September 15, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Street closures in effect downtown Chicago during Mexican Independence Day celebrations. First-of-its-kind El Grito festival takes place in Grant Park; annual parade Sunday.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mexican-independence-day-chicago-traffic-could-impacted-street-closures-celebrations-continue-saturday/15302557/

CBS2
— Mexican Independence Day festivities draw large crowds in downtown Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/mexican-independence-day-celebrations-kick-off-in-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCSFMlxgpuY
— Robbers target Chicago rideshare drivers, steal cell phones
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-uber-lyft-rideshare-cell-phone-robberies/
— Taylor Swift drove 405,999 visitors to vote.gov in 24 hours after Kamala Harris endorsement
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/taylor-swift-kamala-harris-endorsement-vote-gov/
— CPS students celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (COMMENT: While I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980, they did not celebrate such months.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cps-students-celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month/ar-AA1qx5o3

WGN9
— Mexican Independence Day celebrations prompt intermittent street closures in Chicago
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/mexican-independence-day-celebrations-prompt-intermittent-street-closures-in-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PflfvXEBYI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZZvoBLpCMs

FOX32
— Thousands attend El Grito Festival for Mexican Independence Day; road closures in effect
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/thousands-attend-el-grito-festival-for-mexican-independence-day-road-closures-in-effect
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1516640
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Laura Loomer against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1516649

WGN RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote all things Hispanic.
https://wgnradio.com/news/ap-hispanic-heritage-month-puts-diversity-and-culture-at-the-forefront/
— What parents should know regarding parent plus loans (COMMENT: My getting a student loan was never considered. I was not viewed as being college material. I had to work my way through college. Consequently, my GPA suffered.)
https://wgnradio.com/home-sweet-home-chicago/what-parents-should-know-regarding-parent-plus-loans/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Evanston has paid out just over $5 million in reparations so far (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, childless, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/14/evanston-has-paid-out-just-over-5-million-in-reparations-so-far/
— Thousands celebrate Mexican Independence at El Grito festival downtown: ‘We’re proud of our culture’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/14/thousands-celebrate-mexican-independence-at-el-grito-festival-downtown-were-proud-of-our-culture/
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/12/guest-column-benny-white-deis-a-necessary-investment-in-a-diverse-community-that-values-inclusion/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote “bail reform.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/15/the-sky-did-not-fall-one-year-into-illinois-historic-bail-reform-officials-reflect-examine-the-data/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gold Coast hotel for homeless sees last residents depart. The city was expected to permanently close the popular hotel shelter Sunday, weeks after shutting down a highly visible “tent city” ahead of the Democratic National Convention and relocating its residents to the Tremont Hotel.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/09/13/dnc-homeless-shelter-tent-city-fence-brandon-johnson-democratic-national-convention
— Cars jam Michigan Avenue for 2nd night as crowds celebrate Mexican Independence Day. The line of cars Friday and Saturday nights block Michigan Avenue and side streets. One person was arrested. Events continue Sunday at Butler Field in Grant Park.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/09/14/hundreds-of-cars-pack-michigan-avenue-for-mexican-independence-day
— El Grito Chicago provides connection to cultural roots: ‘I feel like I’m home’  Mexican Independence Day celebrations kick off Saturday in downtown Chicago for the first time in more than a decade. The fest continues Sunday at Butler Field in Grant Park.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2024/09/14/el-grito-chicago-food-music-arts-mexican-independence-day-butler-field-culture-city-hall

DAILY HERALD
— Costly stubbornness: DuPage County Clerk’s refusal to adhere to county policy serves neither taxpayers nor good government
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240914/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-costly-stubbornness-clerks-refusal-to-adhere-to-county-policy-serves-neither/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Kinzinger. I should write about the cost of standing up for the following: a) the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and b) direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240915/movies/adam-kinzinger-doc-the-last-republican-shows-toll-of-opposing-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzinger turned down 20 documentary offers before deciding to go with Pink, who said he was most interested in the human cost of what taking a stand had done to Kinzinger and his wife Sofia.”)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote the Pretrial Fairness Act.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240914/news/people-who-should-be-held-are-being-held-pretrial-fairness-act-marks-first-year-this-week/

SOUTHERN & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Springfield, Ohio to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/09/13/more-threats-in-springfield-ohio-we-need-help-not-hate-mayor-says/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-and-vance-are-still-stoking-fears-of-haitian-migrants-as-ohio-community-faces-bomb-threats/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote all things Hispanic.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/hispanic-heritage-month-puts-diversity-and-culture-at-the-forefront/article_3fb9cbad-7ecd-5c8f-a8cb-836e9fae7ee2.html

WGLT
— Democrats deny that they ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that females should vote for Harris because she is female and will give preference to females and b) that minorities should vote for Harris because she is minority and will give preference to minorities. It is called race and gender based preference giving.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-09-15/if-harris-wins-she-would-make-history-but-she-isnt-talking-about-that

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— ARMSTRONG WILLIAMS: The losers were the American people
https://newschannel20.com/news/armstrong-army-strong/the-losers-were-the-american-people

SUBURBAN LIFE
— The League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn will hold a free community meeting, Combating Election Subversion, Sept. 19
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/09/15/league-of-women-voters-to-hold-combating-voter-subversion-meeting-sept-19/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— What enabled you to get your first mortgage? For me, in September of 1972, it was a) my having worked for IRS for since June of 1971, for Firestone Stores part-time since March of 1971, and full-time August 1970-March 1971 and b) my having earned a bachelor’s degree in management in August of 1970.)
https://chicagocrusader.com/jpmorgan-chases-10-million-commitment-to-chicagos-south-and-west-sides/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/09/13/illinois-florida-lgbtq-pritzker

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct, a) how many females are going to vote for Harris because she is female and will give preference to females, b) how many minorities are going to vote for Harris because she is minority and will give preference to minorities, c) how many younger people are going to vote for Harris because she will give preference to younger people? It is called race and gender based preference giving. It is called age discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trial begins for fight against affirmative action in military academies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/3154091/trial-begins-affirmative-action-military-academies/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://nypost.com/2024/09/14/business/jamie-dimon-may-not-show-it-but-jpmorgan-has-gone-woke/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Dan Proft: Trump’s Last Charge for the Republic
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/14/trumps-last-charge-for-the-republic/
— Tim Walz: Mao’s Missionary. Anyone who wanted to pass on copies of the Little Red Book is not intellectually fit to execute the office of vice president under the Constitution of the United States.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/09/15/tim-walz-maos-missionary/

BREITBART
— CBP One App Migrants Released into U.S. — No Asylum Questions Asked
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/09/14/exclusive-cbp-one-app-migrants-released-into-u-s-no-asylum-questions-asked/

CALIFORNIA RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION
— The trial begins next week in the cases challenging Illinois’s ban on common semi-automatic firearms, magazines, and gun parts (Note that several cases have been consolidated into one appeal from Barnett v. Raoul, Harrel v. Raoul, Langley v. Kelly, and Federal Firearms Licensees of Illinois v. Pritzker).
https://crpa.org/news/blogs/semi-auto-ban-trial-begins-this-week/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— ABC Clearly Gave Kamala Harris All the Questions in Advance
https://www.creators.com/read/wayne-allyn-root/09/24/president-trump-called-me-right-after-debate-i-told-him-abc-clearly-gave-kamala-harris-all-the-questions-in-advance

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Criminally liable’: Springfield residents know exactly who to blame for migrant crisis hitting their town
https://dailycaller.com/2024/09/14/springfield-residents-blame-biden-harris/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Am I Racist?’ Opens As Third-Highest Grossing Film In The Country. The Matt Walsh comedy is the top debut for a documentary in 2024. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, the more of the following that you are, the more of a racist and even worse things that you are: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about my critics/opponents who are many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid. They want to curry favor with those who are not the aforesaid by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning those who are the aforesaid.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/am-i-racist-opens-as-third-highest-grossing-film-in-the-country
— Elon Musk Reacts To Theater Pulling ‘Am I Racist?’: ‘Far Left Fascists Love Censorship’  Left-wing activists are bullying theaters to drop “Am I Racist?”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musks-reacts-to-theater-pulling-am-i-racist-far-left-fascists-love-censorship

HOT AIR
— Oregon: Sorry About Registering All Those Illegals to Vote
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/09/14/oregon-sorry-about-registering-all-those-illegals-to-vote-n3794489

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Is Far from the Only Target of Dems’ Lawfare Abuse (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran IRS in 1974 disallowed my travel vouchers and my education deductions in 1978. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/09/trump-is-far-from-the-only-target-of-dems-lawfare-abuse/

NEWSMAX
— NY Times: Harris Backed Trans Surgeries for ‘Illegal Aliens’
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-harris-transgender-surgery/2024/09/14/id/1180333/
— Springfield Resident Regrets Igniting Pet-Eating Rumors
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/springfield-ohio-haitian/2024/09/14/id/1180341/

PJ MEDIA
— Border Patrol Now a ‘Migrant Concierge Service’
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/09/14/border-patrol-now-a-migrant-concierge-service-says-border-patrol-agent-n4932516
— Muslim Rape Gangs and Islam’s Pro-Rape Teachings
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/09/14/muslim-rape-gangs-and-islams-pro-rape-teachings-n4932512

POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden-Harris admin gives billions in benefits to ‘refugees’ who enter the country under ‘parole’ program. All told that’s a whopping $3.4 billion.
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-harris-admin-gives-billions-in-benefits-to-refugees-who-enter-the-country-under-parole-program#google_vignette
— New York City passes bill to ‘Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation process’ to redress impacts of slavery.  In New York, slavery was ended in 1799 under a Gradual Emancipation Act. (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, childless, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/new-york-city-passes-bill-to-truth-healing-and-reconciliation-process-to-redress-impacts-of-slavery

TOWNHALL
— Here’s California’s Latest Incentive for Illegal Immigrants
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/09/14/california-to-give-illegal-aliens-cheaper-cellphone-service-n2644761
— Trump Announces Plans to Keep Illegal Aliens From Receiving Federal Housing Subsidies
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/09/14/trump-announces-plans-to-keep-illegal-aliens-from-receiving-federal-housing-subsidies-n2644754

TUCKER CARLSON
— Tucker Reacts to Donald Trump’s “Eating Pets” Comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkPpHdkL1Zc

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Unions are planning a nationwide takeover — it’s already begun in Illinois
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4878364-illinois-unions-power-expansion/

AOL
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican ever-increasingly promote wokeness/wokeism, that is, they promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, reparations, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.aol.com/woke-culture-kamala-harris-woke-235530621.html

MSN
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/companies-must-find-new-ways-to-diversify-workforce-amid-dei-rollbacks-says-uncle-nearest-ceo/ar-AA1qtp3P

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Springfield, Ohio against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/14/trump-immigrants-eating-pets-racist-stereotype/

USA TODAY
— If you have the following demographics, reason enough to vote for Trump is that Harris will get rid of those who have the following demographics: conservative, Republican, American, heterosexual, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/15/hope-usa-optimistic-about-everything-except-politics/74764686007/

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Pritzker tells reenergized Democrats to turn Iowa back to purple with down-ballot votes
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/14/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-tells-iowa-democrats-time-for-change-november-election/75176382007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Road Map for Taking ‘Woke’ Out of American Education (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote woke to paint Republicans as being discriminators.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/trump-education-policy-schools-election-2024-1e4a29a0

FORTUNE
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://fortune.com/2024/09/14/jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-dei-diveristy-equity-inclusion-woke-fortune-500/

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://ijr.com/despite-billions-in-backing-studies-show-diversity-trainings-just-arent-working/

RAW STORY
— Harris, eying moderates, touts being gun owner and pro-restrictions
https://www.rawstory.com/harris-eying-moderates-touts-being-gun-owner-and-pro-restrictions/

DAILY MAIL
— Gender identity and transgender issues continue to haunt U.S. schools as parents and teachers sue districts
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13843137/gender-identity-schools-parents-teachers-sue-districts-adf.html

AUTO EVOLUTION
— Mint 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Looks Sharp in Rare Steel Cities Gray Color (COMMENT: I have owned my Steel Cities Gray 1972 Corvette since I took delivery on October 14, 1971. The theft of my 1969 Dodge Charger SE resulted in my buying it. I stored it in my mother’s garage in Crete 1971-1984 and then in the attached garage at my home in Wheaton ever since. Since 1995, it has been on a car lift. I have owned my 2005 Corvette since I bought it new in 2005. Please let me know if you share my interest in Corvettes.)
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/mint-1972-chevrolet-corvette-looks-sharp-in-rare-steel-cities-gray-color-158632.html

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.