ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,224 cases, 51 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-4224-covid-cases-51-deaths/10994302/
WLS
— Critical race theory fight boils over at defense bill markup – CNN
https://www.wlsam.com/news/critical-race-theory-fight-boils-over-at-defense-bill-markup/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Voting advocacy group says legislative maps drawn by Democrats fail to maximize representation for Blacks – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-maps-opposition-20210902-mfh5lm3qbvgpndfvqmuaq27xae-story.html
— Failed challenger to Michael Madigan asks U.S. Supreme Court to consider lawsuit alleging political chicanery in 2016 election – RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-michael-madigan-candidate-lawsuit-20210902-wagpy3bdznfr5ifsm7baqnmzdu-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latino advocacy group calls on Pritzker to veto new legislative maps — saying they are ‘hindering’ Hispanic voting rights. The Latino Policy Forum argues that not only did Democratic mapmakers fail to increase the number of Latino-majority legislative districts in line with population growth, they actually decreased Hispanic voting power in some districts. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/9/2/22654362/latino-policy-forum-pritzker-new-legislative-maps-hispanic-voting-rights-census
DAILY HERALD
— House sponsor says she’ll take another crack at ethics bill — if lawmakers return in time – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210902/house-sponsor-says-shell-take-another-crack-at-ethics-bill-x2014-if-lawmakers-return-in-time
— AUGUST 21, 2021 FLASHBACK: Who are the real RINOs? – Editorial (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. RINOs fail/refuse to defend/advance planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210821/editorial-who-are-the-real-rinos-the-trump-critics-or-the-trump-enablers-
— Appeals court upholds life sentence for Glen Ellyn murder – Kayleigh Padar
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210902/appeals-court-upholds-life-sentence-for-glen-ellyn-murder
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County College Takes on Coronavirus Enforcement Role
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/mchenry-county-college-takes-on-coronavirus-enforcement-role/
— Crystal Lake’s Planet Fitness Insists on Mask While Exercising, Calls Police, Bans Patron
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/crystal-lakes-planet-fitness-insists-on-mask-while-exercising-calls-police-bans-patron/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood Purchases First Illinois Home in Naperville
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/underwood082821/
— Column in Washington Post on Illinois Remap
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/column-in-washington-post/
— Rabine Says CDC Study Contradicts Pritzker School Mask Mandate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/rsbine-says-cdc-study-contrdicts-pritzker-school-mask-mandate/
— Springfield’s State Journal-Register Reveals, Brags about Diversity, Fired White Male Reporter Next Day & Reflections on Methodist Church’s Ratification
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/springfields-state-journal-register-reveals-brags-about-diversity/
— Federal Suit to Invalidate “Unconstitutional” Prairie Grove Flag Ordinance
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/09/02/federal-suit-to-invalidate-unconstitutional-prairie-grove-flag-ordinance/
CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/02/covid-19-roundup-poll-finds-just-10-percent-of-unvaxed-think-theyre-at-fault-for-covid-surge/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats’ progressive dreams – Byron York
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/byron-yorks-daily-memo-the-mortal-threat-to-democrats-progressive-dreams
GOPUSA
— Biden Urged Afghan President To Create Impression Taliban Wasn’t Winning
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-urged-afghan-president-to-create-impression-taliban-wasnt-winning/
— Biden Keeps Promise To Taliban While Leaving Americans Behind
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-keeps-promise-to-taliban-while-leaving-americans-behind/
— Milley Says ‘It’s Possible’ The US Could Partner With The Taliban (COMMENT: Because the Democrats surrendered to the Taliban, expect that the Democrats will paint conservatives in America as being far worse than the Taliban.)
https://www.gopusa.com/milley-says-its-possible-the-us-could-partner-with-the-taliban/
— America’s Slow Suicide – Ben Shapiro
https://www.gopusa.com/americas-slow-suicide/
ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Teen Vogue reveals plans to bring their Marxist messages to your child’s classroom
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/teen-vogue-drops-lesson-plans-to-make-it-easier-than-ever-to-indoctrinate-teenage-girls/
BREITBART
— Jay Leno Says You Either Accept Cancel Culture ‘or You Die’ – ALANA MASTRANGELO (COMMENT: Who controls the cancel culture? They include those who lead a) your employer if you are still employed, b) the organizations that you are a member of, and c) the governments that you are under.)
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/09/02/jay-leno-says-you-either-accept-cancel-culture-or-you-die/
— ACLU: Vaccine Mandates ‘Actually Further Civil Liberties’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/02/aclu-vaccine-mandates-actually-further-civil-liberties/
— Facebook Removes Alabama Lt. Gov. Ainsworth Post Calling for Biden Impeachment — ‘Against Community Standards on Violence and Incitement’ – JEFF POOR
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/01/facebook-removes-alabama-lt-gov-ainsworth-post-calling-for-biden-impeachment-against-community-standards-on-violence-and-incitement/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Liz Cheney gets big Dem-approved promotion after spy accusation and Orwellian tweet – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/liz-cheney-gets-big-dem-approved-promotion-after-spy-accusation-and-orwellian-tweet-1128569/
— Rep Biggs calls for McCarthy to boot Dem ‘spies’ Cheney and Kinzinger from Republican Conference Meetings – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/rep-biggs-calls-for-mccarthy-to-boot-dem-spies-cheney-and-kinzinger-from-republican-conference-meetings-1128373/
— ‘Very dismaying’: Feds reportedly unable to account for 1 in 3 unaccompanied migrant children – Frank Webster
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/very-dismaying-feds-reportedly-unable-to-account-for-1-in-3-unaccompanied-migrant-children-1128433/
— Sen Hagerty demands Biden admin act on destroying U.S. military equipment now in Taliban hands – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/sen-hagerty-demands-biden-admin-act-on-destroying-u-s-military-equipment-now-in-taliban-hands-1128369/
— Team Trump drops a bunker buster on Biden for turning Afghanistan into ‘Disneyland for terrorists’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/02/team-trump-drops-a-bunker-buster-on-biden-for-turning-afghanistan-into-disneyland-for-terrorists-1128276/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Al Qaeda Cheers Taliban’s “Historic Victory,” Calls for Global Jihad. Taliban to build regime on Iranian model, names ‘Supreme Leader.’ – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/al-qaeda-cheers-talibans-historic-victory-calls-for-global-jihad/
WASHINGTON POST
— Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) tells liberal activist only Trump is to blame for losing the state – Timothy Bella (COMMENT: I should write a book about those unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who have blamed me the most for their defeats. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/31/ron-johnson-trump-wisconsin-election/
— The new GOP rage-fest at Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger contains a big tell – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/02/freedom-caucus-cheney-kinzinger-jan-6-committee/
USA TODAY
— Connecticut elementary school teacher resigns over critical race theory curriculum – Gabriela Miranda
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/09/02/teacher-quits-over-critical-race-theory/5693550001/
— Gannett pledged to mirror newsroom diversity with the communities we cover. Here’s how we’re doing. – Maribel Perez Wadsworth (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Gannett officially announce that it will no longer hire those who are the following and that it is getting rid of its employees who are the following: White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/09/01/gannett-news-president-how-our-diversity-pledge-progressing/5663045001/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hong Kong Venue Bars Outspoken Pop Star, Fearing Beijing Crackdown. Pro-democracy singer Denise Ho loses her stage as concerns grow about artistic expression; film censors may get new powers. – Elaine Yu
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-pop-star-gets-canceled-amid-fears-of-national-security-chill-11630504885
NEWSWEEK
— Pro-Trump Republicans Call Kinzinger, Cheney ‘Spies for the Democrats’ Over 1/6 Commission
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-republicans-call-kinzinger-cheney-spies-democrats-over-1-6-commission-1625413
KANSA CITY STAR
— LGBT exhibit removed from Missouri capitol after complaints about promoting ‘agenda’ – JEANNE KUANG AND JONATHAN SHORMAN
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article253942583.html
JOURNAL INQUIRER
— Manchester teacher quits; says she was asked to focus on race – Skyler Frazer
https://www.journalinquirer.com/newsletters/manchester-teacher-quits-says-she-was-asked-to-focus-on-race/article_5bab11d2-0bf3-11ec-b166-836af8c14580.html
CHESTERTON TRIBUNE
— Police encountering marijuana more often in traffic cases – JAMES WOODS
https://www.chestertontribune.com/articles/police-encountering-marijuana-more-often-in-traffic-cases/