ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,822 cases, 12 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1822-covid-cases-12-deaths/11079587/
NBC5
— When Will Illinois’ Mask Mandate End? What Pritzker Says Needs to Happen First. Improvements in the daily case rate have been reported in weeks, according to state health officials.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/when-will-illinois-mask-mandate-end-what-pritzker-says-needs-to-happen-first/2628411/
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater “Tells GOP to ‘Get Out of the Way’ on Debt Limit.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/biden-tells-gop-to-get-out-of-the-way-on-debt-limit/2628313/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hedging his bets? Illinois’ richest person compares Chicago to Afghanistan, hints of moving firm’s headquarters. Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin said he personally saw “25 bullet shots in the glass window of the retail space” in the building he lives in, adding that someone “tried to carjack the security detail” that sits outside his house. – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/10/4/22709536/ken-griffin-illinois-richest-man-chicago-afghanistan-citadel-hedge-fund
— Aldermen vent anger at top cop, accuse him of presiding over ‘most dangerous city in the country’ With Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on the hot seat at City Council budget hearings, aldermen complained about the rise in homicides, shootings and carjackings from last year’s already troubling levels. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/10/4/22709565/chicago-crime-aldermen-city-council-budget-hearings-cpd-superintendent-david-brown
— Three armed carjackings within hours on North and Northwest sides, one person critically wounded. The carjackings occurred Sunday night in Norwood Park, Lakeview and Roscoe Village.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/10/4/22708411/armed-carjackings-occur-about-same-time-about-a-mile-apart-on-north-side
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Americans favor Biden’s spending plans, even if GOP is rooting for failure.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/10/4/22709751/american-jobs-plan-american-family-plan-congress-republican-obstructionism-jesse-jackson
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Facebook whistleblower tells us what we knew: The company is profiting off anger and division – REX HUPPKE (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote Facebook, b) discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) discourage everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-facebook-whistleblower-zuckerberg-instagram-hate-frances-haugen-huppke-20211004-5cf6cs7tnjc5nj5n5tch7fyxae-story.html
— Lack of charges in fatal West Side shootout leads Mayor Lightfoot to criticize prosecutor Kim Foxx: ‘We can’t live in a world where there is no accountability’ – GREGORY PRATT, JOHN BYRNE and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-shootout-west-side-kim-foxx-lori-lightfoot-20211004-lxl6df5kwbfldd3fctljbzn32y-story.html
— Maine Township Board settles litigation over assessor’s pension, will pay part of her legal fees – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-pension-lawsuit-settlement-tl-1007-20211004-lbwp3uymibcd7hwrkb7vsg35na-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin slams leaders on Chicago crime. The Citadel founder gave his most explicit warning to date on whether his investment empire will remain headquartered here, citing city crime and state corruption. Pritzker retorts: “Ken Griffin is a liar.” – STEVE DANIELS
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/citadel-founder-ken-griffin-whether-investment-empire-will-stay-chicago
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Congressional districts remap for Illinois set for public hearings in next two weeks – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/10/04/hearings-new-u-s-house-district-maps-virtual-person/5991756001/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois coroner Bill Hintz faced bankruptcy, foreclosure before charges.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/10/04/illinois-coroner-bill-hintz-faced-bankruptcy-foreclosure-before-charges/5888940001/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Weighing a 2024 run, Trump predicts victory over crowded GOP field – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/weighing-a-2024-run-trump-predicts-victory-over-crowded-gop-field
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DuPage County Board to Put Election Equipment to Vote Again
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/dupage-county-board-to-put-election-equipment-to-vote-again/
CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Ken Griffin Hits Pritzker Over Violence, Threatens to Move Citadel Out of State. Updated with Comments from Pritzker Camp. – Daniel C. Vock
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/ken-griffin-hits-pritzker-over-violence-threatens-to-move-citadel-out-of-state
CENTER SQUARE
— Pritzker still won’t point to benchmark to end mask mandates. Report finds Illinois one of 12 states with universal masking. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-still-wont-point-to-benchmark-to-end-mask-mandates/article_e7758cb0-2543-11ec-8e94-67b63c83bfcc.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER – AFTER 18 MONTHS OF ONE EXECUTIVE ORDER AFTER ANOTHER – CONDEMNS BULLYING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/pritzker-after-18-months-of-one-executive-order-after-another-condemns-bullying.html
— PARKER: AMERICA IS BETTER THAN THE LEFT ADMITS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/10/parker-america-is-better-than-the-left-admits.html
FOX NEWS
— Virginia parents fight against ‘woke’ agenda in schools
https://www.foxnews.com/politics
GOPUSA
— Who Is Killing 10,000 Black Americans Every Year? – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.gopusa.com/who-is-killing-10000-black-americans-every-year/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Guns don’t kill people, people kill people – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/guns_dont_kill_people_people_kill_people.html
— COVID has Replaced Climate Change as the Religion of the Left – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/10/covid_has_replaced_climate_change_as_the_religion_of_the_left.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Our Woke National Icons. Milley, Fauci, and Biden are soulless men who reveal the bankruptcy of our ruling class. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/03/our-woke-national-icons/
BLAZE
— Dr. Fauci declares Americans should ‘give up’ individual freedom ‘for the greater good of society’ – CHRIS ENLOEO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/fauci-americans-give-up-individual-freedom
TOWNHALL
— Biden’s ‘America Last’ Foreign Policy Hurts Everyone but Our Enemies – Ronna McDaniel
https://townhall.com/columnists/ronnamcdaniel/2021/10/04/bidens-america-last-foreign-policy-hurts-everyone-but-our-enemies-n2596834
THE HILL
— Griffin says he wouldn’t back Trump 2024 – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/575236-gop-megadonor-says-he-wouldnt-back-trump-2024
POLITICO
— Journalists sue U.S. broadcasting arm for wrongful dismissal under Trump. The journalists allege the U.S. Agency for Global Media fired them based on vague and false accusations of disloyalty to America. – DANIEL LIPPMAN
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/04/journalists-sue-dismissal-trump-515087
NEWSWEEK
— Trump Starts New MAGA Again PAC to Support Candidates, Still No 2024 Announcement – ALEX J. ROUHANDEH
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-starts-new-maga-again-pac-support-candidates-still-no-2024-announcement-1635476
