FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DuPage County Clerk explains precautions taken to protect voting process ahead of midterm elections.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dupage-county-clerk-jean-kaczmarek-explains-precautions-taken-protect-voting-process-ahead-midterm-elections/19970326/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Uv7xNuWTA
WTTW
— State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke Outlines Case to Uphold Cook County Assault Weapons Ban Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/22/state-s-attorney-eileen-o-neill-burke-outlines-case-uphold-cook-county-assault-weapons
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker doling out big bucks to help Democrats — and boost a 2028 presidential run. Pritzker is taking out $40 million from his vast personal wealth to boost candidates in contentious races, and building coalitions with Democrats across the country, including in 2028 early primary states. “It’s a terrific strategy,” says former presidential candidate Howard Dean.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/23/gov-jb-pritzker-campaign-funding-outreach-democrats-other-states-2028-presidential-run
— Mayor Johnson announces plan to expand food access, create indoor public markets. Johnson also signed an executive order to establish a steering committee that would create strategies with the goal of making Chicago a “market city.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/10/22/mayor-johnson-expand-food-access-create-indoor-public-markets
— Early voting numbers ominous for Republicans. DD: In your county, so far, what percent of early voters are D and R?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/22/early-voting-midterm-elections-republicans-trump-iran-economy-prices-s-e-cupp
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal government gets OK to challenge Evanston’s reparations program for legacy Black residents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/22/federal-government-challenge-evanstons-reparations-black/
— Trump backs Vivek Ramaswamy on controversial ad featuring Democrat Amy Acton’s estranged mother.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/22/donald-trump-vivek-ramaswamy-amy-acton/
— Deportations climb under President Donald Trump but fall short of White House target.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/22/deportations-donald-trump-report/
— City property tax relief program funded by suing Texas bus companies that sent migrants.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/22/mayor-brandon-johnson-property-tax-relief/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/23/broadview-six-anniversary/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/23/opinion-broadview-immigration-facility-spritual-care-chicago/
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Noonan for DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/opinion/
— Gary Grasso: 2026 candidate for DuPage County chairman.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261022/local-politics/gary-grasso-2026-candidate-for-dupage-county-chairman/
WBEZ
— Pritzker doling out big bucks to help Democrats — and boost a 2028 presidential run. Pritzker is taking out $40 million from his vast personal wealth to boost candidates in contentious races, and building coalitions with Democrats across the country, including in 2028 early primary states. “It’s a terrific strategy,” says former presidential candidate Howard Dean.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/10/23/gov-jb-pritzker-campaign-funding-outreach-democrats-other-states-2028-presidential-run
— The future of Illinois’ Republican party. Republican Mayor Scott Gartner of Antioch joins Say More to share his hopes for the future of the GOP in Illinois. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will use November 3, 2026 Republican defeats a) to dump more planks from the Republican Party platform, b) to officially dump conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, from the party, and c) to rename the party the Democrat Lite Party.
https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/10/22/the-future-of-illinois-republican-party
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream new media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-22/trumps-attacks-on-the-press-have-become-a-war
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Statewide races: Little-known GOP slate faces uphill battle against mostly incumbent Dems. Democrats have held all statewide offices since 2019.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/statewide-races-little-known-gop-slate-faces-uphill-battle-against-mostly-incumbent-dems/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats have occupied all six statewide constitutional offices since 2019 and are hoping to continue their winning streak in November. The Republican field is far less funded and has much less name recognition than the mostly incumbent Democratic slate. The GOP slate nonetheless said they have a compelling argument that Democrats have failed to improve the lives of Illinoisians’ and believe the election results will reflect that.)
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Diane Harris, candidate for Illinois Secretary of State.
https://capitolcitynow.com/podcasts/diane-harris-candidate-for-illinois-secretary-of-state/
ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be handing out welfare and/or receiving welfare.
https://www.icpas.org/communities/volunteers/cpa-day-of-service
DUCKWORTH
— DD: Duckworth pushes universal childcare. For Democrat leaders, childcare exists to crank out good little Democrats. My outstanding mother stayed home and raised me. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/videos/watch/its-long-past-time-we-establish-universal-child-care
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/23/pritzkers-low-expectations-01133169
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-620/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Cook County proposes banning data sales to ICE. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ba8686d9-487b-49f6-aef0-164b5d17f32c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says New York Times should apologize for running fake polls. DD: Democrat leaders use fake polls to paint Democrat candidates as wining.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/22/trump-says-new-york-times-apologize-running-fake-polls/
— Are all the polls wrong? Maybe pollsters cannot find MAGA … again. Pollsters keep missing Trump voters by double digits, and Democrats are betting that this time will be different. DD: Democrat leaders use fake polls to paint Democrat candidates as wining.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/21/polls-wrong-maybe-pollsters-cannot-find-maga/
— What’s at stake in the midterms? Only the whole country. Leftists are open about their plans to ruin America.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/22/whats-stake-midterms-whole-country/
— America, circa soon? Snowflake socialists who say U.S. deserved 9/11. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/22/america-circa-soon-snowflake-socialists-who-say-us-deserved-911/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How can Democrats promote gun control while going soft on gun criminals? DD: Democrats ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4776231/democrats-promote-gun-control-soft-on-gun-criminals/
NEW YORK POST
— European civilization is crumbling, proving socialism doesn’t work. Will America listen? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/opinion/european-civilization-is-crumbling-proving-socialism-doesnt-work-will-america-listen/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Why So Many Men Aren’t Working. DD: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I took were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Because the aforesaid jobs were so bad, my superiors had lots of problems finding qualified minorities, females, younger people, and veterans to meet their Affirmative Action quotas.
https://www.aei.org/commentary/why-so-many-men-arent-working/
BREITBART
— Trump backs US attack ad featuring Democrat’s estranged mother.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-backs-us-attack-ad-featuring-democrats-estranged-mother/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Trump expands crackdown on anti-white and anti-Asian racism as DOJ finds Ohio State favored black applicants.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/trump-expands-crackdown-anti-white-anti-asian-racism-doj-finds-ohio-state-favored-black-applicants/30845
CITY JOURNAL
— Second-City Socialism. Socialists have a larger presence on Chicago’s city council than on that of any other large American city. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-socialists-city-council
DAILY CALLER
— Anti Semi-Auto Jurisdictions Cite Weapons You Never Heard Of To Justify Gun Bans. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/10/22/connecticut-cook-county-cite-bans-on-weapons-you-never-heard-of-to-save-their-semi-auto-gun-bans/
EPOCH TIMES
— DHS Says ‘Absolutely Zero Chance’ Migrant Caravan Will Be Allowed to Enter US. More than 600 migrants left southern Mexico seeking to reach the United States, with members urging Mexican authorities to grant permits for travel north. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/dhs-says-absolutely-zero-chance-migrant-caravan-will-be-allowed-to-enter-us-6107518
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden Said Only Congress Could Fix the Border; Trump Proved Him Wrong. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/biden-said-only-congress-could-fix-border-trump-proved-him-wrong
— DHS Finalizes Rule Ending Automatic Extensions of Work Permits. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/dhs-finalizes-rule-ending-automatic-extensions-work-permits
— Is France Done For? The Reality of the Riots. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yCPuwUFHQ0
FOX NEWS
— Gen Z panel pressed on surging socialism support ahead of midterms. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407243218112
NEWSMAX
— Glenn Beck: Democratic Socialists planning a France-like ending to America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eBKNBYb-qU
PATRIOT POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Jesus is a socialist, b) that Jesus is a Democrat, and c) that Jesus wants dependency on government and charity, wants LGBTQ, that is, wants the destruction of traditional marriage and family, wants abortion, that is, wants disrespect for human life, wants mass/illegal immigration, wants booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, wants diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and wants Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, wants race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. The aforesaid is the Democrat Party platform. How successful are Democrats in taking over your church? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://patriotpost.us/videos/1002171-jesus-was-a-socialist-why-this-is-completely-wrong
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— DSA Seeks to Overturn the Constitution.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/10/22/dsa_seeks_to_overturn_the_constitution_1213061.html
TOWNHALL
— The Best Defense Against Socialism Is Teaching Entrepreneurship Well. We’re Not Doing It. DD: Have you considered being an entrepreneur? I never did. I saw the benefits that my father had working for the same company from 1940 until he died in 1969.
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2026/10/23/the-best-defense-against-socialism-is-teaching-entrepreneurship-well-were-not-doing-it-n2685159
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
AOL
— 15 Things Retirees Could Afford in the 1970s That Cost a Fortune Now
https://www.aol.com/articles/15-things-retirees-could-afford-130000000.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. House of Their Own. . .2. New Car. . .3. Gas for Road Trips. . .4. College Education for the Family. . .5. Comfortable Retirement Home. . .6. Family Vacation. . .7. A Dinner. . .8. Weekly Grocery Shop. . .9. Color Television. . .10. Home Repairs & Improvements. . .11. Night at the Movies. . .12. Airline Tickets. . .13. Second Property. . .14. Gold as a Long-Term Investment. . .15. Furniture)
USA TODAY
— Can’t afford a house? Try getting married. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I got married when I was 29 in 1978. They were furious that my wife had a good job and that she had saved $20,000 that we used to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton. SEE: https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 They were furious that I got a $10,000 gain from selling my one bedroom Outer Drive East condo that we used to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevrolet Chevette. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ They got more furious that my outstanding wife and our traditional marriage enabled me to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Subsequently, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that my outstanding wife and our traditional marriage enabled me to a) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) get promoted in 1986, e) earn four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and f) earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/10/01/buy-house-marriage-path-homeownership/91988448007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/is-america-still-afraid-of-socialism/ar-AA2fSvYL
— Affordability. DD: What helped you afford things? When I was young, I spent far less money on immediate pleasures than my peers did. I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned job-related a) master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. and c) a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966, to $100,059/year in 1974, to $113,402 in 1980, and to $154,682/year in 1997. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/affordability-isnt-an-impossibility-391f57e7
— New Mexico Tries to Censor Meta. A judge and the state AG say Facebook didn’t block enough political speech. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who unsuccessfully had their operatives and their dupes try to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-mexico-meta-lawsuit-judge-francis-mathew-mark-zuckerberg-a2a08fe5?mod=opinion_lead_pos1
FED SMITH
— CSRS vs. FERS: Did Federal Employees Get a Better Deal or Lose With FERS? CSRS offers a larger pension. FERS adds Social Security and TSP matching. WEP’s repeal changes the comparison—but which system delivers more? DD: In 1989, I could have switched to FERS, but I stayed with CSRS.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/10/21/csrs-vs-fers-better-deal/
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DD: To get more votes from anti-conservatives, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/10/22/the-rhetorical-triumph-of-the-neo-nazis/
ATLANTIC
— Why So Many Men Aren’t Working. Jobs exist. The trouble lies in finding men who are willing and able to take them. DD: According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I took were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Because the aforesaid jobs were so bad, my superiors had lots of problems finding qualified minorities, females, younger people, and veterans to meet their Affirmative Action quotas.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/10/job-market-unemployment-men-screentime/689109/
MEDIAITE
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/state-department-allegedly-quizzed-those-up-for-promotion-if-they-voted-for-trump/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NEWS24
— Bigger government is not the answer. US voters should embrace capitalism and not socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAQRPHao71g
INDIA WEST
— Krishnamoorthi Accuses Big Tech Of Profiting From Anti-Indian Hate.
https://indiawest.com/krishnamoorthi-accuses-big-tech-of-profiting-from-anti-indian-hate/
CONVERSATION
— Young people need more than qualifications to prepare them for work. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related a) master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, b) professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and c) professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966, to $100,059/year in 1974, to $113,402 in 1980, and to $154,682/year in 1997. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://theconversation.com/young-people-need-more-than-qualifications-to-prepare-them-for-work-291717
GUARDIAN
— High school reunions. DD: When I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, virtually no one saw me as being college material because neither of my patents attended college, because my father was only the first of ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and because my mother never attended high school. Further, I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights. That severely limited my interactions with my classmates. But nevertheless, I took college preparatory courses. I earned an ACT score of 24. I graduated in the upper 20% of my class. And I got accepted by UIC. I am going to attend the 60th reunion. The 1966 Crete-Monee High School yearbook is at: https://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Crete-Monee-High-School/178644
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/21/curiosity-atonement-how-to-get-through-high-school-reunions
