October 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: Lake, McHenry counties to get mitigations IL reports 6,110 coronavirus cases, 51 deaths. Restrictions include ban on indoor dining for restaurants, no inside service for bars
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-6110-new-covid-19-cases;-mitigations-announced-for-lake-mchenry-counties-/7421213/

NBC5
— OK, Zoomer: GenZ/Millennials Getting Crushed at Polls by Older Voters An NBCLX analysis of early voting reports through Oct. 27 indicates only 13% of voting-age Americans under the age of 30 have cast ballots so far, and only 19% of those between the ages of 30 and 39. Comparatively, approximately 47% of all Americans 65 and older have cast ballots with a full week of voting left to go. – Noah Pransky
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/ok-zoomer-genz-millennials-getting-crushed-at-polls-by-older-voters/2360512/
— Anxiety 2020: Voters Worry About Safety at the Polls For some, the worries are a vague sense of looming trouble that could take many forms — conflict at a polling place, protest over the outcome, protest over no outcome, a conflagration that splits Americans over now-familiar divisions – Laurie Kellman
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/anxiety-2020-voters-worry-about-safety-at-the-polls/2360324/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limits – Marcy Gordon
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/facebook-twitter-google-ceos-face-grilling-by-senate-amid-anti-conservative-bias-claims

WGN RADIO
— DuPage GOP Chairman Jim Zay on why voting machines in DuPage seem to favor Democrats – JOHN WILLIAMS
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/dupage-gop-chairman-jim-zay-on-why-voting-machines-in-dupage-seem-to-favor-democrats/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Napolitano won’t seek second term on COD Board
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-1028-20201028-sa6qgm5ltnhnhdgj2f5vszr4zi-story.html
— Freaking out about not knowing election results Tuesday? You’re not alone. Why patience is not an American virtue. – Christopher Borrelli
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-election-day-patience-20201028-xazvyal3dregdg74kbwu75rwty-story.html
— Wrong move: Gov. Pritzker digs heels into dying Illinois restaurants – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-covid-pritzker-lightfoot-restaurants-chicago-20201028-32sf6gq4dbgaldf7ly7wvj2wxa-story.html
— Religion, politics and Mark Curran – STEVE CHAPMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-curran-religion-trump-republicans-chapman-20201028-phrdtdv2mfd6xg6df4mpjjvke4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden closing campaign on note of unity, while Trump sticks with sound and fury, signifying hate.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-biden-unity-trump-campaign-rally-election-huppke-20201028-47hhbjpfjzhjbays73y6ry25oa-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump super-spreader events are immoral and criminal. Does Donald Trump count upon his supporters’ invincible ignorance or simply share it? I fear it’s a little of both.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/28/21539209/trump-maga-rally-super-spreaders-typhoid-mary-gene-lyons
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “We simply cannot take four more years of this. America has paid dearly for taking a chance on Trump.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/28/21538778/2020-presidential-election-s-e-cupp

DAILY HERALD
— GOP leaders ask Pritzker to justify his bar, restaurant plan – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201028/news/310289911/
— Trump on Philly violence: ‘Can’t let that go on’ – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20201028/news/310289916/
— DuPage sheriff investigating whether on-duty deputy ate inside restaurant – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201028/dupage-sheriff-investigating-whether-on-duty-deputy-ate-inside-restaurant

FOX ILLINOIS
— Social media CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limits – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/3-social-media-ceos-face-grilling-by-gop-senators-on-bias

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— COD Board Chairman Frank Napolitano Not Seeking Re-election
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/cod-board-chairman-frank-napolitano-not-seeking-re-election

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Analysis of Woodstock Finances Under Mayor Brian Sager
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/28/analysis-of-woodstock-finances-under-mayor-brian-sager/
— State Rep. Tom Weber Makes Second Mailing, Emphasizes Newspaper Endorsements
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/28/state-rep-tom-weber-makes-second-mailing-emphasizes-newspaper-endorsements/
— State GOP Urges Early Voting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/28/state-gop-urges-early-voting/
— Republican Display Near Woodstock
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/28/messages-of-the-day-legion/
— IL-14: Kyle Rittenhouse Extradition Hearing Witness List Released
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/28/rittenhouse102820/
— Franks Removes Fake Endorsement from Farm Bureau PAC
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/franks-removes-fake-endorsement-from-farm-bureau-pac/
— Another Anonymous Robo-Call Targets County Board Member Jim Kearns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/another-anonymous-robo-call-targets-county-board-member-jim-kearns/
— Two-Thirds of McHenry County Ballots Cast in 2016 Now in the Ballot Box, Plus Statistics for All Counties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/two-thirds-of-mchenry-county-ballots-cast-in-2016-now-in-the-ballot-box/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Releases Ad and McHenry County Farm Bureau Talk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/underwood102720/
— Oberweis Robo-Call Last Night
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/oberweis-robo-call-last-night/
— An Endorsement of Steve Reick’s Re-Election to the State House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/an-endorsement-of-steve-reicks-re-election-to-the-state-house/
— IL-6: Ives Greets Future Constituents in Cary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/il-6-ives-greets-future-constituents-in-cary/
— John Reinert’s Algonquin 7 Precinct Letter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/john-reinerts-algonquin-7-precinct-letter/
— Vandalism of Trump Billboards
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/message-of-the-day-vandalism/
— Franks Makes Anti-Kilbride Ad
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/franks-make-anti-kilbride-ad/
— County Board Member Lori Parrish Endorses Mike Buehler for County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/27/lori-parrish-endorses-mike-buehler-for-county-board/
— McHenry County Health Department Expects State Crackdown Soon
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/26/mchenry-county-health-department-expects-state-crackdown-soon/
— Reick Mailing Attacks Sager
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/26/reick-mailing-attacks-sager/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Reverses Course and Endorses Jack Franks Reelection
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/26/underwoodfarmpac2/
— Over 70,000 Have Voted in McHenry County Already with 2016 Numbers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/26/over-70000-have-voted-in-mchenry-county-already/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VERSUS GOOGLE (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/10/united-states-of-america-versus-google.html

CAPITOL FAX
— More evidence that Tribune editorial board members don’t read their own newspaper
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/28/more-evidence-that-tribune-editorial-board-members-dont-read-their-own-newspaper/
— Illinois High School Association defies governor
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/28/ihsa-defies-governor/
— 6,110 new cases, 51 additional deaths, 2,861 hospitalized, 6.7 percent positivity rate – Springfield region one day away from mitigation mark
https://capitolfax.com/2020/10/28/6110-new-cases-51-additional-deaths-2861-hospitalized-67-percent-positivity-rate-springfield-region-one-day-away-from-mitigation-mark/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Cities burn regardless of who wins’: Police gearing up for widespread violence after election
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/28/police-anticipate-widespread-violence-following-el/
— Cruz clashes with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: ‘Who the hell elected you?’ – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/oct/28/cruz-and-twitter-ceo-clash-over-crackdown-anti-bid/

GOPUSA
— Wholly Expected Leftist Democrat Pre-Election Nightmare – Christopher G. Adamo
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=96958

BLAZE
— BLM protesters chant ‘Every city, every town, burn the precincts to the ground!’ as second night of Philadelphia riots erupt Not really a ‘peaceful’ protest – CARLOS GARCIA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Democrats are not elected, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn everything down.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/philadelphia-blm-chant-police-violence

NEWSMAX
— Border Boss Morgan Predicts ‘Invasion’ Under Biden – Jason Devaney
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/border-mark-morgan-catch-and-release/2020/10/28/id/994097/

PATRIOT POST
— The Democrat Party of Division and Hate The Democrats’ primary political strategy has been, and remains, to foment division, creating fear, anger, and hate. – MARK ALEXANDER
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/74490

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Bad Year May Get A Whole Lot Worse In November and beyond, there is as much cause for worry as there is for hope. Whichever way it goes, we’ll be on the front lines.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-bad-year-may-get-a-whole-lot-worse/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Ted Cruz Slams Twitter CEO for Censoring NY Post Biden Story: ‘Behaving as a Democratic Super PAC’ – ZACHARY EVAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ted-cruz-tells-ceo-twitter-acting-as-democratic-super-pac-by-censoring-ny-post-biden-story/

POLITICO
— Social media’s ‘disparate impact’ on conservatives unfair trade practice, Lee says The Utah senator outlined how the Federal Trade Commission could challenge the tech giants’ content moderation policies — if the agency wanted to. – LEAH NYLEN
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/28/conservatives-social-media-tech-hearing-433323

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Evidence of anti-conservative bias by platforms remains anecdotal.” Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/technology/evidence-of-anti-conservative-bias-by-platforms-remains-anecdotal.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Stock market slide muddles Trump’s economic message days before 2020 election Wednesday’s sell-off follows Monday’s sharp decline as the president tries to make a closing argument with voters. – Jeff Stein (DIERSEN: When Republican presidents are running for reelection, Democrats always to everything that they can to drive the stock market down.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/10/28/trump-stock-market-2020/

GM AUTHORITY
— General Motors CEO Mary Barra Says Company Has Capability To ‘Put Everyone In An EV’ – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/10/general-motors-ceo-mary-barra-says-company-has-capability-to-put-everyone-in-an-ev/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.