September 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Planned Parenthood Illinois rallies against Texas abortion law in Federal Plaza – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protest-today-texas-abortion-law-planned-parenthood-illinois/11013290/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 26,062 new cases, 197 deaths over past week
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-19/11012967/
— Republican venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan to run for Illinois governor – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/jesse-sullivan-illinois-governor-election-venture-capitalist/11011788/

NBC5
— Coronavirus by the Numbers: More Than 100 COVID Outbreaks Reported in Illinois Schools
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-by-the-numbers-more-than-100-covid-outbreaks-reported-in-illinois-schools/2609697/

FOX32
— Coronavirus cancels more Illinois high school football games – Tia Ewing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/coronavirus-cancels-more-illinois-high-school-football-games
— COMMENT: OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-community-group-receives-nearly-2m-from-cannabis-tax-revenue

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Delta’s descent? Weekly COVID-19 cases dip for first time since start of summer. The state’s case numbers took the first sustained step in the right direction since mid-June, but coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths are still rising. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/9/10/22667506/illinois-coronavirus-cases-fall-weekly-pritzker-vaccine-delta
— A new day and a new way in the Illinois House. The Illinois House’s approval of the climate/energy bill was a spectacular victory. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/9/10/22667625/illinois-house-climate-energy-bill-chris-welch-jaclyn-driscoll-column-rich-miller

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago takes out ad in Texas paper to lure businesses, residents angry over Lone Star state’s new abortion, voting laws – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-world-business-chicago-ad-texas-voting-abortion-laws-20210910-zb533vpt6zabtgqanvhmvnuwxy-story.html
— Biden’s federal mandate takes vaccine decision off large employers’ hands – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-vaccine-mandate-employers-20210910-6dm7xfjq2jef5l4tcmvr76q2vi-story.html
— Judge: Dennis Hastert accuser to be named in court as lawsuit goes to trial – CHRISTY GUTOWSKI
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-trial-ruling-met-20210910-bztmwluscjdp7ccrtmbib7imdu-story.html
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater demonizes, denigrates, and condemns downstate Illinois.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-downstate-illinois-trump-divide-20210910-dttz65ptq5aatpkr6ncixciie4-story.html
— Illinois Senate to return Monday to take up energy package with nuclear plant bailout. Here’s what else is in it. – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cb-illinois-energy-bill-20210910-wd7vsnlokfc3neh5cz5uler36e-story.html
— What can rebuild Illinoisans’ faith in Springfield? Ethics reform. What won’t? Faux reform. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-illinois-ethics-reform-democrats-lip-service-20210910-jcegtrivj5d3nlzbvp5gb4p2im-story.html
— President Biden presses states to require vaccines for all teachers – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-president-biden-require-vaccines-teachers-20210910-4kxsh47t7vgijiopibc22ilkb4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Let’s roll’: Todd Beamer’s father on the valiant fight for Flight 93 – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210910/lets-roll-todd-beamers-father-on-the-valiant-fight-for-flight-93
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Could suburbs’ first cannabis lounge open in Mundelein? – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210910/could-suburbs-first-cannabis-lounge-open-in-mundelein
— Biden’s vaccine rules to set off barrage of legal challenges – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210910/news/309109877
— 22 more COVID-19 outbreaks at suburban schools – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210910/22-more-covid-19-outbreaks-at-suburban-schools

NPR ILLINOIS
— Alliance Of People Of Color Makes History On ‘Big Brother’ By Voting Out White Contestants
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-09-10/alliance-of-people-of-color-makes-history-on-big-brother-by-voting-out-white-contestants

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois sees 26,000 new COVID-19 cases in past week
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-sees-26000-new-covid-19-cases-in-past-week

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Suzanne Ness Votes with Other Democrats for ComEd Bailout, Which Requires Electric Rate Increase – Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/10/ness-votes-with-other-democrats-for-comed-bailout-which-requires-electric-rate-increase/
— Police Report on Crystal Lake Planet Fitness Patron Kicked Out for Not Wearing a Mask While on Treadmill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/10/police-report-on-planet-fitness-patron-kicked-out-for-not-wearing-a-mask-while-on-treadmill/
— Considering Whether Township Government Is Closest to the People
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/10/considering-whether-township-governemnt-is-closest-to-the-people/
— Rabine Cites Facebook Censorship of Mask Post
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/10/rabine-cites-facebook-censorship-concerning-mask-post/
— Ugaste on Remap
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/10/ugaste-on-remap/
— Darren Bailey Statement on Jesse Sullivan Entry into Illinois Governor’s Race
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/10/darren-bailey-statement-on-jesse-sullivan-entry-into-illinois-governors-race/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— US REPS BOST, MILLER RESPOND TO BIDEN ADMIN’S COVID MANDATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/us-reps-bost-miller-respond-to-biden-admins-covid-mandate.html
— BLACK CHICAGO SCHOLAR POINTS TO CRITICAL RACE THEORY AS “DOCTRINE OF DEMONS”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/black-chicago-scholar-points-to-critical-race-theory-as-doctrine-of-demons-.html
— NEW GOP CANDIDATE TOSSES TECH HAT IN THE GOVERNOR’S RACE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/new-gop-candidate-tosses-tech-hat-in-the-governors-race-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/10/covid-19-roundup-101/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Internal Google document ties white supremacy to Trump, MAGA, and Ben Shapiro – Nihal Krishan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/google-document-ties-white-supremacy-trump-maga-ben-shapiro

FOX NEWS
— Liberal media embraces Biden’s COVID power grab after rejecting Trump’s threat to override governors last year. Political commentator Drew Holden calls out CNN, AP, Washington Post in his latest viral thread. – Joseph A. Wulfsohn
https://www.foxnews.com/media/liberal-media-biden-vaccine-mandate-trump
— Dems, media figures who rushed to judgment on Jussie Smollett called out for silence on Larry Elder assault. Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, Bernie Sanders decline to address Elder incident. – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jussie-smollett-larry-elder-assault-dems-media-silence
— Trump slams ‘rushed’ Afghanistan withdrawal, blames ‘incompetent’ Biden. Trump said there has ‘never been a greater embarrassment’ to the US than the Afghanistan withdrawal. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-slams-rushed-afghanistan-withdrawal-blames-incompetent-biden

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Again Undermines Vaccine with Talk of ‘Protecting Vaccinated from Unvaccinated’ – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/10/nolte-joe-biden-again-undermines-vaccine-with-talk-of-protecting-vaccinated-from-unvaccinated/
— MSNBC Guest Calls for Drone Strikes on Americans Opposed to Vaccine Mandates – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/10/msnbc-guest-calls-drone-strikes-americans-opposed-vaccine-mandates/

TOWNHALL
— Psaki Can’t Explain Why Biden Mandated Vaccines for Americans but Not Illegals – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/09/10/psaki-cant-explain-why-biden-mandated-vaccines-for-americans-but-not-illegals-n2595705

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— President Trump Releases 9/11 Remembrance Video
https://www.oann.com/president-trump-releases-9-11-remembrance-video/

CIVIL DEADLINE
— New Study Reveals Deadly Health Impact Of Gender Dysphoria
https://civildeadline.com/new-study-reveals-deadly-health-impact-of-gender-dysphoria/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Google Employee Education Program Teaches That America is a ‘System of White Supremacy’ “extensive racial-reeducation program, based on the core tenets of critical race theory” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/google-employee-education-program-teaches-that-america-is-a-system-of-white-supremacy/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Debunking the 1619 Project’ by Mary Grabar. Grabar discredits New York Times initiative with masterful historical onslaught – Dustin Bass
https://www.theepochtimes.com/book-review-debunking-the-1619-project-by-mary-grabar_3990272.html

THE HILL
— Democrats must stop using Jan. 6 committee to advance its witch hunt – REP. ANDY BIGGS (R-ARIZ.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/571687-democrats-must-stop-using-jan-6-committee-to-advance-its-witch

ABC NEWS
— Kinzinger places blame on Trump, Biden for handling of Afghanistan. The Illinois congressman weighs in on the end of the Afghanistan war and how America should treat its relationship with the Taliban moving forward.
https://abcnews.go.com/theview/video/rep-adam-kinzinger-places-blame-trump-biden-handling-79943220

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Arizona’s Border Crisis Threatens Public Safety and Health. Migrants are still pouring by the thousands into the U.S. from Mexico. None are vetted or tested for Covid. – Leo W. Banks
https://www.wsj.com/articles/arizona-border-crisis-public-safety-health-crossings-illegal-alien-immigrant-covid-terrorist-11631304060
— Journalism Schools Leave Graduates With Hefty Student Loans. Students take on debt for master’s degrees in hope of news jobs even as opportunities diminish. – Melissa Korn and Anthony DeBarros
https://www.wsj.com/articles/journalism-schools-leave-graduates-with-hefty-student-loans-11631275201

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Quincy is offering people $5,000 to move there to help plug its labor shortage. Its mayor says the streets are lined with ‘help wanted’ signs. – Grace Dean
https://www.businessinsider.com/illinois-quincy-labor-shortage-pay-new-residents-work-jobs-employment-2021-9

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.