ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,913 cases, 39 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2913-covid-cases-39-deaths/11121798/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Defy city vaccine deadline, Chicago police union boss tells officers. Mayor responds to threat of FOP lawsuit: ‘Bring it’ – JADE YAN and ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-vaccine-mandate-covid-police-union-20211013-en65s2sh75g47p5ldpym4kvqdq-story.html
— This is the worst state to work in the US (COMMENT: Illinois is 9th.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-ws-worst-state-work-us-20211008-45bxgd5s3rfg3acjkgpbfrl2zu-photogallery.html
— ‘Defund the police’ is losing steam. Good. Genuine reform was always the better idea. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-defund-police-movement-slowdown-reform-20211013-zi5ingna2fdf3ntpbqeyyrw4ya-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FOP president urges police officers to ignore city mandate to report vaccination status — predicts 50% cut in cops on street. FOP President John Catanzara instructed rank-and-file officers to report to work Friday and be sent home for not having reported their vaccine status. Asked to respond, a mayoral spokesperson said they would have “no statement.” – Clare Spaulding
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/10/12/22723581/coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-chicago-police-union-fop-mayor-court-catanzara-lightfoot
— How does smoking marijuana affect academic performance? Two researchers explain how cannabis can alter more than just moods. – Jason R. Kilmer and Christine M. Lee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/13/22725095/marijuana-effects-cannabis-academic-performance
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County 2022 budget would lock in gas tax increase for next July – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211012/kane-county-2022-budget-would-lock-in-gas-tax-increase-for-next-july
— Lake County requiring COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing for 600 employees
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211013/lake-county-requiring-covid-19-vaccine-or-weekly-testing-for-600-employees
WEST COOK NEWS
— Most west suburban schools still celebrating Columbus Day, not “Indigenous Peoples”
https://westcooknews.com/stories/609265224-most-west-suburban-schools-still-celebrating-columbus-day-not-indigenous-peoples
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NOT IN ILLINOIS: TEXAS GOV GREG ABBOTT SIGNS EO BANNING COVID VACCINE MANDATES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/not-in-illinois-texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-eo-banning-covid-vaccine-mandates.html
— AMERICANS’ TRUST IN MEDIA DIPS TO SECOND LOWEST ON RECORD
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/americans-trust-in-media-dips-to-second-lowest-on-record.html
CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup – Mick Zawislak
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/13/covid-19-roundup-115/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kamala Harris decries nation’s ‘shameful past’ to promote Biden’s social welfare package – Kery Murakami (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate America.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/13/kamala-harris-decries-nations-shameful-past-promot/
— Biden tries to tame inflation by having L.A. port open 24/7 – Josh Boak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/13/biden-tries-to-tame-inflation-by-having-la-port-op/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago police union chief tells officers to ignore vaccine mandate: ‘What will the city do’ if 50% of police fired? – Matthew Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-police-union-chief-calls-officers-ignore-vaccine-mandate
GOPUSA
— Food Prices Skyrocket To Highest Level In 10 Years
https://www.gopusa.com/food-prices-skyrocket-to-highest-level-in-10-years/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Practical Ways To Push Back Against Leftist Indoctrination In Public Schools – John Simpson
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/10/practical_ways_to_push_back_against_leftist_indoctrination_in_public_schools.html
PJ MEDIA
— Give Biden 4 Years and He’ll Have Half of Central America Roaming the Southwest of the U.S. – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/10/13/give-biden-4-years-and-hell-have-half-of-central-america-roaming-the-southwest-of-the-u-s-n1523674
— Target Continues Woke Crusades, Gives Another $100 Million to ‘Black-Led’ Organizations – A.J. KAUFMAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/ari-j-kaufman/2021/10/13/target-continues-woke-crusades-gives-another-100-million-to-black-led-organizations-n1523701
FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
— A School Horror Story That Didn’t Fit the Narrative – Tony Perkins
https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA21J15&fbclid=IwAR2NC4IbTr8npQVWr_FBm-XuAsgPJUGxSBpTeG_CXXa17Kx-PG38bc2JKJw
EPOCH TIMES
— A Virginia father says his daughter was sexually assaulted by a male student at school earlier this year, setting off a series of events that saw his outburst at a school board meeting included in a controversial letter that compared some parents to domestic terrorists. – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/father-says-rape-of-daughter-in-school-bathroom-led-to-inclusion-on-school-boards-domestic-terrorism-letter_4047580.html
— ‘We Are Not the Postal Service’: White House Can’t Guarantee Packages Will Arrive in Time for Christmas – Jack Phillips
https://www.theepochtimes.com/we-are-not-the-postal-service-white-house-cant-guarantee-packages-will-arrive-in-time-for-christmas_4047463.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Social Security checks to increase 5.9% under cost-of-living adjustment – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/13/social-security-cola-largest-in-decades-as-inflati/
NEW YORK POST
— Walgreens closes five more San Francisco locations, citing ‘organized retail crime’ – Jesse O’Neill
https://nypost.com/2021/10/12/walgreens-closes-five-more-san-francisco-locations-due-to-theft/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Middle-Class Migrants Fly to Mexico and Then Cross U.S. Border Illegally. Economic woes from the Covid-19 pandemic drive more-affluent people from Brazil and Venezuela to join poor migrants seeking refuge in the U.S. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/middle-class-migrants-fly-to-mexico-and-then-cross-u-s-border-illegally-11634117401
