FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
ABC7
— At least 34 shot, 3 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police/13988521/#new_tab
— Morgan Park residents raise concerns over city’s plans for migrant shelter at vacant lot – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-protest-today-morgan-park-115th-and-halsted/13989428/
NBC5
— Roseland residents frustrated over proposal to build migrant shelter – Christian Farr and Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/roseland-residents-frustrated-over-proposal-to-build-shelter-for-migrants/3263659/
— Mayor Johnson issues statement after Halloween party shooting leaves 15 injured. According to Chicago police, the location where the gathering took place has a history of hosting unsanctioned events. – Matt Stefanski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-halloween-party-shooting-mayor-brandon-johnson-north-lawndale/3263561/
CBS2
— Chicago weekend shootings: 4 killed, 30 hurt – JERAMIE BIZZLE, BETH LAWRENCE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-oct-27-to-30/
FOX32
— Amid dropping temps, Chicago offers warming buses and support for migrants
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-warming-buses-migrants
— Chicago police issue warning about car thefts
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-warning-car-thefts-guns-stolen-parked-vehicles
WTTW
— Chicago’s Top Cop Vows to Rein in Police Overtime Spending as 2023 Bill Tops $200M – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: I worked lots of overtime while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 because I volunteered for it and because my Democrat coworkers often called in sick.)
https://news.wttw.com/2023/10/30/chicago-s-top-cop-vows-rein-police-overtime-spending-2023-bill-tops-200m
WBEZ
— Illinois sheriff says cop signed up for Oath Keepers, but now renounces the extremist group. The Stephenson County sheriff says Chief Deputy Andrew Schroeder’s association with Oath Keepers was “brief” and he is an “exemplary” cop. But other officials in the county remain concerned. – Dan Mihalopoulos (COMMENT: My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. In 2012, they succeeded in ending my TAPROOT chairmanship and in destroying TAPROOT. In 2007, they succeeded in ending my ICRC Steering Committee membership and in destroying ICRC. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-sheriff-says-chief-deputy-no-longer-with-oath-keepers/dbe65192-095c-423f-abe5-347d9656185a
DAILY HERALD
— Naperville-area faith leaders come together to combat hate – Madhu Krishnamurthy (COMMENT: Government and politics are nasty/vicious. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used against me the most a) my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran and/or b) my not being a member of a church, my not attending church services, and my not giving money to a church. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231030/naperville-area-faith-leaders-come-together-to-combat-hate
WAND TV
— For the second year in a row, U.S. shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation in the candy aisle – AP (COMMENT: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, Iron Gate Motor Condo owners in Naperville held an extremely positive and an extremely successful Halloween event for children.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/less-boo-for-your-buck-for-the-second-halloween-in-a-row-us-candy-inflation/article_68e8b725-e5bf-55d6-9982-7e162306e88e.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Court arguments begin in effort to bar Trump from presidential ballot under ‘insurrection’ clause – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-court-arguments-begin-in-effort-to-bar-trump-from-presidential-ballot-under-insurrection-clause/
— Pence’s early exit from the presidential campaign offers a reminder of Trump’s grip on the GOP – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-pences-early-exit-from-the-presidential-campaign-offers-a-reminder-of-trumps-grip-on-the-gop/
SOUTH SIDE WEEKLY
— UN Specialist Warned City Council that Tent Camps Could Become Permanent. Camps can outlast their initial scope by years—and U.S. courts can be slow to process asylum seekers. – Wendy Wei, Jim Daley and Matt Chapman
https://southsideweekly.com/un-specialist-warned-city-council-tent-camps-could-become-permanent/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-174/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Republican Legislators Seek to End Illinois’ Sanctuary State Status – Andrew Hensel
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/republican-legislators-seek-to-end-illinois-sanctuary-state-status/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Halloween’s growing cultural footprint: What exactly are we celebrating? – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/29/halloweens-growing-cultural-footprint-what-exactly/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republican legislators seek to end Illinois’s sanctuary state status – Andrew Hensel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-legislators-seek-to-end-illinois-sanctuary-state-status
NEW YORK POST
— GOP reps slam new Merchant Marine Academy transgender policy: ‘Far-left’s social experiments’ – Caitlin Doornbos
https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/news/merchant-marine-transgender-policy-allows-service-exemptions/
— Congressman fears ‘greater ties’ between China and Cuba after Chinese nationals smuggled into Florida – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/news/florida-republican-fears-greater-ties-between-china-and-cuba/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Someone Issued a Gag Order on Illinois Democrats. Their silence shows they know who controls their party and purse strings to power. – Brad Halbrook
https://amgreatness.com/2023/10/30/someone-issued-a-gag-order-on-illinois-democrats/
AMERICAN THINKER
— What it means to be an American – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/what_it_means_to_be_an_american.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unfortunately, there are no Founders around today, and our own government has steadfastly attempted to turn as many of us as possible into dependents who rely on the government for…almost everything. Many have traded freedom for illusionary security, free will for promise of more “free” stuff to come.)
— Republican Disarray on the House Speakership Nothing New – Bill Hansmann (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. For more than any one person, GAO works for the Speaker of the House. Democrat Tip O’Neill was the Speaker while I worked for GAO 1980-1987, Democrat Jim Wright 1987-1989, Democrat Tom Foley 1989-1995, and Republican Newt Gingrich 1995-1997. While O’Neill was Speaker, GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and delayed my promotions to GS-12 and GS-13. While Wright was Speaker, GAO threw me off audits of IRS. While Foley and was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) purposes. While Gingrich was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old; my Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious that Gingrich dramatically cut GAO’s budget 1995-1997. Gingrich was the Speaker while my lawsuit against GAO was pending 1998-1999 and Republican Dennis Hastert 1999-2005. My critics/opponents have always used against me that neither Gingrich nor Hastert ever came to my defense. Further, my critics/opponents have used against me that since 1980, with one exception in 1989, my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators have never come to my defense.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/10/republican_disarray_on_the_house_speakership_nothing_new.html
— Vatican Synod leaves LGBTQ+ advocates and other leftists empty handed – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/vatican_synod_leaves_lgbtq_advocates_and_other_leftists_empty_handed.html
BREITBART
— Democrats Admit Biden’s Migration Is Splitting the Party – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/10/30/report-democrats-admit-migration-is-splitting-the-party/
— Biden’s Migrant Mobile App Helps Free Thousands of Foreign Nationals into U.S. from Terrorism-Linked Countries – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/29/bidens-migrant-mobile-app-foreign-nationals-into-us-terrorism-countries/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s Busted Border Is A Giant Red Carpet For Terrorists – DEROY MURDOCK
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/29/opinion-bidens-busted-border-is-a-giant-red-carpet-for-deroy-murdock/
DAILY WIRE
— Hamas Leader: ‘Women, Children, Elderly’ Must Die In Gaza To Help Our Fight Against Israel
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hamas-leader-women-children-elderly-must-die-in-gaza-to-help-our-fight-against-israel
EPOCH TIMES
— Will ‘MAGA Mike’ Succeed as House Speaker? Mike Johnson’s stunning rise to speaker has been hailed as a win for conservatives. But he faces key tests on the road ahead. – Lawrence Wilson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/will-maga-mike-succeed-as-house-speaker-5517471
FOX NEWS
— Biden allows epic flood of illegals into US and here’s the real reason why. Total number of illegals under Biden is nearing 10 million and president still has a year to go. – Sara A. Carter, Thomas Homan
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-allows-epic-flood-illegals-heres-reason
— Florida GOP lawmaker raises alarm on illegal Chinese immigrants who sailed to Key Largo. 17 Chinese nationals landed in Key Largo by boat last week. – Elizabeth Elkind
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-house-republican-raises-alarm-illegal-chinese-immigrants-sailed-key-largo
— Pro-Palestinian rioters storm Russian airport, flood runway looking for Israeli flight. A small number of Jews are reportedly ‘isolated’ at the airport. – Andrea Vacchiano
https://www.foxnews.com/world/pro-palestinian-rioters-storm-russian-airport-flood-runway-looking-israeli-flight-officials
HOT AIR
— More Than 300 Pro-Hamas Morons Arrested at Grand Central
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2023/10/29/more-than-300-pro-hamas-morons-arrested-at-grand-central-n588509
JUST THE NEWS
— Illegal border crossers surpass 10 million since Biden took office. Number totals more than the individual populations of 41 states. (COMMENT: How many of them will use their false identifications to vote for Democrats in 2024?)
https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/illegal-border-crossers-total-over-10-million-biden-inauguration
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Pro-Hamas Protests on College Campuses Are Ripping the Mask Off Wokeism “dramatically increased awareness that something is rotten in the state of higher education in the English-speaking world” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/10/pro-hamas-protests-on-college-campuses-are-ripping-the-mask-off-wokeism/
MRC TV
— Portland, ME, Politician Says Mass-Murderer’s Motive Was… White Supremacy – P. GARDNER GOLDSMITH
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/p-gardner-goldsmith/portland-me-politician-says-mass-murderers-motive-was-white-supremacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of Friday morning, every publicly known victim of Robert R. Card’s Wednesday night shooting spree has been white.)
NEWSMAX
— US Military Running ‘Far-Left’s Social Experiments’ – Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/woke-transgender-policy/2023/10/29/id/1140144/
TOWNHALL
— Republicans Vow to Keep Terrorists Out of the U.S. Under Their Watch – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/10/29/republicans-shift-their-focus-to-hamas-sympathizers-n2630512
— Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal Claims Biden’s Support for Israel will Diminish His Support Among Arabs – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/10/29/jayapal-warning-to-biden-over-isreal-n2630521
— School District Cancelled Its Halloween Activities – Madeline Leesman (COMMENT: On Saturday, October 21, 2023, Iron Gate Motor Condo owners in Naperville held an extremely positive and an extremely successful Halloween event for children.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/10/28/heres-why-one-school-district-cancelled-its-halloween-activities-n2630458
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Congressman Sounds the Alarm After 17 Chinese Nationals Are Arrested in His Southern District – Rachel M. Emmanuel
https://www.westernjournal.com/congressman-sounds-alarm-17-chinese-nationals-arrested-southern-district/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES
THE HILL
— Tensions rise between new and established migrants – RAFAEL BERNAL
https://thehill.com/latino/4279680-tensions-new-established-migrants/
— Conservatives see hope for anti-abortion, anti-trans push with Speaker Johnson – NATHANIEL WEIXEL
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4280223-social-conservatives-trans-abortion-speaker-johnson/
— Conservatives give Speaker Johnson breathing room — for now – KRISTINA KARISCH
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/4282956-the-hills-morning-report-conservatives-give-speaker-johnson-breathing-room-for-now/
ABC NEWS
— As economy falters, more Chinese migrants seek asylum at US border. A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media. – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/economy-falters-chinese-migrants-perilous-journey-us-border-104470299
CBS NEWS
— For Palestinian and Israeli Americans, war has made the unimaginable a reality – JERICKA DUNCAN (COMMENT: I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI and my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palestinian-and-israeli-americans-war-unimaginable-reality/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— As Economy Falters, More Chinese Migrants Take a Perilous Journey to the US Border to Seek Asylum. A major influx of Chinese migration to the United States on a relatively new and perilous route through Panama’s Darién Gap jungle has become increasingly popular thanks to social media. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-10-30/as-economy-falters-more-chinese-migrants-take-a-perilous-journey-to-the-us-border-to-seek-asylum
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences. Girls consistently are outperforming boys, graduating at higher rates at public high schools around the country. – CAROLYN THOMPSON
https://buffalonews.com/lifestyles/boys-graduate-high-school-at-lower-rates-than-girls-with-lifelong-consequences/article_b7b788e7-e5e1-5ded-96fa-e3a1f8242e4c.html
— US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops – LOLITA C. BALDOR
https://apnews.com/article/syria-airstrikes-iran-revolutionary-guard-af3c7a0f069b8c8b08f6feaa0e165d6a
NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump’s Challengers Are Dropping Like Flies – Ewan Palmer
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-primary-drop-outs-trump-pence-race-1838864
NEW YORK TIMES
— From Smugglers and TikTok, Migrants Get a Message: Go to New York. Many migrants entering the U.S. southern border have been steered to New York City by relatives, politicians and smugglers, in part because of the city’s right-to-shelter policy. – Jay Root
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/nyregion/migrants-nyc-shelter-mauritania.html
— Is the Republican Speakership Cursed? – Carl Hulse (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. For more than any one person, GAO works for the Speaker of the House. Democrat Tip O’Neill was the Speaker while I worked for GAO 1980-1987, Democrat Jim Wright 1987-1989, Democrat Tom Foley 1989-1995, and Republican Newt Gingrich 1995-1997. While O’Neill was Speaker, GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and delayed my promotions to GS-12 and GS-13. While Wright was Speaker, GAO threw me off audits of IRS. While Foley and was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) purposes. While Gingrich was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old; my Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious that Gingrich dramatically cut GAO’s budget 1995-1997. Gingrich was the Speaker while my lawsuit against GAO was pending 1998-1999 and Republican Dennis Hastert 1999-2005. My critics/opponents have always used against me that neither Gingrich nor Hastert ever came to my defense. Further, my critics/opponents have used against me that since 1980, with one exception in 1989, my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators have never come to my defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/27/us/politics/house-speaker-johnson-republicans.html
— New data shows, for the first time at this level of detail, how much students’ standardized test scores rise with their parents’ incomes — and how disparities start years before students sit for tests. – Claire Cain Miller (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on how much money their parents have/had.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/10/23/upshot/sat-inequality.html
USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote hatred against Johnson.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/10/29/mike-johnson-election-denier-republicans-trump-extremism/71346454007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Indians Are Entering the U.S. Illegally in Record Numbers. Some asylum seekers say Modi’s Hindu nationalist policies are driving them out, while others are drawn by job opportunities. – Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/world/india/indians-are-entering-the-u-s-illegally-in-record-numbers-2cf19e38
— Affirmative Action in Hiring for the Left. The bias is passed on to the next generation. – Letters (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, veteran, or younger person who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-college-left-wing-bias-professors-hamas-a47435fd
— Three Ideas to End Tent Cities, Changing a few laws and tightening border security could reduce urban homelessness. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/three-ideas-to-end-tent-cities-california-san-francisco-homelessness-theft-crime-poverty-5c0a8e29
— House Speaker Built Career Fighting in Conservative Legal Trenches. Mike Johnson came to Congress with a long legal record battling gay rights, abortion and limits on religious expression in the public sphere. – Laura Kusisto, Mariah Timms, and Scott Patterson
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/house-speaker-built-career-fighting-in-conservative-legal-trenches-bd0513de
— Grand Old Party: How Aging Makes You More Conservative. Baby boomers have shifted right. But liberal millennials and Gen Z are canceling them out. – Dante Chinni and Stephanie Stamm
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/grand-old-party-how-aging-makes-you-more-conservative-8b2515b0
FORBES
— House Republicans Are Ready To Break Things — Including The IRS – Joseph Thorndike (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most: a) my Democrat IRS superiors, b) my Democrat GAO superiors, c) Gingrich and Hastert, and d) my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives and candidates for those offices and their staff members. GAO works for Congress. GAO audits IRS. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,270-$104,583/year. Then I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year. My Democrat GAO superiors kept me off of audits of IRS for all but 3 of those almost 18 years.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2023/10/30/house-republicans-are-ready-to-break-things—including-the-irs/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Mike Johnson is the first Republican House speaker from the South since Newt Gingrich, putting the region back in the driver’s seat of GOP politics – John L. Dorman (COMMENT: GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO 1980-1997. For more than any one person, GAO works for the Speaker of the House. Democrat Tip O’Neill was the Speaker while I worked for GAO 1980-1987, Democrat Jim Wright 1987-1989, Democrat Tom Foley 1989-1995, and Republican Newt Gingrich 1995-1997. While O’Neill was Speaker, GAO forced me to take a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and delayed my promotions to GS-12 and GS-13. While Wright was Speaker, GAO threw me off audits of IRS. While Foley and was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance (PFP) purposes. While Gingrich was Speaker, GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP purposes and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old; my Democrat GAO superiors were beyond furious that Gingrich dramatically cut GAO’s budget 1995-1997. Gingrich was the Speaker while my lawsuit against GAO was pending 1998-1999 and Republican Dennis Hastert 1999-2005. My critics/opponents have always used against me that neither Gingrich nor Hastert ever came to my defense. Further, my critics/opponents have used against me that since 1980, with one exception in 1989, my Republican U.S. Representatives and my Republican U.S. Senators have never come to my defense.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/mike-johnson-republican-house-speaker-south-gingrich-conservatives-influence-2023-10
THE WEEK
— What do the Republicans stand for? – PETER WEBER (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform is liberal and therefore it promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. The Republican Party platform is conservative and therefore it promotes individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, compliance with immigration laws, avoidance of vices, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://theweek.com/politics/what-do-the-republicans-stand-for
DAILY MAIL
— ‘Looking forward to seeing Hamas raise the rainbow flag across Gaza’: Israel responds to video showing combined LGBTQ and Palestinian flag being flown at protest – as activists march through London – JAMES CALLERY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12685671/Looking-forward-seeing-Hamas-raise-rainbow-flag-Gaza-Israel-responds-video-showing-combined-LGBTQ-Palestinian-flag-flown-protest-activists-march-London.html
— Jared Kushner says American Jews are safer in SAUDI ARABIA than US college campuses after woke students backed Hamas’ bloodbath in Israel – KATELYN CARALLE
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12685903/Jared-Kushner-says-American-Jews-safer-SAUDI-ARABIA-college-campuses.html
