgender student sues over locker room access at Palatine school – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-palatine-transgender-student-sues-20171130-story.html
— Area Democrats talk finances, direct digs at Rauner – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-hastings-higher-ed-st-1201-20171130-story.html
— Comedy Shrine seeks exemption from Aurora video gambling moratorium – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-comedyshrine-st-1130-20171130-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Transgender student sues District 211 for denial of locker room access – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171130/transgender-student-sues-district-211-for-denial-of-locker-room-access
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— National Review takes a whack at Rauner
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/NEWS02/171139985/national-review-takes-a-whack-at-rauner
— Rauner’s winter of woes just beginning—but spring may come – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/BLOGS02/171139977/rauners-got-a-tough-winter-ahead-x2014-but-spring-may-come
— Is Bobby Rush retiring, too? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/BLOGS02/171139984/is-bobby-rush-retiring-too
— Anti-abortion groups sue Illinois to halt new abortion law – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/NEWS03/171139981/anti-abortion-groups-sue-illinois-to-halt-new-abortion-law
— GOP tax bill would lose $1 trillion – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171130/NEWS02/171139978/gop-tax-bill-would-lose-1-trillion
ABC7
— National Review calls Rauner ‘Worst Republican Governor in America’ – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/national-review-calls-rauner-worst-republican-governor-in-america/2719456/
NBC5
— Silverstein Files for Re-Election, Will Face New Challengers – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Silverstein-Files-for-Re-Election-Will-Face-New-Challengers-461080873.html
— Rush Only Illinois Congressman Not to File Re-Election Petitions – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bobby-rush-has-yet-to-file-petitions-for-re-election-bid-461113523.html
WLS AM
— Rauner Ridiculed in National Review
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/11/30/rauner-ridiculed-in-national-review/
WTTW
— National Review Dubs Rauner ‘Worst Republican Governor in America’ – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/11/30/national-review-dubs-rauner-worst-republican-governor-america
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pro-life groups sue over Illinois’ abortion funding law – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171130/pro-life-groups-sue-over-illinois-abortion-funding-law
LINCOLN COURIER
— Lawsuit filed challenging Illinois’ abortion funding law – Doug Finke
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20171130/lawsuit-filed-challenging-illinois-abortion-funding-law
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Duckworth reacts to Senate GOP Tax Bill “Working families, not large corporations, deserve a break.” – Owen Stiffler
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-senator-reacts-to-senate-gop-tax-bill/871041898
— State Dept. warned White House about possible increased threats after anti-Muslim tweets – ELISE LABOTT AND ABBY PHILLIP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Americans.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/state-dept-warned-white-house-about-possible-increased-threats-after-antimuslim-tweets/871155994
CHICAGO NOW
— Rauner on Recreational Cannabis? No Dope. – Danie (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/bronzeville-urban-green/2017/11/rauner-on-recreational-cannabis-no-dope/
WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Rauner, Ives campaigns bullying my petition circulators
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rauner-ives-campaigns-bullying-my-petition-circulators
— Illinois deserves a real choice for Governor in 2018
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-illinois-deserves-a-real-choice-for-governor-in-2018
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Attorney faults Illinois governor hopefuls for downplaying massive debt – Deb Rogers
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511271511-attorney-faults-illinois-governor-hopefuls-for-downplaying-massive-debt
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Powerful Chicago Democrat alderman Ed Burke backs Nic Zito’s west suburban GOP statehouse bid – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511278632-powerful-chicago-democrat-alderman-backs-zito-s-west-suburban-gop-statehouse-bid
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Williamson County Board chairman opposes tax freeze, urges Rauner, Madigan to ‘stop mandates’ instead – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511279576-williamson-county-board-chairman-opposes-tax-freeze-urges-rauner-madigan-to-stop-mandates-instead
CAPITOL FAX
— Tillman responds *** Deep dives into the growing Illinois web of conservative “propaganda” (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of conservative “propaganda.”)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/deep-dives-into-the-growing-illinois-web-of-conservative-propaganda/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hi, Rich, One of the golden rules of journalism is to stick to the facts. Unfortunately, a hit piece published by Gateway Journalism Review missed the mark. The authors of this piece set out not to investigate the truth, but to build a case to support a false premise they’d already convinced themselves was true. Virtually every paragraph is riddled with inaccuracies or distortions. It’s important to note that before maligning the Illinois Policy Institute, the authors of this piece failed to pick up the phone and talk to the Institute. They even failed to offer our organization a chance to comment. If the authors had extended this basic journalistic courtesy, perhaps they could have avoided the many inaccuracies in their piece. Our bias — as the authors like to refer to our point of view — is to advocate for policies that empower the people, not the government. We believe in fiscal responsibility, limited government and reforms that will grow the state’s economy. It’s very clear that Gateway’s complaint about our organization isn’t a process disagreement over modes of operation, which nearly every media organization has confronted and experimented with as new media has reshaped the landscape. It’s a desire to silence different points of view and new ways of reaching the public. Hit pieces like this don’t make journalism better. They make Illinois worse. John Tillman)
— New Proft mailer ties Durkin to Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/new-proft-mailer-ties-durkin-to-madigan/
— Frerichs, Pritzker respond *** Lawsuit filed to block HB40 implementation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/lawsuit-filed-to-block-hb40-implementation/
— Rauner campaign blames Madigan *** National Review calls Rauner “worst Republican governor in America”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/national-review-calls-rauner-worst-republican-governor-in-america/
— Pritzker campaign accuses Gov. Rauner of “brazen lying”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/pritzker-campaign-accuses-gov-rauner-of-brazen-lying/
— Rauner weighs in *** Rauner spokesperson clarifies congressional tax bill stance
https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/30/rauner-spokesperson-clarifies-congressional-tax-bill-stance/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Rauner: The Worst Republican Governor in America – John Miller
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2017-12-17-1950/bruce-rauner-illinois-worst-republican-governor-america
WASHINGTON TIMES
— TRAGIC: College of the Holy Cross debating whether to nix Crusaders nickname Similarly named student newspaper also mulling name change – Ken Shepherd
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/nov/30/college-holy-cross-debating-whether-nix-crusaders-/
(FROM THE COLLEGE: Seventeen years ago, Wheaton College of Illinois, an evangelical Protestant school, announced it was dropping the Crusaders nickname. Duane Litfin, the school’s president at the time, said the decision to drop the old nickname was “a matter of principle.” “I came to realize that those [Crusades] were not very happy episodes in Christianity. They are not something we want to glorify,” Mr. Litfin said, reported Christianity Today magazine in April 2000.)
BLAZE
— Roy Moore: Liberals, socialists and LGBT community are pushing sexual harassment allegations – Teri Webster
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/11/30/roy-moore-liberals-socialists-and-lgbt-community-are-pushing-sexual-harassment-allegations
BREITBART
— Marco Rubio Suggests Giving DACA Illegal Aliens Temporary Amnesty That Leads to ‘Permanent’ Amnesty – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/30/video-marco-rubio-suggests-giving-daca-illegal-aliens-temporary-amnesty-that-leads-to-permanent-amnesty/
GOPUSA
— Political Correctness Strikes Again: Holy Cross May Shed Crusader Moniker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=34067
THE HILL
— GAO study shows lack of diversity in tech – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/362650-government-study-shows-lack-of-diversity-in-tech
— Graham accuses media of painting Trump as a ‘kook,’ but once used same attack himself – REBECCA SAVRANSKY (DIERSEN: Who are the lead accusers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they accuse you of? I should write a book about the lead accusers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. The worst of the aforesaid hint/imply/argue/shout that others are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/362611-graham-accuses-media-of-same-trump-criticisms-he-once-offered
WASHINGTON POST
— The Trump administration’s inevitable drift toward yes-men – Aaron Blake (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/11/30/rex-tillersons-exit-and-the-trump-administrations-inevitable-drift-toward-yes-men/
GAO
— DIVERSITY IN THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR: Federal Agencies Could Improve Oversight of Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements (DIERSEN: GAO has had great success in a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat females and young Democrat minorities and b) wasting the careers of and getting rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-69
