CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner borrows $1.5 billion toward paying down Illinois’ unpaid bill pile – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-borrowing-20171017-story.html
— Illinois ranks 29th in tax climate for business – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-tax-study-1017-story.html
— Rauner’s tax returns: $91 million in taxable income for ’16 – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-tax-return-20171017-story.html
— Again Illinois’ richest person, Ken Griffin increases fortune by $1 billion – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-forbes-400-rankings-20171017-story.html
— Emanuel budget: 15 cents more per Uber, Lyft ride; $1.10 increase in monthly phone fees – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-emanuel-budget-preview-1018-story.html
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts on shortlist for next leader of Heritage Foundation – Robert Costa, Ashley Parker and John Wagner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-heritage-foundation-leader-shortlist-20171017-story.html
— What if the NFL were a diner? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-national-anthem-nfl-kass-1018-story.html
— Lockport High School may get rid of class ranking system that many say adds too much pressure – Susan DeMar Lafferty (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, how much pressure were you under? While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the top 20% of my class, my ACT score was only 24, and I was draft bait.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-lockport-class-rank-st-1013-20171017-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauners’ taxable income dropped $103 million last year—to $73 million – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-taxable-income-dropped-103-million-last-year-to-73-million/
— Trump’s wealth, ranking fall in latest Forbes 400 list – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-forbes-400/
DAILY HERALD
— State’s video gambling revenues outpace casinos for first time – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/states-video-gambling-revenues-outpace-casinos-for-first-time
— Police report: DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea said bullet hole caused by screwdriver – Katlyn Smith and Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/police-report-dupage-judge-said-bullet-hole-caused-by-screwdriver
— DuPage debating body cameras for sheriff’s deputies – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/dupage-debating-body-cameras-for-sheriffs-deputies
— Is Kane County Board member’s zoning deal fair? – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171017/is-kane-county-board-members-zoning-deal-fair
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Team Rauner hustled to protect Obamacare from Trump – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171017/NEWS03/171019869/how-team-rauner-hustled-to-protect-obamacare-from-trump
— Chicago officially struts its stuff for Amazon – GREG HINZ (DIERSENL How strongly will the Democrats who run Chicago stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that 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, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171016/BLOGS02/171019885/chicago-officially-struts-its-stuff-for-amazon
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker makes list of richest Americans; Rauner releases tax returns
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171017/pritzker-makes-list-of-richest-americans-rauner-releases-tax-returns
— Rauner cuts human services, other area in state budget – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171017/rauner-cuts-human-services-other-area-in-state-budget
NEWS TRIBUNE
— Video gambling requests popping up too frequently for Peru? – Ben Hohenstatt
http://www.newstrib.com/free/video-gambling-requests-popping-up-too-frequently-for-peru/article_ae86103c-b350-11e7-97e9-af6fd1721a48.html
KMOV
— IL state senator Andy Manar calls out Facebook for ‘fake news’ in campaign ad – Matt Sczesny
http://www.kmov.com/story/36620080/il-state-senator-calls-out-facebook-for-fake-news
CHICAGO READER
— How Bruce Rauner is trying to cripple the Democratic Party Abortion bill HB40, the union-busting Janus v. AFSCME case, and the Illinois governor’s unlikely coalition – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/how-bruce-rauner-is-trying-to-cripple-the-democratic-party/Content?oid=32566550
STATE REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives’ Veto Session Preview
http://www.jeanneives.org/2017/10/rep-ives-veto-session-preview.html
REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— HOW TO RUN FOR THE OFFICE OF REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=755
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jason Blumenthal Announces State Rep. Candidacy Against Steve Reick
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/jason-blumenthal-announces-state-rep-candidacy-against-steve-reick/
— Rauner’s Tax Return on $90.7 Million Income in 2016
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/rauners-tax-return-on-90-7-million-income-in-2016/
— With Budget Meeting Tonight Rep. Allen Skillicorn Asks D155 Board for 10% Tax Cut
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/with-budget-meeting-tonight-rep-allen-skillicorn-asks-d155-board-for-10-tax-cut
— The Millers’ IMRF Pension Payments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/the-millers-imrf-pension-payments/
— Jack Franks’ Lobbying County Board Members Behind Closed Doors Criticized
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/jack-franks-lobbying-county-board-members-behind-closed-doors-criticized/
— Tom Weber Pig Roast Saturday in Lake Villa
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/tom-weber-pig-roast-saturday-in/
— State Rep. Campaign Finances
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/state-rep-campaign-finances/
— Majority of GOP Income Tax Hikers Bowing Out of Illinois House, Senate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/majority-of-gop-income-tax-hikers-bowing-out-of-illinois-house-senate/
— Andrew Gasser Resigns GOP Positions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/17/andrew-gasser-resigns-gop-positions/
— Five Countywide Elected Officials in IMRF Pension Program, Four Not
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/16/only-five-countywide-elected-officials-in-imrf-pension-program/
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Left Just Isn’t Right – David Limbaugh
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/the-left-just-isnt-right/
CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner releases tax returns, made $91 million last year
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/rauner-releases-tax-returns-made-91-million-last-year/
— Barickman gets “The Rauner Question”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/barickman-gets-the-rauner-question/
— Insurance Department devises way around Trump’s ACA executive order
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/insurance-department-devises-way-around-trumps-aca-executive-order/
— ILGOP mocks Madigan’s online debut
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/ilgop-mocks-madigans-online-debut/
— Rauner raised the most small-dollar contributions, Pawar raised the highest percentage then dropped out
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/rauer-raised-the-most-small-dollar-contributions-pawar-raised-the-highest-percentage-then-dropped-out/
— Pritzker makes Forbes list again while Illinoisans’ discretionary income ranks lowest in Midwest
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/pritzker-makes-forbes-list-again-while-illinoisans-discretionary-income-ranks-lowest-in-midwest/
— Republican AG candidate claims she was warned to make sure her brakes were working
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/17/republican-ag-candidate-claims-she-was-warned-to-make-sure-her-brakes-were-working/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Gov. Rauner earned about $90M in 2016, paid $23M in taxes – AP
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/17/gov-rauner-earned-about-90m-in-2016-paid-23m-in-ta/
BREITBART
— James O’Keefe Busts New York Times Editor Explaining How Paper Sets Anti-Trump Narrative – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/17/james-okeefe-new-york-times-shoe-narrative/
BLAZE
— Falling NFL ratings are directly impacting CBS, Fox earnings – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/17/falling-nfl-ratings-are-directly-impacting-cbs-fox-earnings/
GOPUSA
— McCain defends globalism, warns of ‘half-baked spurious nationalism’
http://www.gopusa.com/mccain-defends-globalism-warns-of-half-baked-spurious-nationalism/
HOT AIR
— Justice Department Jamming Shut The Revolving Door For Illegal Aliens – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/10/17/justice-department-jamming-shut-revolving-door-illegal-aliens/