ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 7,899 coronavirus cases, most since pandemic began, along with 46 deaths Illinois breaks 1-day case record for 3rd day in a row
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-7899-new-covid-19-cases-highest-since-pandemic-began/7516974/
— Restaurants close indoor dining across state due to Illinois COVID-19 restrictions; many worry how they can stay open Lawsuits in McHenry, DuPage counties challenging Gov. JB Pritzker’s emergency powers rejected – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/business/il-restaurants-close-indoor-dining-across-state-due-to-covid-19-restrictions/7508388/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Biden falls behind Trump in Iowa: Track the race for president in key battleground states – BILL RUTHHART, CHAD YODER and JONATHON BERLIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-viz-presidential-election-2020-battleground-state-tracker-20200925-tenhhxft5ne25j3muhn76kcsk4-htmlstory.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: In the fight over reopening schools amid the pandemic, race and class divisions are stark – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-illinois-schools-opening-pressure-20201031-cwivxnk72bfr7f77jtxwop75ne-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Numbers going through the roof’ with record-breaking 7,899 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois More than 117,000 Illinoisans tested positive for COVID-19 in October, surpassing the number of cases logged in all of April and May, when the state rose and fell from its initial pandemic peak. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/31/21543537/illinois-covid-case-record-coronavirus-resurgence-deaths-pritzker
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats want Blacks to blame racism for their problems, that is, to blame Republicans for their problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/10/30/21542662/2020-presidential-election-racism-african-americans-africa-john-fountain
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago officials prepare for unrest ahead of election – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-announces-chicagos-ele
— US reports nearly 100,000 COVID-19 cases, breaking new single-day record – Stephanie Weaver
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/us-reports-nearly-100000-covid-19-cases-breaking-new-single-day-record
WTTW
— Black Lives Matter Faces Test of Its Influence in Election – AP (DIERSEN: How much influence does BLM have over those who run your municipality, your township, and your county?)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/10/31/black-lives-matter-faces-test-its-influence-election
DAILY HERALD
— How more than 500K outstanding mail-in ballots could affect election results in the suburbs – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201031/how-more-than-500k-outstanding-mail-in-ballots-could-affect-election-results-in-the-suburbs
KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Mail-in ballots could delay results in some races – Jeff Bonty
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/elections/mail-in-ballots-could-delay-results-in-some-races/article_c51af1a2-1a20-11eb-9198-0bf862d99fb3.html
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Protesters call on Edwardsville to remove statue of town’s namesake – Joel Currier (DIERSEN: Crete is my hometown. I lived there 1948-1972. My ancestors on my father’s side have lived there since 1854. My brother continues to live there in a house that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864.)
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/protesters-call-on-edwardsville-to-remove-statue-of-towns-namesake/article_9fe780f3-ea7d-5707-988b-7b41793f43b5.html
(FROM ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHICAGO: Crete, Will County, 30 miles S of the Loop. Located just south of Cook County, Crete grew alongside the wagon road known as Vincennes or Hubbard’s Trail, later the route of the Dixie Highway and Illinois Route 1. Among the first landowners were the family of Willard and Diantha Wood, who arrived in 1836. By the mid-1840s a small market center had developed in the community known as Wood’s Corners. In 1843, Wood served as the first postmaster and selected the name Crete from the New Testament writings of St. Paul. Wood platted the village in 1849, served in elected positions, donated land for churches, and built a frequently used hotel. Immigrant Germans arrived in the 1840s and 1850s. Into the twentieth century, German could be heard as often as English in Crete. Due mainly to families associated with the Congregational Church, Crete was a key stopping point on the Underground Railroad, and strong abolitionist sentiment led to a large enlistment for the Civil War. Initial businesses related to farming, with a woodworking plant established in 1869. Also in 1869, the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad came through Crete, connecting to markets in Chicago. SEE: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/351.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— U.S. Adds Almost 100,000 New Coronavirus Cases In 1 Day As Colder Weather Sets In – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/us-adds-almost-100000-new-coronavirus-cases-one-day-colder-weather-sets#stream/0
— Delays Still Plague Mail Deliveries As Election Day Nears – BRIAN NAYLOR
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/delays-still-plague-mail-deliveries-election-day-nears#stream/0
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Homeland Security Acting Director Says Twitter Censorship Threatens National Security
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/homeland-security-acting-director-says-twitter-censorship-threatens-national-security/
— Judge Says He Won’t Make Jack Franks Do a “Perp Walk” Before the Election, Postpones Case Until February 19th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/judge-says-he-wont-make-jack-franks-do-a-perp-walk-before-the-election-postpones-case-until-february-19th/
— Franks Explains Away Lack of Fundraising on Coronavirus
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/franks-explains-away-lack-of-fundraising-on-coronavirus/
— Rejected Ballots Resulting from Signature Chec
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/rejected-ballots-resulting-from-signature-check/
— The Hunter Biden Influence Peddling Question
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/the-hunter-biden-influence-peddling-question/
— Campaigning on Halloween
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/campaigning-on-halloween/
— Franks and Sager Mail Hit Piece Together
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/franks-and-sager-mail-hit-piece-together/
— Second Franks-Sager Mailing That Also Arrived on Friday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/second-franks-sager-mailing-that-also-arrived-on-friday/
— Reick Mocks Sager in Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/reick-mocks-sager-in-mailing/
— Franks-Sager Flyer Dropped in Woodstock
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/franks-sager-flyer-dropped-in-woodstock/
— Former Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob Miller Finally Gets Deposed in the Court Case That Won’t End
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/former-algonquin-township-highway-commissioner-bob-miller-finally-gets-deposed-in-the-court-case-that-wont-end/
— Judge Mark Gerhardt Mails, Featured on Lakewood Magazine Cover
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/judge-mark-gerhardt-mails-featured-on-lakewood-magazine-cover/
— What to Expect on Election Day in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/what-to-expect-on-election-day/
— Some of D300 School Board Member Nancy Zettler’s Tweets
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/some-of-d300-school-board-member-nancy-zettlers-tweets/
— A Tee Shirt Relating Pot to Illinois’ High Taxes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/message-of-the-day-a-tee-shirt-261/
— Pro-Life Endorsement of Steve Reick in Robo-Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/pro-life-endorsement-of-steve-reick-in-robo-call/
— Voter Turnout for All Counties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/voter-turnout-for-all-counties/
— Kyle Rittenhouse Petition Preventing Extradition Denied
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/rittenhouse11/
— Billboard Owner Strikes Back at Trump Message Vandalism
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/billboard-owner-strikes-back-at-trump-message-vandalism/
— Another Mailing from State Rep. Tom Weber
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/another-mailing-from-state-rep-tom-weber/
— Judge Justin Hansen and Challenger Jeannie Ridings Face Off in Mailings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/judge-justin-hansen-and-challenger-jeannie-ridings-face-off-in-mailings/
— Another Mailing from Judge Justin Hansen
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/30/another-mailing-from-judg-justin-hansen/
Franks Internet Ad Ignores CUT 10 Promise from 2016
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/franks-internet-ad-ignores-cut-10-promise-from-2016/
— Madigan Trashes McLaughlin, Father of Five Daughters, for Being Anti-Woman, McLaughlin Ties Dem Opponent Suelzer to Madigan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/madigan-trashes-mclaughlin-father-of-two-daughters-for-being-anti-woman-mclaughlin-ties-dem-opponent-suelzer-to-madigan/
— IL-17: Democrat Super PAC Dumps $1 Million in Four Days Against Esther Joy King
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/hmp103120/
— County Board Member Tom Wilbeck Sends Re-Election Mailing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/county-board-member-tom-wilbeck-sends-re-election-mailing/
— State Voter Turnout by County, as Reported by State Board of Elections at 10:30 Saturday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/state-voter-turnout-by-county/
— As of 11:25 Saturday, 106,943 Had Voted in McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/as-of-1125-saturday-106943-had-voted-in-mchenry-county/
— Third Mailing from Judge Justin Hansen’s Campaign
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/third-mailing-from-judge-justin-hansens-campaign/
— Back to Pritzker Purgatory as Judge Thomas Meyer Disagrees with Restaurants’ Request, Text of Court Order
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/10/31/back-to-pritzker-purgatory-as-judge-thomas-meyer-disagrees-with-restaurants-request-text-of-court-order/
BREITBART
— Five Times Google Was Caught Red Handed on Bias and Censorship – ALLUM BOKHARI (DIERSEN: Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/31/five-times-google-was-caught-red-handed-on-bias-and-censorship/
BLAZE
— Home Depot co-founder writes op-ed explaining why he’s endorsing Trump, Democrats launch boycott campaign Trump supporters started a counter-movement vowing to shop at Home Depot – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/home-depot-boycott-bernie-marcus-trump-support
NEWSMAX
— Parents, Conservatives Sleep as Left Holds Schools Hostage – Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/blm-racism-systemic/2020/10/30/id/994567/
CBS NEWS
— Over 90 million have already voted
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2020-election-live-updates-2020-10-31/
WASHINGTON POST
— With Election Day looming, an anxious nation hears rumblings of violence – Marc Fisher
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fear-of-election-violence/2020/10/30/5b4f5314-17a3-11eb-befb-8864259bd2d8_story.html
NEW YORK POST
— NYPD’s Strategic Response Group ramping up for potential post-election riots – Dana Kennedy
https://nypost.com/2020/10/31/nypds-strategic-response-group-preps-for-post-election-riot/
FORBES
— Biden Raised Three Times Trump’s Fundraising Haul in the First Two Weeks of October
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zengernews/2020/10/29/biden-raised-three-times-trumps-fundraising-haul-in-the-first-two-weeks-of-october/?ss=leadership-strategy#479e5c5202b2
