September 17, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— ICE arrest reported in Wheaton
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/ice-arrests-reported-in-wheaton-and-bensenville/

FACEBOOK
— ICE Activity in Wheaton
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1115399463517040

CITY OF WHEATON
— Information from the City of Wheaton Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement Activity
https://page.alertsense.com/content/1745/105578

ABC7
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters will ever-increasingly use Kirk to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-killing-discourse-sparks-freedom-speech-debate-university-chicago-law-professor-explain-first-amendment-rights/17836614/

DAILY HERALD
— Amid dueling petitions, District 214 mulls whether to recognize Kirk as distinguished alumnus
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/news/amid-dueling-petitions-district-214-mulls-whether-to-recognize-kirk-as-distinguished-alumnus/
— ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/entertainment/abc-suspends-jimmy-kimmels-late-night-show-indefinitely-over-his-remarks-about-charlie-kirks-death/
— Students make a somber return to Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was assassinated
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/nation-and-world/students-make-a-somber-return-to-utah-campus-where-charlie-kirk-was-assassinated/
— Obama ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against trump
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/nation-and-world/obama-says-the-us-is-at-an-inflection-point-after-kirks-killing-and-trump-has-divided-the-country/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump, ICE target police in Chicago, other cities for recruitment in TV ad
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/17/trump-ice-police-chicago-recruitment-nfl-ad/
— Local immigration advocates outraged after video of a U.S. citizen briefly detained during an Elgin raid is posted online by DHS Secretary Noem
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/17/elgin-ice-raid-noem-video/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Duckworth wants ICE agents out of Hines VA Hospital parking lot. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/09/17/sen-tammy-duckworth-wants-ice-agents-out-of-hines-va-hospital-parking-lot
— 30 arrests reported in Trump’s deportation campaign in Chicago — but feds won’t provide full tally
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/17/chicago-arrest-immigration-ice-dhs-homeland-security-kristi-noem-donald-trump-operation-midway-blitz

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Senator Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) proposes Charlie Kirk Day in the state
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2025-09-17/illinois-lawmakers-proposes-charlie-kirk-day-in-the-state
— ‘We are not backing down’: Feds ramp up immigration raids in Chicago area
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2025-09-17/we-are-not-backing-down-feds-ramp-up-immigration-raids-in-chicago-area
— RFK Jr. wants to end mental health screenings in schools. Democrats run education in America. According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-16/rfk-jr-wants-to-end-mental-health-screenings-in-schools-experts-say-its-a-bad-idea
— My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, that is, they fired me, because I fought their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-17/ousted-cdc-director-testifies-she-was-fired-for-resisting-pressure-from-rfk-jr
— Democrat leaders use Jews to get rid of Republicans. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to get rid of me.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-17/most-american-jews-say-trump-is-using-antisemitism-as-an-excuse-to-silence-free-speech-at-universities

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-384/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Far Southern Illinois Republican State Rep. Candidate’s Life Threatened
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/17/far-southern-illinois-republican-state-rep-candidates-life-threatened/
— Man Taken to Jail to Await Extradition
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/17/man-taken-to-jail-to-await-extradition/
— We’re Number One in Something That Is Not Negative
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/17/were-number-one-in-something-that-is-not-negative/
— County Official Salaries Increased a Lot, Comparisons with Other Large Counties
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/17/county-official-salaries-increased-a-lot/
— Foster Holding Town Hall Meeting for Which One Must Register
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/17/foster-holding-town-hall-meeting-for-which-one-must-register/
— UPDATE: Scott Hartman NAMED to Replace Peter Austin as County Administrator
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/16/scott-hartman-set-to-be-named-to-replace-peter-austin-as-county-administrator/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE cooperation soars under Trump as GOP-led jurisdictions sign up to work with deportation agency
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/17/ice-cooperation-soars-trump-gop-led-jurisdictions-sign-work/
— House Dems, four Republicans block Mace’s censure resolution against Omar over Kirk comments
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/17/house-democrats-four-republicans-block-ilhan-omars-censure-comments/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left renews calls to obstruct justice
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3810016/left-renews-calls-to-obstruct-justice-ice-los-angeles/

BREITBART
— Obama Implies Trump to Blame for Charlie Kirk Assassination: ‘Extreme Views Were Not in My White House’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/17/obama-implies-trump-to-blame-for-charlie-kirk-assassination-extreme-views-were-not-in-my-white-house/

FOX NEWS
— ICE rips Pritzker for ‘siding with criminal illegal alien’ after officer dragged, suspect shot dead. ICE deputy director tells ‘Fox & Friends’ the deadly Illinois encounter remains under investigation.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ice-rips-pritzker-siding-criminal-illegal-alien-after-officer-dragged-suspect-shot-dead

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— U.S. adding more questions to citizenship test in latest step to overhaul legal immigration process. What percent want to become U.S. citizens for bad reasons?
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/us-citizenship-test-immigration-process/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For Democrats, Kirk’s Shooting Lays Bare Their Struggle to Rebut Trump. The Democrat Party lacks a national leader to effectively answer GOP claims that the left fosters extremism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/for-democrats-kirks-shooting-lays-bare-their-struggle-to-rebut-trump-25d73093
— What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related profession certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-economy-analysis-wealthy-low-income-8ba80ccc
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote drug abuse.
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/mexico-drugs-cartel-oseguera-trump-586f0cec
— China Is Dominating the Global EV Market
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/china-global-ev-market-87b55baa

NPR
— Democrat leaders say how Charlie Kirk became a leader of the conservative youth movement
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/17/nx-s1-5544168/how-charlie-kirk-became-a-leader-of-the-conservative-youth-movement

POLITICO MAGAZINE
— How Charlie Kirk’s Killer Poisoned Everyone With Meme-Slop. The often-deliberate impenetrability of internet culture is testing our political system’s ability to understand, much less address, violence.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/17/how-charlie-kirks-killer-poisoned-everyone-with-meme-slop-00569200

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.