ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,601 cases, 54 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-19/11027404/
WLS AM
— Pence preps for potential 2024 presidential run amid rocky headlines about relationship with Trump – CNN
https://www.wlsam.com/news/pence-preps-for-potential-2024-presidential-run-amid-rocky-headlines-about-relationship-with-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot plans to increase Chicago’s property tax levy by $76.5M in 2022, aldermen told – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/9/17/22679972/chicago-budget-2022-tax-levy-increase-mayor-lori-lightfoot
— US panel backs COVID-19 boosters only for elderly, high-risk – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/17/22680016/fda-advisory-panel-rejects-widespread-pfizer-booster-shots
— GOP governor candidate Jesse Sullivan should stop digging holes he’ll eventually have to fill himself. Sullivan peppered his campaign website and announcement with photos of himself in military uniform. Questions followed. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/9/17/22680189/gop-governor-candidate-jesse-sullivan-afghanistan-paul-schimpf-column-rich-miller
— A state divided: Vaccinated areas could soon be ‘turning the corner,’ but less inoculated southern Illinois up against the wall. Cases have been falling for two weeks across Illinois, but hospitals in the southern tip of the state are still feeling the brunt of the Delta surge. “I would encourage everybody to do the right thing,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. “Make sure you encourage your friends and family to be vaccinated.” – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/9/17/22680024/illinois-coronavirus-southern-icu-hospital-cases-deaths-pritzker-delta-surge
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands of Haitian migrants converge on Texas border town, presenting the Biden administration with a new challenge – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-haitian-migrants-texas-border-town-20210917-qniph5focvfuhnwxfyo5kufazu-story.html
— Neither Democrats nor Republicans want to cede power over redistricting. Democracy is the biggest loser. – STEVE CHAPMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-redistricting-democracy-gop-democrats-chapman-20210917-iaprlpbnnvhnpe64cchskjweke-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Protest for jailed Capitol rioters: Police ready this time – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210917/news/309179940
— As case positivity rates drop to July levels, 31 more school outbreaks reported in suburbs – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210917/as-case-positivity-rates-drop-to-july-levels-31-more-school-outbreaks-reported-in-suburbs
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY: Kicking back on military claims – Rich Miller
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-kicking-back-on-military-claims/article_c2285c72-ff7f-5edb-a664-8e1c19e3376f.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durbin: Millions being spent to protect US Capitol in DC ahead of Saturday protests – Riley Eubanks
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/09/17/durbin-says-fbi-more-worried-domestic-terrorism-than-invaders/8381983002/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— End of cash bonds will bring big financial fallout – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-end-of-cash-bonds-will-bring-big-financial-fallout/article_2b493efa-f00d-5e25-9578-72be2f9cdfb7.html
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Why accusations aren’t enough to remove Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz from office
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/09/17/winnebago-county-coroner-bill-hintz-cant-simply-be-removed-office/8362365002/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s border policies face new test as migrants gather under Texas bridge – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-faces-no-win-situation-amid-sudden-surge-of-migrants-in-texas
WQAD
— Thomson prison staff will now receive 25% retention bonus. The prison’s staff union has been pushing for the bonus since August 2020, to curb high turnover rates and staff shortages. – Shelby Kluver
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/thomson-staff-retention-bonus-25/526-cddd5c28-a66b-4259-979f-62e84ce908bb
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— COMMENT: Hate-filled White-hating White-haters promote hatred against Whites.
https://chicagocrusader.com/chicago/white-supremacys-culture-war/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DON’T BE EVIL A Google employee program claims that America is a “system of white supremacy” and that all Americans are “raised to be racist.”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/dont-be-evil.html
CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/17/covid-19-roundup-105/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats harness vaccinated Americans’ ire at holdouts as a political force – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/17/democrats-harness-vaccinated-americans-ire-holdout/
— Republican divides boost the left. A house divided against itself cannot stand. – Tom Basile (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, moderates, that is, anti-conservatives, a) dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) and b) focus on driving conservatives, that is, platform Republicans, out of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/17/republican-divides-boost-the-left/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 12,000 migrants wait under Del Rio bridge to surrender to Border Patrol – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/12000-migrants-del-rio-bridge-surrender-border-patrol
GOPUSA
— Democrats Spend Big, And We Pay, For Their Socialist Dream – Star Parker
https://www.gopusa.com/democrats-spend-big-and-we-pay-for-their-socialist-dream/
— The War On Poor White Boys – Christine Flowers
https://www.gopusa.com/the-war-on-poor-white-boys/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Treason At Our Southern Border
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/the-treason-at-our-southern-border
CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Americans Must Wake Up And Fight The ‘Secular Dark Religion’ Called ‘Wokeness’, Author Says – OLIVIA CAVALLARO
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/13303/20210917/americans-must-wake-up-and-fight-the-secular-dark-religion-called-wokeness-author-says.htm
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT
— Jimmy Lee Tillman II: Democrats Are Slave Masters Implementing the Southern Strategy… Blacks Are Not Allowed to Think. – Jeff Dornik
https://americanconservativemovement.com/2021/09/16/jimmy-lee-tillman-ii-democrats-are-slave-masters-implementing-the-southern-strategy-blacks-are-not-allowed-to-think/
CONSERVATIVES’ GUIDE
— Critical Race Theory From A Black Patriot’s Perspective
https://conservativesguide.com/podcast/critical-race-theory-from-a-black-patriots-perspective/
EPOCH TIMES
— Red States Lead In Employment, Blue States Get Props for Sharpness of Rebound: Report – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/red-states-lead-in-employment-blue-states-get-props-for-sharpness-of-rebound-report_4002575.html
THE HILL
— Emboldened Trump takes aim at GOP foes – SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/572798-emboldened-trump-takes-aim-at-gop-foes
ABC NEWS
— Illegal marijuana farms take West’s water in ‘blatant theft’ – AP
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/illegal-marijuana-farms-wests-scarce-water-80077773
NEW YORK TIMES
— France recalls its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia to protest Biden’s submarine deal. – Michael D. Shear
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/us/politics/france-ambassador-recall-us-australia.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 400,000 — The number of lead pipes in Chicago, which has more of them than any other American city and is just beginning to replace the toxic infrastructure. Even low levels of lead have been linked to nervous-system damage, learning disabilities, slowed growth in children and pregnancy complications. – Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-push-to-replace-americas-lead-pipes-faces-challenges-11631880001
FORBES
— COMMENT: A conservative-hater says “State Task Forces Want To Root Out Indoctrination In Schools” and asks “How’s That Going?”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/09/17/state-task-forces-want-to-root-out-indoctrination-in-schools-hows-that-going/
