September 12, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “Some city council members raise concerns over migrant tent plans, push for federal help with crisis.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/migrants-chicago-news-brandon-johnson-tent-cities/13769003/

NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “Bally’s issues statement after man shot near temporary casino in River North.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ballys-issues-statement-after-man-shot-near-temporary-casino-in-river-north/3225481/

DAILY HERALD
— Why should you pay? – Jim Baumann (COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are free of charge and contain no advertising or donation requests. My critics/opponents are furious that I have the necessary money, time, ability, experience, and motivation to put the newsletters together and to send them out each and every morning free of charge without any advertising or donation requests. Therefore, they do everything that they can to stop me from sending the newsletters out and to stop everyone from reading them. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230908/letter-to-readers-why-should-you-pay/1
— Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230910/the-hypocrisy-in-fears-of-using-14th-amendment
— Equal opportunity is not same as equal outcome – David Clark, Libertyville (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats and to RINOs, if you are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, Italian or German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, you owe all your successes in life to your benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid. Ever-increasingly, according to Democrats and to RINOs, if you are LGBTQ, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-Italian or German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, all your problems in life are caused by those who are not the aforesaid.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230904/equal-opportunity-is-not-same-as-equal-outcome

NPR ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-09-11/how-the-14th-amendment-could-block-donald-trump-from-becoming-president
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-09-11/the-constitutional-case-to-ban-trump-from-the-presidency
— Democrats acknowledge that “Most California voters oppose cash reparations for slavery.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-09-11/most-california-voters-oppose-cash-reparations-for-slavery-poll-finds

FOX ILLINOIS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Haley. That will stop if Trump picks her to be his running mate.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/is-nikki-haley-a-legitimate-threat-to-trump-in-the-gop-field-politics-election-2024-joe-biden-presidential-race-republicans-democrats-candidates-age-polls-primaries

WAND TV
— Democrats acknowledge that “Illinois could address problematic video gambling.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more gambling.
https://www.wandtv.com/community/illinois-could-address-problematic-video-gambling-underage-customers-buying-alcopop/article_685cc186-50ee-11ee-a297-e7496685e1b4.html

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Democrats crow that “Pfleger urges ceasing of fast-tracking work permits for migrants.” Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. If illegals with work permits had been available when I was young, they would have gotten the bad jobs that I got doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail. Therefore, I would not have been able to earn enough money to a) buy a 1958 Chevy Bel Air in 1964, b) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, c) pay for my UIC expenses 1966-1968, d) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, e) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, f) pay for my NIU expenses 1969-1970, and g) graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning that Charger in 1970.
https://chicagocrusader.com/pfleger-urges-ceasing-of-fast-tracking-work-permits-for-migrants-01/

DAILY ILLINI
— Democrats have always used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans.
https://dailyillini.com/opinions-stories/2023/09/11/opinion-supreme-court-decision-inequality/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Chicago’s ‘Migrant Camps’ Will Be Modeled After New York City’s Tent Shelters. As busloads of migrants continue to arrive, the ongoing humanitarian crisis is estimated to cost Chicago taxpayers $255 million by the end of the year, Mayor Brandon Johnson revealed.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/09/11/chicagos-migrant-camps-will-be-modeled-after-new-york-citys-tent-shelters/

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-141/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/11/isabels-afternoon-roundup-7/
— Democrats say “Local GOP chair calls out US Rep. Miller (R-No Relation)”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/11/local-gop-chair-calls-out-us-rep-miller-r-no-relation/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

ILLINOIS ANSWERS PROJECT
— The Challenge to Erase Illinois’ $140 Billion in Pension Debt – David Greising
https://illinoisanswers.org/2023/09/12/illinois-pension-debt-problem/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Immigration Tsunami Swallows Illinois, “Refugee Tent Cities” Planned – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/immigration-tsunami-swallows-illinois-refugee-tent-cities-planned/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Open Border Reveals Our Backward Homeland Security Mentality 22 Years After 9/11 – Daniel Horowitz
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/09/the-open-border-reveals-our-backward-homeland-security-mentality-22-years-after-9-11/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Former GOP Statewide Grassroots Candidates Weigh in on 2024 Presidential Primary, Including Bailey, DeVore (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/09/former-gop-statewide-grassroots-candidates-weigh-in-on-2024-presidential-primary-including-bailey-devore.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Efforts to disqualify Trump for reelection create a prime case for the Supreme Court’s consideration – Alex Swoyer (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/11/efforts-disqualify-trump-reelection-create-prime-c/
— House committee warns staffers as crime rates soar in nation’s capital. Briefing planned as local violence hits home for members, aides on Hill. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/11/house-committee-warns-staffers-crime-rates-soar-na/
— California voters oppose cash reparations for slavery descendants by 2 to 1. Negative poll numbers place Democratic Legislature in quandary over task force report. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/11/california-voters-oppose-cash-reparations-slavery-/
— DHS lost track of 177,000 illegal immigrants from border surge, inspector general says – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/11/dhs-lost-track-177000-illegal-immigrants-border-su/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— In migrant crisis, New York still can’t face reality – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/in-migrant-crisis-new-york-still-cant-face-reality
— Harris confirms that Democrats want abortion legal up to birth – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/harris-confirms-democrats-want-abortion-legal-birth
— Biden isn’t even trying to track the millions of immigrants he has released into the country – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-isnt-even-trying-to-track-the-millions-of-immigrants-he-has-released-into-the-country
— Majority of California voters don’t support cash for slavery reparations – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/budgets-deficits/majority-california-voters-dont-support-cash-slavery-reparations-poll
— Gavin Newsom faces slate of transgender bills targeting parental rights – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/gavin-newsom-transgender-bills-targeting-parental-rights

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— California Voters Reject Reparations for Slavery – Charles Hilu
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/california-voters-reject-reparations-for-slavery-poll/

NEW YORK POST
— 41% of New Yorkers want US-Mexico border wall to curb illegal immigration – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/09/12/41-of-new-yorkers-want-us-mexico-border-wall-to-curb-illegal-immigration-poll/
— More and more men are dropping out of work force — Biden’s open borders will only make it worse – Steven Camarota (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that soon, if not already, employers will officially stop hiring men who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, older, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://nypost.com/2023/09/11/more-men-are-dropping-out-of-work-force-bidens-open-borders-will-only-make-it-worse/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Don’t talk about a red wave in ’24 – Maker S. Mark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/dont_talk_about_a_red_wave_in_24.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Mayor Adams branded as ‘Black Trump’ over ‘bigoted thinking’ that migrant crisis will destroy NYC – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://americanwirenews.com/mayor-adams-branded-as-black-trump-over-bigoted-thinking-that-migrant-crisis-will-destroy-nyc/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Miami school district, third-largest in nation, votes to NOT recognize LGBTQ+ History Month – Kevin Haggerty (COMMENT: How strongly does your school district encourage its students to be sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/11/miami-school-district-third-largest-in-nation-votes-to-not-recognize-lgbtq-history-month-1394955/
— New poll shows majority of California voters OPPOSE cash reparations to descendants of slaves – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/11/new-poll-shows-majority-of-california-voters-oppose-cash-reparations-to-descendants-of-slaves-1394925/

BLAZE
— NYC school kids KICKED OUT to make room for migrants: ‘No more room’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-news-why-it-matters/nyc-school-kids-kicked-out-to-make-room-for-migrants-no-more-room

BREITBART
— At Least 27 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/09/11/least-27-shot-weekend-mayor-brandon-johnsons-chicago/
— Seven 9/11 Hijackers Were in U.S. Thanks to Loophole Used by 854K Illegal Aliens Last Year – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/11/seven-9-11-hijackers-were-thanks-loophole-used-854k-illegal-aliens-last-year/
— Rep. Nick LaLota Blames NYC Sanctuary Policies for Migrant Crisis: ‘You Broke It, You Bought It!’ – JOSHUA KLEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/11/rep-nick-lalota-blames-nyc-sanctuary-policies-for-migrant-crisis-you-broke-it-you-bought-it/
— Nearly 70% of Americans Oppose Allowing Males to Compete in Female Sports – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2023/09/11/nearly-70-of-americans-oppose-allowing-males-compete-female-sports/

COLLEG FIX
— Harvard research blames ‘white supremacy,’ ‘capitalism’ for pregnant black moms’ health problems. – KENZI BUSTAMANTE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/harvard-research-blames-white-supremacy-capitalism-for-pregnant-black-moms-health-problems/

DAILY CALLER
— Critical Race Theory Comes To US-China Policy – GAGE KLIPPER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/11/critical-race-theory-crt-china-xi-jinping-nyt/
— California Voters Balk At State Reparations Recommendations – GRETCHEN CLAYSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/11/poll-california-voters-oppose-reparation-payments/
— What Does The Trans Movement Signify For Republican Women? – NIKKI BEAVER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/11/transgenderism-republican-women-new-jersey/

DAILY SIGNAL
— DHS Awards Anti-Terror Grant for LGBTQ Group to Indoctrinate 6-Year-Olds – Ben Johnson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/09/11/dhs-awards-anti-terror-grant-for-lgbtq-group-to-indoctrinate-6-year-olds/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Beyond Allyship To Anti-Oppression’: California School District Spends $170k On Critical Race Theory Teacher Training – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/beyond-allyship-to-anti-oppression-california-school-district-spends-170k-on-critical-race-theory-teacher-training
— California Senate Passes Bill Barring School Boards From Banning Gender, Race-Related Material – Brandon Drey
https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-senate-passes-bill-barring-school-boards-from-banning-gender-race-related-material

FEDERALIST
— California Lawmakers Vote To Remove Kids From Any Parents Who Don’t Support Severing Their Genitals – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/11/california-lawmakers-vote-to-remove-kids-from-any-parents-who-dont-support-severing-their-genitals/
— 21 Woke Mandates Reveal California’s Radical Education Bender – ANNA MILLER AND SCOTT YENOR
https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/12/21-woke-mandates-revealing-californias-radical-education-bender/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Back to School: New York City has “Open Arms,” but Little Else to Offer – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-immigration-legislation-policies/border-security/back-school-new-york-city-has

FOX NEWS
— President Biden, your wide open border has created the gravest US terror threat in years. It only took 19 Al Qaeda terrorists to kill 3,000 Americans on 9/11. Many more foreign terrorists have almost certainly crossed into the US since Biden took office. – Sen. Tom Cotton
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-biden-wide-open-border-created-gravest-us-terror-threat-years
— Biden admin strikes deal with Iran to swap prisoners, release $6 billion in frozen funds. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed off on the deal late last week. – Bradford Betz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-strikes-deal-iran-swap-prisoners-release-6-billion-frozen-funds

LIFE NEWS
— Pope Francis May Urge Bishop to Resign Who Called Joe Biden a “Fake Catholic” – Steven Ertelt
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/09/11/pope-francis-may-urge-bishop-to-resign-who-called-joe-biden-a-fake-catholic/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden ‘Use All Tools Available’ to Give Illegal Migrants Work Permits – ARI BLAFF (COMMENT: Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. Work permits today, voting rights tomorrow.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/over-100-house-democrats-demand-biden-use-all-tools-available-to-give-illegal-migrants-work-permits/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Miami School District Decides To NOT Recognize LGBTQ+ History Month – Tierin-Rose Mandelburg (COMMENT: How strongly does your school district encourage its students to be sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2023/09/10/miami-school-district-decides-not-recognize-lgbtq

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Most Calif. Voters Oppose Reparations Push – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/poll-reparations-california/2023/09/11/id/1134055/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Illegal immigrants in Minnesota can apply for driver’s licenses. Opponents say providing illegal immigrants with government-issued identification could open the door to illegal voting. – Jarryd Jaeger (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly lower requirements for illegals to get drivers licenses, that is, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly there will be more and more and more vehicle accidents.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/illegal-immigrants-in-minnesota-can-apply-for-drivers-licenses
— Leftist agitators storm House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s office over AIDS funding. So does this count as an insurrection at the US Capitol? – Darian Douraghy
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-leftist-agitators-storm-house-speaker-kevin-mccarthys-office-over-aids-funding

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams: We’re About To Have To Move People Into Tents, Migrant Crisis Is “Unacceptable” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/09/10/nyc_mayor_eric_adams_were_about_to_have_to_move_women_and_children_into_tents_migrant_crisis_is_unacceptable.html

TOWNHALL
— Chicago Mayor Ripped Eric Adams Over Immigration Remarks – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/09/11/chicago-mayor-ripped-eric-adams-over-immigration-remarks-n2628213
— The Way NYC Is Planning to Help Pay for Illegal Immigration Crisis Prompts Outrage – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/09/11/nypd-overtime-getting-cut-to-pay-for-illegal-immigrants-n2628227
— Teachers Unions Are Destroying Education – Tamra Farah
https://townhall.com/columnists/tamra-farah/2023/09/12/teachers-unions-are-destroying-education-n2628242
— With Biden MIA, Ron DeSantis Marks 9/11 Anniversary With Families at Ground Zero – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/09/11/with-biden-mia-heres-how-gop-presidential-hopefuls-are-marking-the-day-n2628231

WESTERN JOURNAL
— More Illegals Caught at US-Canadian Border in 2023 Than Entire Previous Decade – Richard Moorhead
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegals-caught-us-canadian-border-2023-entire-previous-decade-chief-patrol-agent/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Democrats promote Nikki Haley.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nikki-haley-relishes-boost-polling-pushes-primary-breakout/story?id=102998494

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Ron DeSantis and Trump get ready for a fight at California’s GOP convention. Both sides have signaled they’re willing to battle over the state’s new rule for allocating delegates.” Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-trump-get-ready-fight-californias-gop-convention-rcna103857

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. Work permits today, voting rights tomorrow.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/nyregion/migrants-work-permits.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/opinion/biden-trump-immigration-hunter.html

THE HILL
— Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. Work permits today, right to vote tomorrow.
https://www.aol.com/103-house-democrats-join-calls-184924777.html
— Democrats and RINOs crow about their success in making America more and more and more dependent on cheap foreign labor.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4196637-the-us-labor-market-and-citizens-views-are-shifting-in-favor-of-immigration/

UPI
— Democrats want illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor. Work permits today, right to vote tomorrow.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/11/House-Biden-ease-work-permit-rules-migrants-asylum-seekers/7431694460297/

FORBES
— Democrats say “China’s Gotion To Build “Historic” $2 Billion EV Battery Plant In Illinois.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2023/09/10/chinas-gotion-to-build-historic-2-billion-ev-battery-plant-in-illinois/amp/

KTLA
— California Democrats ever-increasingly uses books to make children good little Democrats.
https://ktla.com/news/california/california-passes-bill-protecting-inclusive-curriculum/

JD SUPRA
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run the federal government and b) discourage employers from hiring, retaining, and promoting those like me who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, healthy, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 16, Firestone Stores when I was 21, IRS when I was 22, and GAO when I was 31. But if I was 18, 21, 22, or 31 today, they would not hire me today.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/it-s-time-to-get-your-eeo-1-ducks-or-6050608/

PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
— Dollars and Demographics: How Census Data Shapes Federal Funding Distribution – SEAN MOULTON (COMMENT: What are your demographics? How much does the federal government spend on those who share your demographics in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://www.pogo.org/report/2023/09/dollars-and-demographics-how-census-data-shapes-federal-funding-distribution

ATLANTIC
— A Democrat says “How political consulting works—or doesn’t.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform in conservative. I am one of the extremely few Republican political consultants in Illinois. Ever since I became a member of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board in 2001, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican candidates in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton have sought my advice because ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being far too conservative, that is, because I advocate far too many planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, with the rarest of exceptions, Republican candidates in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton campaign like they are taking advice from political consultants who are really Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents. and/or RINOs. Ever-increasingly, they campaign like the Illinois Republican Party has officially stricken the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/10/theres-nothing-better-than-a-scared-rich-candidate/497522/

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.