October 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— River Forest Village President Adduci elected First VP of statewide group, plans to protect towns’ funding – KYRA SENESE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-forest/ct-rfl-adduci-iml-vp-tl-1007-20211004-m5cxhd45qnen3br344reoq26au-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-medical-marijuana-pain-ptsd-report-20211005-jve5qkszw5dqzby32gu4bsi5m4-story.html
— State senator’s early resignation hints at redistricting our life’s priorities for ‘more immediate results’ – JERRY DAVICH
(COMMENT: In 2015, to discourage me from being a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC), my critics/opponents succeeded in gerrymandering my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. I had been the RPC since 1999. They took away about 100 residences west of the Illinois Prairie Path and gave me about 100 residences east of Warrenville Road. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present leaders of a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) conservative leaders, d) religious leaders, e) unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and f) those who I have sued.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-karen-tallian-redistricting-priorities-st-1005-20211004-rqppdaq2lbhnfoahn2bukowaom-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It takes ‘more than a note from a doctor’ for a veteran to qualify for a disability rating. It’s also important to stress that the majority of veterans who receive disability ratings are average income earners or retirees, not high income earners. – Robert Whitfield, Hyde Park
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/4/22708939/sen-tammy-duckworth-disabled-veterans-property-tax-exemptions-letters
— Property tax break for disabled vets is only fair – Trina Hayes, Olympia Fields
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my education deductions. I deducted the graduate business, accounting, and finance courses that I took while I worked for IRS 1972-1980 and for GAO in 1980 and 1992-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/4/22708939/sen-tammy-duckworth-disabled-veterans-property-tax-exemptions-letters
— A Wild West shootout terrorizes Austin in broad daylight and not one suspect is charged? Aldermen are furious, as well they should be. One person was killed. Two were wounded. More than 70 shell casings were found. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/4/22709602/chicago-austin-shooting-gangs-no-charges-aldermen-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Area Islamic groups band together to help Afghan refugees – Madhu Krishnamurthy
(COMMENT: Democrats shout at refugees a) that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all and b) that Republicans who are the following are the worst of all: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Democrats a) have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans and b) see refugees as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211004/area-islamic-groups-band-together-to-help-afghan-refugees

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Majority of those surveyed by UIS have considered moving out of Sangamon County – Riley Eubanks
(COMMENT: I should survey Republican voters in the following: my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois and ask them if they have considered moving out and why.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/business/2021/10/01/uis-survey-many-have-thought-leaving-sangamon-county/5933631001/

FOX ILLINOIS
— 7 of the 10 worst economies are in states run by Democrats, report says – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/7-of-the-10-worst-economies-are-in-states-run-by-democrats-report-says
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Truth in Accounting (TIA), a nonprofit providing economic information about the government to citizens, ranked Connecticut, New Jersey, Illinois, Hawaii, Delaware, California and New York within the top 10 worst financially healthy states. Each of these states has both a Democratically controlled legislature, as well as a Democrat governor.)
— Trump asks judge to restore Twitter account, claims ‘irreparable harm’ in not tweeting – LEANDRA BERNSTEIN
(COMMENT: Should I sue those who are doing the most a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-asks-judge-to-restore-twitter-account-claims-irreparable-harm-in-not-tweeting

NPR ILLINOIS
— Once again, Trump aide paints a picture of a White House wracked by chaos, infighting – Ayesha Rascoe
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-10-04/once-again-trump-aide-paints-a-picture-of-a-white-house-wracked-by-chaos-infighting

SHOREWOOD PATCH
— ‘Vocal Pro-Union Republican’ Makes 2nd Run For State Senate
More than 180 people attended Monday night’s campaign announcement at Skooter’s Roadhouse in Shorewood for Tom McCullagh. – John Ferak
(COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. I should write a book about those who have used that against me the most.)
https://patch.com/illinois/shorewood-il/vocal-pro-union-republican-makes-2nd-run-state-senate

NIU TODAY
— New policies help bring diversity to incoming class
(COMMENT: I transferred from UIC to NIU in January of 1969 when I was 20 years old. If I was a 20 year old UIC student today, I doubt that NIU would admit me. My demographics are terrible. I am White, male, conservative, Republican, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German national origin, my parents were not poor, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. When NIU accepted me, I had been a part-time Park Forest Post Office employee since November of 1966, I had no debts, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, and I had a student draft deferment. I had just made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class and my ACT was only 24.)
https://www.niutoday.info/2021/10/04/new-policies-help-bring-diversity-to-incoming-class/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In its first full year of utilizing test-free criteria for admissions and merit scholarships, NIU has attracted the most diverse incoming class in university history. Nearly 70% of all incoming freshmen identify as persons of color, with 38% identifying as Black, 21.5% as Hispanic, 4% as Asian and 6% as “other.” The remaining 30% identified as white. Among incoming students, 57% were the first in their family to attend college. “As a university that is committed to equity and inclusion, we are thrilled that we are becoming an institution of choice for all students,” said NIU President Dr. Lisa C. Freeman. “This demonstrates that our efforts to make NIU accessible and affordable to all students are working. A diverse campus is a healthier, more vibrant campus, so we want a student body that reflects the demographics of the region we serve – in terms of race, gender and socio-economic background.”)

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/10/04/city/captured-march-to-defend-abortion-access-assembles-in-downtown-chicago/

DEPAULIA
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://depauliaonline.com/55173/news/chicagoans-march-in-opposition-of-texan-abortion-ban/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Lincoln Square Native American Musical Showcase Part Of Push To Establish Indigenous Peoples’ Day In Chicago. The Old Town School of Folk Music is hosting its third annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Concert Oct. 13. – Maia McDonald
(COMMENT: Expect that if you seek a government office or a political office as a Republican, the following will trace your lineage back centuries to find mud to throw at you: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854.)
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/10/04/lincoln-square-native-american-musical-showcase-part-of-push-to-establish-indigenous-peoples-day-in-chicago/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State Sen. Darren Bailey clobbers his opponents in the GOP primary race for governor, according to a Republican-focused poll obtained by Playbook. The five-question survey was conducted by Ogden & Fry Sunday and Monday among 404 respondents “selected by random sampling of likely Republican primary voters.” The margin of error for the poll is +/- 4.98 percent. Asked if the primary were held today, 33 percent of respondents said they would vote for Bailey, compared to 6 percent for entrepreneur Jesse Sullivan, 5 percent for businessman Gary Rabine, and 3 percent for former state Sen. Paul Schimpf. Nearly 50 percent, however, are undecided. The poll also backs up familiar conservative GOP themes. Respondents support masks being optional in schools (88 percent) to combat Covid-19 compared to 12 percent who back mandates. And the poll shows Republican respondents still view former President Donald Trump favorably, 86.6 percent to 13.1 percent. The poll followed the well-funded but little known Sullivan already coming out with TV ads for the June 2022 primary to determine who will take on Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/10/05/ken-griffin-knocks-pritzker-and-trump-494581
https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000017c-4fff-db91-affd-ffffe84f0000&nname=illinois-playbook&nid=00000150-1596-d4ac-a1d4-179e288b0000&nrid=00000150-705d-d7de-afdb-7d7f3ea90001

WIREPOINTS
— Families continue to flee Chicago Public Schools as it loses 14,000 students in 2022, more than 100,000 since 2000 – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/families-continue-to-flee-chicago-public-schools-as-it-loses-14000-students-in-2022-more-than-100000-since-2000-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Naperville Park District Commissioners Receiving Improper Gifts/Discounts – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/10/naperville-park-district-commissioners-receiving-improper-gifts-discounts/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS SCHOOLS OUTSPEND, UNDERPERFORM NEIGHBORS – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-schools-outspend-underperform-neighbors/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hands Off Our Daughters! – Kathy Valente
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/hands-off-our-daughters/

CAPITOL FAX
— Griffin eagerly echoes Trump’s Chicago rhetoric while criticizing Trump’s divisiveness
https://capitolfax.com/2021/10/05/griffin-eagerly-echoes-trumps-chicago-rhetoric-while-criticising-trumps-divisiveness/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— King Fauci, man of many deceptions – Cheryl K. Chumley
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, it looks like everyone will be wearing masks, social distancing, and getting COVID-19 shots forever.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/4/anthony-fauci-man-many-deceptions/

FOX NEWS
— Former education secretary Bill Bennett launches program to counter ‘politicized’ content in schools. ‘The Story of America’ utilizes material based on Bennett’s best-selling history series, ‘America: The Last Best Hope.’ – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/bill-bennett-history-curriculum-story-america

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegal alien militants plan more obnoxious protests – Monica Showalter
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, those who are following side with citizens of foreign countries against America: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/illegal_alien_militants_plan_more_obnoxious_protests_.html
— Debunking the 1619 Project – Matthew G. Andersson
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/10/debunking_the_1619_project.html

BREITBART
— Anthony Fauci Is Proof Democrats Want Unvaccinated Trump Voters Dead – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/10/04/nolte-anthony-fauci-is-proof-democrats-want-unvaccinated-trump-voters-dead/

DAILY CALLER
— Garland Directs FBI To Target Parents For ‘Harassment, Intimidation’ – KENDALL TIETZ
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs harass and intimidate Republicans.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/04/merrick-garland-directs-fbi-to-target-parents-responsible-for-disturbing-spike-in-harassment-intimidation-against-schools/
— New Crossing Zone For Haitian Illegals – VINCE COGLIANESE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/04/editor-daily-rundown-new-crossing-zone-for-haitian-illegals/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservative Activist Calls Out Facebook for Suppressing His Posts – Rob Bluey
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to suppress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Facebook, Google, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, conservative leaders, religious leaders, and unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I should write a book about what the aforesaid has done since 2000 to suppress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. This year, they succeeded in stopping me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/10/04/conservative-activist-calls-out-facebook-for-suppressing-content/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For more than a decade, Texas native Don Kirchoff has used Facebook to share news and information with fellow conservatives. The longtime Heritage Foundation supporter and Heritage Action Sentinel frequently posts articles from The Daily Signal as well as content from other conservative organizations and media outlets. But is anyone seeing them? Many of Kirchoff’s Facebook posts have zero likes or comments, prompting him to take his case directly to Facebook. While that worked in the past, he has noticed the problem more often. Kirchoff captured screenshots and shared them with The Daily Signal, which is Heritage’s multimedia news organization, as well as Facebook. He joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain the situation and raise awareness for other conservatives.)

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— AG Garland Weaponizes FBI Against Parents Protesting Critical Race Theory, Mask Mandates Garland mentions threats, but does not mention anything specific in the press release. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/10/ag-garland-weaponizes-fbi-against-parents-protesting-critical-race-theory/

THE HILL
— Trump endorses Kari Lake to succeed ‘RINO’ Doug Ducey as Arizona governor – LEXI LONAS
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, political consultants, major donors, fund raisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, conservative leaders, religious leaders, etc. paint themselves as being RINOs, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican. Ever-increasingly, they talk and/or act like they have succeeded in striking the following planks from the Republican Party platform and they are getting rid of those Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support those planks: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, immigration, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/574371-trump-endorses-kari-lake-to-succeed-rino-doug-ducey-as-arizona-governor

CNN
— China sent 56 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone on Monday – Eric Cheung
(COMMENT: If Trump was President, China would never do that. Ever-increasingly, Biden surrenders America to its enemies.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/asia/taiwan-china-warplane-incursion-monday-intl/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Profit Over Safety’ A Facebook whistle-blower explains her motivations. – Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Sarah Kessler, Stephen Gandel, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors put patronage, political affiliation, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination ahead of their agency’s missions, that is, how they put the Democrat Party platform ahead of their agency’s missions. Further, I should write a book about how Democrat plant and RINO leaders of the following put Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion ahead of the Republican Party platform, that is, how they put the Democrat Party platform, ahead of the Republican Party platform’s equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/business/dealbook/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen.html
— Turning Pay Walls Into Welcome Mats – Marc Tracy
(COMMENT: www.gopillinois.com will never have a paywall or contain advertising and GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters will always be free and contain no advertising because thankfully, I have enough time, money, ability, and motivation. The many adverse actions that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have taken against me since 2000 motivate me to keep on going. The lack of communication from the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization motivates me to keep on going.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/business/media/digital-media-defector-deadspin-dispatch.html
— Those who helped build India fading away – Hari Kumar and Mujib Mashal
(COMMENT: The religious, conservative, and/or Republican people who built DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton are fading away and are being replaced by Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/03/world/asia/india-parsi.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Zuckerberg’s apologies have been a staple of Facebook scandals. Now, the company offers defiance. Facebook executives have attempted to undermine the credibility of a whistleblower who will testify in Congress. – Elizabeth Dwoskin and Craig Timberg
(COMMENT: I am the first to admit, and my critics/opponents have always known, that I lack aggressiveness. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. Instead of playing football in high school, I washed dishes for the minimum wage. If I had been aggressive, my critics/opponents might very well have a) failed in stopping me this year from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) failed in ending TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, c) failed in ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, d) failed in ending my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, e) failed in ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, f) failed in ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, g) failed in ending my GAO employment in 1997, h) etc. If I was aggressive, I would use the same disgusting, outrageous, condescending, harassing, intimidating, bombastic, underhanded, back stabbing, nasty, crude, insidious, demeaning, insulting, vicious, threatening, etc. tactics against my critics/opponents that they use against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/04/zuckerbergs-apologies-have-been-staple-facebook-scandals-now-company-offers-defiance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Others said that the company was only responding in kind to stepped-up attacks from all sides, including leakers making incomplete assertions.)

NEW YORK POST
— Can America survive progressives’ attacks on its origins and values? – Victor Davis Hanson
https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/can-america-survive-progressives-attacks-on-its-origins-and-values/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Destroy Political Norms – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-destroy-political-norms-trump-jan-6-riot-protest-election-interference-russia-collusion-mueller-11633359806
— Why the Political Center Has Eroded – Gerald F. Seib
(COMMENT: Tragically, since at least the 1970s, moderates, that is, anti-conservatives, that is, anti-Republicans have ever-increasingly dominated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-americas-polarized-politics-produced-democrats-internal-fight-11633356582

FORTUNE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican business groups promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/conservative-business-groups-support-equality-134600595.html

AMERICAN INDEPENDENT
— Fox News smears Sen. Tammy Duckworth for using a veteran’s benefit – Josh Israel
(COMMENT: I should a book about those who have smeared me the most for a) being 100% German national origin, b) having ancestors who have been in America since 1844, c) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, e) attending Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, f) being a Crete resident 1948-1972, g) being conservative, h) being Republican, i) getting student draft deferments 1966-1970, j) being a Post Office employee 1966-1969, k) getting a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971, l) being an IRS employee 1971-1980, m) getting promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, n) being a GAO employee 1980-1997, o) getting promoted in 1986, p) being eligible to take early retirement in 1993 when I was 45 years old, q) my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not like, r) etc.)
https://americanindependent.com/fox-news-tammy-duckworth-purple-heart-veteran-property-tax-illinois/

NEWSWEEK
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who oppose CRT.
https://www.newsweek.com/merrick-garland-threats-educators-critical-race-theory-covid-19-schools-1635531

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.