FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Northwest suburbs hope to capitalize on Presidents Cup visitors, international stage
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-northwest-suburbs-hope-capitalize-presidents-cup-golf-competition-visitors-medinah-country-club/19812042/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Today in History: Charlie Kirk killed.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/today-in-history-charlie-kirk-killed/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois service members killed in combat after 9/11 memorialized ahead of terror attack anniversary. Hand-drawn portraits of more than 300 Illinoisans killed overseas during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are now temporarily on display in the lobby of the Daley Center ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois/2026/09/09/illinois-service-members-killed-in-combat-memorial-9-11-terror-attack-anniversary
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? When you were a teen, what did you do when you were not in school? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/moment-of-youth/2026/09/10/teen-beach-gathering-conflict
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How we compiled Crain’s Best Places to Work 2026. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, it was the best place to work for those who were liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and the worst place to work for those who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/recognitions/best-places-to-work/ccb-how-crains-best-places-to-work-2026-were-chosen-20260909/
WGN RADIO
— How much are the top Illinois pensioners receiving?
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/how-much-are-the-top-illinois-pensioners-receiving/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senior Director of Fiscal and Economic Analysis at the Illinois Policy Institute Bryce Hill joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how last year, the top fifty of Illinois’ state pensioners each averaged about $437,000. Together, they discuss the factors that could lead to such an unsustainable system and what measures need to be made to change it.)
STATELINE
— Northern Illinois University welcomes third-largest freshman class in a decade.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/northern-illinois-university-welcomes-third-largest-freshman-class-in-a-decade/
WAND TV
— Decatur’s 9/11 Memorial serves as tribute, but many remain unaware it exists.
https://www.wandtv.com/2026/09/09/decaturs-911-memorial-serves-tribute-many-remain-unaware-it-exists/
WCBU
— Rep. LaHood says mail-in voting will not be disrupted; Trump should work on affordability.
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2026-09-08/rep-lahood-says-mail-in-voting-will-not-be-disrupted-trump-should-work-on-affordability
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DuPage County Sheriff’s Office honors 9/11 victims with memorial wall.
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-sheriffs-office-honors-9-11-victims-with-memorial-wall/amp/
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Naper Pride Will Not Take Place This September: Organizers. This year’s Naper Pride event had been scheduled for Sept. 12.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/naper-pride-will-not-take-place-september
WEST CHICAGO
— Mexican Independence Day Festival Street Closures – September 13.
https://westchicago.org/annual/mexican-independence-day-festival-street-closures-2026/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/09/a-year-after-operation-midway-blitz-chicagoans-are-still-picking-up-the-pieces/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/08/city-officials-promise-safe-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-this-weekend-1-year-after-midway-blitz/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Underwood.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/10/underwood-ready-for-the-next-rung-01070068
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: TAKEAWAY FROM TEXAS: IN DALLAS: We caught up with Jennifer Davis, the Republican nominee for the 8th Congressional District, about her take on the Republican convention – the first one she’s ever attended. Davis is impressed: “It’s an electric place,” she said, marveling at the size and choreography of an event that was pulled together quickly but has brought together a wide swath of Republican elected officials, candidates, donors and strategists from across the country. Along with 80 Illinois Republicans at the event, she spotted all the big national names, including Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Majority Leader Steve Scalise. “They all put their pants on the same way,” she chuckled at their approachability. Asked about the possibility that Republicans could lose control of the House, she argued that the midterm convention helps strengthen the party: “Bringing people together always helps advance a cause. The more people rally around the mission, the stronger the effort becomes.” As for the buzz around President Donald Trump’s role in the midterms, Davis largely sidestepped that. She said she’s focused less on national personalities and more on her own race back home. “I can’t wait to get back and door-knock,” she said. . . Republican Don Tracy is putting up billboards in Chicago and surrounding communities. The message will be variations of “Socialism Destroys Lives. Vote Don Tracy for U.S. Senate.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-804/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— One year later, Charlie Kirk’s voice still carries.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/one-year-later-charlie-kirks-voice-still-carries/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker says anyone showing up in support of Trump’s midterm convention is ‘probably going to be disqualified’ from running in 2028.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/4718794/pritzker-midterm-gop-convention-disqualified-2028/
— I thought free speech could save America. Charlie Kirk’s murder proved me wrong.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4715290/charlie-kirk-murder-one-year-anniversary-free-speech-political-violence/
NEW YORK POST
— My friend Charlie Kirk, the ‘indispensable man’ — killed for seeking truth.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/opinion/my-friend-charlie-kirk-the-indispensable-man-killed-for-seeking-truth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It feels like just yesterday that America lost Charlie Kirk. I remember every detail vividly. Charlie and I were in daily contact that week as he prepared for his next national campus speaking tour. I was part of an intimate Zoom meeting he had organized the night prior to its first stop, at Utah Valley University. Less than 24 hours later, it was the site of his murder. Everything about the assassination was astonishing: The unconscionable security failure from the campus police and Charlie’s detail, the fact he was killed while modeling robust and respectful debate, the utterly depraved nature of the act and the apparent transgender-related motive of the accused killer.)
AMAC
— Four Big Ways Democrats Prioritize Illegal Aliens Over American Citizens.
https://amac.us/newsline/four-big-ways-democrats-prioritize-illegal-aliens-over-american-citizens
BREITBART
— Pritzker: Trump Likely to Send ICE Agents ‘Carrying Automatic Weapons’ to Polling Places.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/09/pritzker-trump-likely-to-send-ice-agents-carrying-automatic-weapons-to-polling-places/amp/
— Rubio Again Steps Aside for Vance in 2028, Says He Has No Plans to Run.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/rubio-again-steps-aside-for-vance-in-2028-says-he-has-no-plans-to-run/
COLLEGE FIX
— Not all UVU students agree on Charlie Kirk memorial (but most do!)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/not-all-uvu-students-agree-on-charlie-kirk-memorial-but-most-do/
FEDERALIST
— Racial Preferences in Economic Benefits: From Widely Accepted to Legally Indefensible.
https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/racial-preferences-in-economic-benefits-from-widely-accepted-to-legally-indefensible
FOX NEWS
— Democratic student group to protest Charlie Kirk memorial at campus where he was killed.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-student-group-protest-charlie-kirk-memorial-campus-where-he-was-killed
— I spent eight years beside Charlie Kirk. Here’s what the world never understood.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/andrew-kolvet-spent-eight-years-beside-charlie-kirk-heres-what-world-never-understood
— In the year since we lost Charlie Kirk, the media has done its best to act its worst.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/year-since-lost-charlie-kirk-media-done-best-act-worst
— Charlie Kirk’s top debate moments and speeches.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404849508112
— Charlie Kirk’s 10 most powerful moments from college campuses to the Republican National Convention.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlie-kirks-10-most-powerful-moments-college-campuses-republican-national-convention
— Portland tattoo artist advertises $50 ‘Kirkiversary’ neck tattoos on anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death. https://www.foxnews.com/media/portland-tattoo-artist-advertises-50-kirkiversary-neck-tattoos-anniversary-charlie-kirks-death.
— Debate grows over proposal funding married, stay-at-home parents.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404831792112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Efforts to diversify the workforce have reached critical mass. Women accounted for 98 percent of new jobs added in August and now boast the largest gap in employment over men in history, outnumbering men by 432,000 jobs, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The employment gap has been trending smaller and smaller for decades, accelerating around the turn of the century with the cultural push toward equal representation of the genders in the workplace. And since Trump began his presidency, virtually all net job gains have gone to women.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-mission-creep-for-womens-employment/
PJ MEDIA
— Universities Are Still Obsessed With DEI. Trump Needs to Cut Them Off Entirely.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/09/universities-are-still-dei-obsessed-trump-needs-to-cut-them-off-entirely-n4957043
REASON
— Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional. The case hinges on the distinction between “unusual” weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.
https://reason.com/2026/09/09/urging-scotus-to-reject-ar-15-bans-the-trump-administration-explains-why-they-are-unconstitutional/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— GOP midterm convention lives up to its ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ hype.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6080104-trump-gop-midterm-convention-dallas/amp/
ROLL CALL
— Day One of the Republican midterm convention.
https://rollcall.com/2026/09/10/roll-call-on-the-road-day-one-of-the-republican-midterm-convention/
— Republicans make ‘crazed’ Democrats the focus of their first midterm convention.
https://rollcall.com/2026/09/10/republican-midterm-convention-trump-crazed-democrats/
NEWSWEEK
— Who Could Be the Next Charlie Kirk?
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-conservative-media-alex-clark-brett-cooper-riley-gaines-isabel-brown-amala-ekpunobi-12421024
— Erika Kirk’s Year of Grief—Timeline, Photos After Taking the Lead of TPUSA.
https://www.newsweek.com/erika-kirks-year-of-grief-timeline-photos-after-taking-the-lead-of-tpusa-12422643
— A Year Later, Charlie Kirk’s Death Has Fractured MAGA.
https://www.newsweek.com/year-later-charlie-kirks-death-fractured-maga-12423526
ABC NEWS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://abcnews.com/US/wont-erased-academics-defend-black-studies-amid-program/story?id=136117339
CBS NEWS
— Pritzker calls GOP midterm convention “a clown show” at Democrats’ Texas event.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-republicans-midterm-convention-clown-show-trump/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/trump-republican-convention-speech-takeaways.html
— Trump Floats $5,000 Checks to Americans if Republicans Win Midterms.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/09/us/rnc-trump-midterm-convention-updates
— Memorial on Anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s Killing Splits a Utah Campus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-assassination-anniversary.html
— Can the 9/11 Museum Tell Its Story for Another 25 Years?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/arts/design/sept-11-museum-memorial-finances.html
— DD: To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To be woke is to reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/magazine/woke-antiwoke-outrage-future.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump makes case for Iran war, promises $5,000 payouts if GOP wins midterms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/09/oil-price-spike-iran-attacks-intrudes-gops-midterm-convention/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blast Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/10/trump-midterm-convention-strategy-republicans/91578267007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/06/sept-11-muslim-americans-and-a-new-backlash/91560611007/
WSJ
— The Long Shadow of 9/11, Told Through the WSJ Archive.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/sept-11-terrorist-attacks-anniversary-coverage-6339aa0b
— Key Moments From the First Night of the GOP Midterm Convention.
https://www.wsj.com/video/key-moments-from-the-first-night-of-the-gop-midterm-convention/653C9858-B504-4187-AD0B-5A61CAB366F2
BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s $5,000 Payout Promise Underscores GOP Midterm Peril.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/trump-urges-voters-to-let-him-finish-the-job-at-gop-convention
NEWS NATION
— Pritzker: Democrats have the ideas people really want to vote for. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/latest-video/democrats-have-the-ideas-people-really-want-to-vote-for-gov-jb-pritzker-newsnation-live/
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— To win the AI race, America must restore meritocracy and standardized testing.
https://www.dailynews.com/2026/09/09/to-win-the-ai-race-america-must-restore-meritocracy-and-standardized-testing/
STAR TELEGRAM
— What does a jury of your peers really mean? DD: Can you get a fair trial? Who are your peers? What is your jury appeal? My peers include people in northeast Illinois who are past/present federal employees, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was denied my 7th Amendment rights to jury trials because too few in the jury pool are the aforesaid. Too many in the jury pool are anti-federal employees, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article316108727.html
MILITARY
— NDAA Provision Would Require Written Notification from Hegseth to Officers Withheld Promotions or Fired. NDAA language “would require timely written notification within seven days” so officers aren’t blindsided, as put forward by Sen. Tammy Duckworth. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was eligible for regular retirement when I was 55 in 2003.
https://www.military.com/exclusive-senators-ndaa-provision-would-require-written-notification-hegseth-officers-promoted-fired
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/turns-out-keeping-dei-didnt-cost-companies-a-thing/589239
PHYS
— DD: On what are your successes attributed to? My critics/opponents attribute my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, that is, those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, noncitizen, etc.
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-luck-merit-inequality-equally.html
NPR
— A year after Charlie Kirk was killed, young conservatives navigate a divided movement.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-5928517/charlie-kirk-death-anniversary-turning-point
— 1 year later, young conservatives still grapple with Charlie Kirk’s death.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-5945761/1-year-later-young-conservatives-still-grapple-with-charlie-kirks-death
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Did 9/11 Really Change Everything?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/magazine/did-9-11-really-change-everything.html
NEW YORKER
— Is the Democratic Party Still Too Woke? DD: To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To be woke is to reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-the-democratic-party-still-too-woke
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Calls for Marco Rubio rattle Republican convention as JD Vance attempts to seize MAGA crown.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16119413/Calls-Marco-Rubio-rattle-Republican-convention-JD-Vance-attempts-seize-MAGA-crown.html
GUARDIAN
— Grief, fury, conspiracy: inside Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s killing.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/09/turning-point-usa-charlie-kirk-killing-one-year-later
NEWS24
— Charlie Kirk was ‘someone who actually truly believed’ in the USA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiR9m2Z-vgc
— Charlie Kirk is most missed as the ‘indispensable’ figure for the MAGA movement.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/charlie-kirk-is-most-missed-as-the-indispensable-figure-for-the-maga-movement/video/1e62885f30eaa3fcc85ffcde847034df
— Entirely possible Charlie Kirk could have been a future president.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/entirely-possible-charlie-kirk-could-have-been-a-future-president/video/c70bd3644fa7ecd5689221e0c396d792
— Charlie Kirk was ‘one of the most important conservative figures’ in the USA.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/charlie-kirk-was-one-of-the-most-important-conservative-figures-in-the-usa/video/6199b0fb6350ea9e50d6e5946c7b4cb8
