ABC7
— 6 dead, 7 wounded in Chicago weekend gun violence
http://abc7chicago.com/6-dead-7-wounded-in-chicago-weekend-gun-violence/2534651/
— Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Chicago for youth event (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/barack-obama-makes-surprise-visit-to-chicago-for-youth-event/2533068/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Saturday evening in Chicago during an event aimed at helping young people make an impact in their communities. Obama dropped by the Obama Foundation’s Chicago Training Day, which featured about 150 participants ages 18 to 24, and 25 local peer advisors that helped facilitate sessions throughout the day.)
NBC5
— Record Rainfall Floods Chicago Area (DIERSEN: If your home has not suffered storm water damage recently, what are the main reasons? 915 Cove Court in Wheaton has not suffered storm water damage recently because I paid the home’s builder $900 in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to the city storm sewer system, I unclogged and properly connected 6-inch and a 4-inch drain tile lines to the city storm sewer system, I had part of the home’s exterior footing tiles excavated and unclogged, I installed many storm sewer inlets and hundreds of feet of French drains, I patched many lengthy cracks in the basement floor, I have always had a battery backup sump pump, etc.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/weather/stories/record-rainfall-flooding-chicago-area-450978083.html
CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/14/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-8/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gun control measures proposed in Illinois
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/gun-control-measures-proposed-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois joins lawsuit as insurers brace for end of Obamacare subsidies – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-obamacare-subsidies-uncertainty-20171013-story.html
— Former Illinois state Rep. Sandra Pihos charged with misdemeanor shoplifting in Lombard – Christy Gutowski and Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-former-longtime-state-rep-charged-with-misdemeanor-shoplifting-in-lombard-20171014-story.html
— Trump voter fraud commission researcher arrested on child pornography charges – John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-child-porn-arrest-20171014-story.html
— Have dirt that could impeach Trump? Larry Flynt will pay you $10 million. – Amy B Wang (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-larry-flynt-trump-impeachment-award-20171014-story.html
— Inspector general’s report alleges nepotism, political influence in the South Stickney Sanitary District – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-south-stickney-sanitary-folo-st-1015-20171013-story.html
— Obama makes surprise appearance at his foundation’s first program initiative for youths – Lolly Bowean (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-at-training-day-obama-appears-offering-lessons-coaching-for-youth-20171014-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Obama’s appearance at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Greater Grand Crossing came after the group of 18- to 24-year-olds spent the day in workshops learning many of the principles of narrative storytelling and community organizing.)
— The rise of electric vehicles and the fall of gas engines is a matter of when, not if – Peter Holley (DIERSEN: Do you hate cars? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate cars. They were furious when I bought the cars that I still own: 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. They were furious when I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/fuelefficient/sc-auto-cover-electric-vehicles-combustion-engines-20171018-story.html
— My attempt at jury duty failed — because I’m a nursing mother – Judith P. Miller (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office gutted its smoking room and turned it into a lactation room.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-jury-duty-breastfeeding-1015-story.html
— The Republican tax plan will hurt the middle class – Fred Lierman, Rockford
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-trump-tax-plan-20171013-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Supporters of Oak Park teacher protest his suspension in Facebook flap – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protest-for-suspended-oak-park-teacher-bring-community-together/
— Obama teaches ‘organizing 101’ in surprise foundation appearance – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: What did you do when you were 18-24 years old? I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumped gasoline, and collected delinquent taxes. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and took graduate business courses at Loyola. I bought three new cars and a new town home.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/obama-teaches-organizing-101-in-surprise-foundation-appearance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Obama Foundation isn’t set to break ground on its presidential center until late 2018, but Saturday’s South Side gathering drew about 150 people between 18 and 24, for a day of putting “civics into action.”)
— 3 teens charged after marijuana found during McHenry County searches – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-teens-facing-charges-after-separate-searches-uncover-marijuana/
— Aldermen, mayor tune out Chicagoans during ‘public comment’ – Anne M. Dillon, Norwood Park (DIERSEN: Who tunes you out? The following tune me out: those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-aldermen-mayor-tune-out-chicagoans-during-public-comment/
HERALD WHIG
— Three candidates vying for Illinois House seat in 93rd District – Doug Wilson
http://www.whig.com/20171014/three-candidates-vying-for-illinois-house-seat-in-93rd-district#
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— More state lawmakers jumping ship – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-more-state-lawmakers-jumping-ship/article_61fde1ea-1ab0-5a67-a026-bbb6524ff1d7.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Treasurer Frerichs remains unchallenged – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-15/tom-kacich-treasurer-frerichs-remains-unchallenged.html
— Abortion bill complicates GOP election politics – Rich Miller
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-10-15/rich-millercapitol-fax-abortion-bill-complicates-gop-election-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “Dream Act deserves support:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2017-10-15/sunday-extra-dream-act-deserves-support.html
SOUTHERN
— Saluki cheerleaders who knelt during national anthem subject of death threats – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/they-re-not-going-to-scare-us-saluki-cheerleaders-who/article_4033275a-39d6-50d1-b655-a80ab771e152.html
RIVER CITIES READER
— The “Madigan Question” Leads to Questions for Rauner – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/madigan-question-questions-for-rauner
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Think long, hard about impeachment – Don Wooten (DIERSEN: How did Nixon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon) impact you in 1974? In 1974, I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. They were furious about Nixon and they took their anger out on me, one of their very few employees who were both Republican and non-veteran.)
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/think-long-hard-about-impeachment/article_1f59782f-7d0b-5132-a4c9-d8c51be772b1.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— At Values Voter Summit, Bannon declares ‘war’ on GOP establishment Former White House strategist bashes leaders – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/at-values-voter-summit-bannon-takes-aim-at-gop-establishment/835419287
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Anti-Transparency Sandra Pihos charged with shoplifting – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/10/anti-transparency-sandra-pihos-charged-with-shoplifting/
BREITBART
— UCLA Law Professor Says Affirmative Action Inflicts ‘Significant Academic Harm’ on Minority Students – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/14/ucla-law-professor-says-affirmative-action-inflicts-significant-academic-harm-on-minority-students/
THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps mix illegal immigrants in with legal immigrants. What percent of legal immigrants promote illegal immigration?
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/355383-we-cant-be-complicit-in-persecution-of-immigrant-communities
— Trump ramps up the culture war – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, 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.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355399-trump-ramps-up-the-culture-war
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Illinois’ 200th birthday party gets late start, low budget (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those whose parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors have been in Illinois longer than their parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors? They hint/imply/argue/shout that the longer that your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and/or the rest of their ancestors have been in Illinois, the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women.)
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/illinois-200th-birthday-party-gets-late-start-low-budget/
ABC NEWS
— Legal experts split on if NFL can punish for anthem protests – AP (DIERSEN: One could argue that in Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/), the court ruled that employers can punish their employees who complain about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. But one could also argue that the court also ruled that employers can only punish their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/legal-experts-split-nfl-punish-anthem-protests-50420878
NEW YORK TIMES
— Silicon Valley Is Not Your Friend We are beginning to understand that tech companies don’t have our best interests at heart. Did they ever? – Noam Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/13/opinion/sunday/Silicon-Valley-Is-Not-Your-Friend.html
— Why Are Millennials Wary of Freedom? – CLAY ROUTLEDGE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/sunday/millennials-freedom-fear.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Not So Fast on Self-Driving Cars
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/self-driving-cars.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Gender Pay Disparity – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/business/advice-gender-pay-disconnect.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I recently completed a certification process in my field. This took several years and required clearing numerous hurdles. A few others in my office completed the same process. Typically, in our profession, this merits a raise. It takes a several months for a state board and other entities to process the materials and issue formal documentation. I and another woman in my office were told we would have to wait for that process to conclude before we got our raises. However, two men who finished around the same time received their raises earlier. I asked my boss directly about this and he confirmed that they had, but did not offer me any insight into what that meant for me. To me, this seems like sexism, whether the bosses realize it or not. For some reason it was more imperative to give these guys a raise immediately, before they had their documents in hand, and less important to expedite this process for the women.)
— Iowa’s Swing to Republicans Is a Matter of (Lacking a) Degree Iowa’s status as a swing state in presidential elections may be in doubt. One key reason: Its economy cannot support enough college graduates. That’s bad news for Democrats. – MICHAEL TACKETT
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/us/politics/iowa-democrats-republicans.html
WASHINGTON POST
— GOP lawmakers walk the line between defying Trump and alienating their base – Elise Viebeck (DIERSEN: What do Rauner’s wife and Rauner’s other advisors have to say about this? Ever-increasingly, it seems like Rauner’s advisors are advising him to dump the Republican Party platform, to dump the Illinois Republican Party platform, and to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/gop-lawmakers-walk-the-line-between-defying-trump-and-alienating-their-base/2017/10/14/cfc84f92-b014-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ap-norc-poll-americans-blame-wild-weather-on-global-warming/2017/10/12/4f5cf74c-af59-11e7-9b93-b97043e57a22_story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where Do All the Disgraced C.E.O.s Go? – JOHN SCHWARTZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am disgraced. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/business/disgraced-ceos.html
