ABC7
— Chicago police vaccine mandate: Standoff between mayor, CPD stretches on as discipline ramps up – Diane Pathieu, Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-vaccine-mandate-covid-police-news/11144233/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,071 cases, 21 deaths as Gov. Pritzker encourages booster shots
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2071-covid-cases-21-deaths/11143728/
CBS2
— Concerns Mount About Public Safety With CPD Officers Being Stripped Of Police Powers For Not Complying With COVID-19 Vaccine Reporting Rules – Dana Kozlov
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/10/18/chicago-police-officers-stripped-of-powers-covid-vaccine-reporting-public-safety/
WGN9
— Illinois Republicans push legislation to override prosecutors – Dana Rebik
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-republicans-push-legislation-to-override-prosecutors/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Suburban police were asked to help Chicago during vaccine reporting stalemate if needed, but Kane and DuPage county sheriffs say no – ALICE YIN, MEGAN JONES, DAN PETRELLA and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-county-not-sending-deputies-to-chicago-st-1021-20211019-ieezjmy4kvfvpo7n4ctaxpfn4y-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-viz-lgbtq-history-exhibit-20211019-ce7bxwn4ujeetfqldtvwubprje-photogallery.html
— Federal panel tosses initial Democratic state legislative map and will consider alternatives to revised plan – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democrats-legislative-map-ruling-20211019-rmxbkinswvg7vks6tcms72ctha-story.html
— Chicago’s cops-and-vaccines farce is a great media drama. But it’s not worth the price of admission. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-police-chicago-vaccine-mandates-20211019-uuq7bofw7jfvhnosnbjp6kfede-story.html
— Naperville schools make U.S. News and World Report’s lists of best elementary, middle schools – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-us-news-best-elementary-middle-schools-st-1020-20211019-3ge7kslesbfwbgrxfkbfavalae-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Underwood has commanding fundraising lead in 14th District race – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211019/underwood-has-commanding-fundraising-lead-in-14th-district-race
— Kane County officials eye unfunded transportation wish list with gas tax increase – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211019/kane-county-officials-eye-unfunded-transportation-wish-list-with-gas-tax-increase
— Federal court throws out June legislative maps, declines to send issue to bipartisan commission. – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211019/federal-court-throws-out-june-legislative-maps-declines-to-send-issue-to-bipartisan-commission
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP wins a legal round in remaps—but it may not matter. A federal court panel tosses out the first set of new General Assembly maps adopted in Springfield but not a later revamped set. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/gop-wins-round-federal-court-new-illinois-maps
JOURNAL COURIER
— LaHood raises $604,000 in quarter, $1.5 million for year – David C.L. Bauer
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/LaHood-raises-604-000-in-quarter-1-5-million-16542899.php
FOX ILLINOIS
— IRS monitoring $600 accounts likely to snare small businesses, under-the-table workers – LEANDRA BERNSTEIN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/irs-monitoring-600-accounts-likely-to-snare-small-businesses-under-the-table-workers
WLDS
— Tracy Talks About New District During Regional Listening Tour – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/tracy-talks-about-new-district-during-regional-listening-tour/
CHICAGO PATCH
— Call In National Guard? Pandering Pritzker Plays Trump-Like Card. A Quincy barge dock and Naperville museum get about same state funding as violence reduction efforts in city neighborhoods. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/call-national-guard-pandering-pritzker-plays-trump-card
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Illinois Became a One-Party State. Illinois isn’t the only state with the problem, but it can breed bad government. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/opinion-how-illinois-became-a-one-party-state/
DEPAULIA
— Among increasing recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Italian Americans dig in – Parker Rose
https://depauliaonline.com/55413/nation/among-increasing-recognition-of-indigenous-peoples-day-italian-americans-dig-in/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Racial unemployment gap double national average in Illinois – Andrew Hensel
https://www.cities929.com/2021/10/19/racial-unemployment-gap-double-national-average-in-illinois/
CAPITOL FAX
— Federal court tosses out first legislative remap, will now look at redo remap
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/19/federal-court-tosses-out-first-legislative-remap-will-now-look-at-redo-remap/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/19/covid-19-roundup-118/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— College students: Whites need to be ‘re-educated’ on race, 59% back CRT – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/washington-secrets/college-kids-whites-need-to-be-re-educated-on-race-59-back-crt
GOPUSA
— The Campus ‘Diversity’ Menace Comes To Yale
https://www.gopusa.com/the-campus-diversity-menace-comes-to-yale/
BREITBART
— Teacher Shortages Crippling Nation’s Public Schools – DR. SUSAN BERRY
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/19/teacher-shortages-crippling-nations-public-schools/
PJ MEDIA
— Biden Administration Secretly Flying Thousands of Young Illegal Immigrants Into New York – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/10/19/biden-administration-secretly-flying-thousands-of-young-illegal-immigrants-into-new-york-n1525024
THE HILL
— Senate Democrats ditch Hyde amendment for first time in decades – ARIS FOLLEY
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/budget/577281-senate-democrats-release-spending-bill-without-decades-old-abortion
ABC NEWS
— White House defends Rahm Emanuel’s ambassadorial nomination against liberal backlash. At question is Emanuel’s handling of the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald. – Conor Finnegan
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-defends-rahm-emanuels-ambassadorial-nomination-liberal/story?id=80669463
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger says Republicans don’t speak up about Trump because they’ll ‘be replaced by somebody like a Marjorie Taylor Greene’ if they do – Bryan Metzger
https://news.yahoo.com/rep-adam-kinzinger-says-republicans-154634209.html
WEEK
— Watch Colin Powell and Joe Biden drag race their Corvettes during the 2016 presidential campaign – PETER WEBER
https://theweek.com/joe-biden/1006160/watch-colin-powell-and-joe-biden-drag-race-their-corvettes-during-the-2016
