September 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Postal worker shot with paintballs day after another was shot, injured delivering mail on South Side Vigil held for USPS letter carrier shot at 91st Street and Ellis Avenue – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/postal-worker-shot-with-paintballs-day-after-another-shot-delivering-mail-on-south-side/6431660/
— Families of Chicago violence victims rally in front of Kim Foxx’s downtown office
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/families-rally-demand-justice-for-victims-in-front-of-foxxs-office-in-loop/6429937/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago homicides up 52%, with vast majority of victims Black or Latino – Frank Miles
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-homicides-up-52-with-vast-majority-of-victims-black-or-latino

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 2,056 new known COVID-19 cases and 25 more deaths reported; a look at Chicago’s economy and dining scene six months into the pandemic
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200917-uvz6wfxubbcqvjn5ekzryw3klm-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Abortion is healthcare’ billboards across Chicagoland remind people that Medicaid covers the medical procedure – CHRISTEN A. JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-abortion-billboards-illinois-tt-0917-20200917-pustq2j6tfghxf7tx6xkxcrse4-story.html
— Chicago’s history of systemic racism blamed for nearly 9-year life expectancy gap between Black and white residents in new report – ANNIE SWEENEY (DIERSEN: The sooner that I die, the more that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will blame it on me for my being overweight, for my not getting enough exercise, for my not getting enough sleep, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-public-health-racial-disparity-plan-20200917-zvru5krchjg5papehdon3h52aq-story.html
— Pritzker administration to meet with pot stakeholders | White Sox clinch playoffs, Mayor Lightfoot tweets support | Biss running for Evanston mayor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-the-spin-marijuana-license-pritzker-white-sox-lightfoot-chicago-20200918-eh6jlfkzuvf4tbzvu25b4ipsrq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 847 CPD vacancies under microscope to chip away at $1.25 billion city budget shortfall. Mayor Lori Lightfoot has, so far, resisted the movement to de-fund the police But that doesn’t mean the Chicago Police Department’s $1.7 billion budget will be spared. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/9/17/21443959/chicago-police-847-vacancies-city-budget-cuts-billion-shortfall
— Illinois sees high numbers in both daily COVID-19 caseload and testing, so key positivity rate remains low On average, more than 2,000 people have tested positive statewide each day over the last two weeks, compared to 2,300 in mid-May when fewer people were being tested. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/9/17/21444054/illinois-covid-cases-deaths-positivity-coronavirus-pritzker-sept-17
— Upset by Smollett flap, judges refuse to kiss the ring with campaign donation — but will they tell Dems to kiss off? It was a rare election-year display of political independence for the judges, who saw in the attack on Judge Michael Toomin a clear threat to their own autonomy. – Mark Brown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/17/21444480/judge-toomin-preckwinkle-cook-county-democrats-campaign-jussie-smollet-retention

DAILY HERALD
— Parties dispute how far feds will let Madigan probe go – JOHN O’CONNOR
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200917/news/309179823/
— Public safety a top concern in DuPage budget survey – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200917/public-safety-a-top-concern-in-dupage-budget-survey
— Bob Grogan: Candidate profile
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200917/bob-grogan-candidate-profile

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Glen Ellyn Adds Cannabis Referendum Question To November Ballot The question will read, “Shall the Village permit the sale of recreational cannabis within Village limits?” – Lisa Marie Farve
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/glen-ellyn-adds-cannabis-referendum-question-november-ballot

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds Attend Pro-Police Rally In Jefferson Park – Ariel Parrella-Aureli
https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/09/17/hundreds-attend-pro-police-rally-in-jefferson-park-including-counter-protesters/

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Get Trusted Voting Information From Your Election Authority The DuPage County Clerk’s Office is urging reporters, candidates, and voters to look to the Clerk’s Office for basic information about the election.
https://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2020/63475/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COULD O’BRIEN BEAT KIM FOXX IN NOVEMBER? POLLS SHOW GAP COULD BE CLOSING
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/could-obrien-beat-kim-foxx-in-november-polls-show-gap-could-be-closing.html
— ABORTION PAC STARTS MAILER ATTACK ON PRO-LIFE REP. SKILLICORN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/abortion-pac-starts-mailer-attack-on-pro-life-rep-skillicorn.html
— NEW QUESTIONS RAISED CONCERNING COVID-19 REPORTING, GOV. PRITZKER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/new-questions-raised-concerning-covid-19-reporting-gov-pritzker-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 2,056 new cases, 25 additional deaths, 1,558 in hospitals, 3.6 percent positivity rate
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/17/2056-new-cases-25-additional-deaths-1558-in-hospitals-36-percent-positivity-rate/
— Lausch tells House investigative committee what it can’t do
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/17/lausch-tells-house-investigative-committee-what-it-cant-do/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump takes aim at cancel culture, calls 1619 Project and Critical-Race Theory ‘ideological poison’ – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/17/trump-takes-aim-cancel-culture-calls-1619-project-/
— Ocasio-Cortez says Biden can be pushed ‘in a more progressive direction’ once he’s elected – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/17/ocasio-cortez-we-can-push-biden-in-a-more-progress/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump demands ‘patriotic education’ in classrooms – Rob Crilly (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat teachers encourage their students to hate those who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-to-demand-patriotic-education-in-schools

GOPUSA
— 60% Of U.S. Businesses Closed During Pandemic Have Shuttered Permanently
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=95041

HANNITY
— CHICAGO SPIRALS: Windy City’s Murder Rate SURGES 52% Since April, Some Victims Under 10-Years-Old
https://hannity.com/media-room/chicago-spirals-windy-citys-murder-rate-surges-52-since-april-some-victims-under-10-years-old/

BREITBART
— Fox News Cuts Off Newt Gingrich After He Points Out George Soros Role in Electing Prosecutors – JOEL B. POLLAK and PENNY STARR
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/09/17/fox-news-cuts-off-newt-gingrich-after-he-points-out-george-soros-role-in-electing-prosecutors/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump decries ‘left-wing indoctrination’ in schools and that he will create national commission to push more ‘pro-American’ history. Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat teachers encourage their students to hate those who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/trump-history-education/2020/09/17/f40535ec-ee2c-11ea-ab4e-581edb849379_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Democrat Party is controlled by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that hate individuals, hat organizations, hate companies, hate governments, and hate countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/17/republicans-not-democrats-are-party-controlled-by-extremists/

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat teachers encourage their students to hate those who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/17/914127266/trump-announces-patriotic-education-commission-a-largely-political-move

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Want ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Laws to Protect Police, Fear for Public Safety
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2020/most_want_blue_lives_matter_laws_to_protect_police_fear_for_public_safety

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. View all posts by David Diersen