FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago homicides in 2026: 313 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/21/chicago-homicide-tracker/
— Pritzker discloses diabetes diagnosis, 80-pound weight loss on GLP-1 drug.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/21/jb-pritzker-weight-loss/
— State Sen. Willie Preston: If Chicago won’t act to allow video gaming, the state must step in. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling and other vices. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/21/opinion-video-gaming-terminals-chicago-state-legislation/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker’s net worth jumps by $1 billion since becoming Illinois governor in 2019. DD: Democrats hold financial success against Republicans, but not against Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/09/21/jb-pritzker-net-worth-1-billion-increase-illinois-governor-2019
DAILY HERALD
— League of Women Voters to host candidate forum for DuPage County Board District 4.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260921/submitted-content/league-of-women-voters-to-host-candidate-forum-for-dupage-county-board-district-4/
ABC7
— Election experts say federal government could take unprecedented role in midterms.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/election-experts-say-president-donald-trumps-federal-government-could-take-unprecedented-role-midterms/19856104/
FOX32
— Pritzker inches closer to White House run. DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-4wvzw2b2yt2ygwyn
— Residents say large late-night crowds along 75th Street have led to noise, litter, safety concerns and disruptive activity spilling into nearby neighborhoods. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/residents-push-back-against-75th-street-crowds-the-party-follows-us-home
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders promote Democrat DuPage County Sheriff candidate.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/21/2026-election-questionnaire-dupage-county-sheriff-candidate-pete-coolidge/
FOX ILLINOIS
— What is the White House pool? These days, it’s a battleground between Trump and free press rights. The White House press pool is at the center of a free speech battle between President Donald Trump and news outlets.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/what-is-the-white-house-pool-these-days-its-a-battleground-between-trump-and-free/article_99bc2ada-5aef-5c38-9a44-0fe4b8baf17f.html
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-09-21/evanston-ill-s-black-history-archive-takes-on-a-new-fight-over-reparations
WGLT & CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Collin Corbett.
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2026-09-21/republican-turned-independent-collin-corbett-hopes-to-provide-voters-an-alternative-for-governor
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/republican-turned-independent-collin-corbett-hopes-to-provide-voters-an-alternative-for-governor/
CWB CHICAGO
— Apple Watches, TVs and laundry detergent: Chicago freight train thefts fuel $200 million national problem.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/09/apple-watches-tvs-and-laundry-detergent-chicago-freight-train-thefts-fuel-200-million-national-problem.html
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Sheriff Hopefuls To Keep Flock Cameras, With Controls.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-sheriff-hopefuls-keep-flock-cameras-controls
HINSDALE PATCH
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) promote Islam and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote Islam.
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-leader-accuses-local-conservative-politicizing-9-11
WHEATON RECORD
— “This Is Bordering on Mass Surveillance.” Wheaton residents are concerned about the use of automatic license plate readers (ALPR), which are used in 49 U.S. states.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/09/21/this-is-bordering-on-mass-surveillance/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Bailey, Del Mar say ‘I-Formation’ plan can keep Bears in Illinois. Eight-point proposal aims to lure team’s private investment.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/bailey-del-mar-say-i-formation-plan-can-keep-bears-in-illinois/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Trump to visit Chicago area for Presidents Cup at Medinah.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/09/21/trump-to-visit-presidents-cup-medinah-country-club-illinois-pritzker
POLITICO
— Pritzker takes his weight loss public.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-599/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois homelessness prevention costs taxpayers over $600 million. DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, the Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_590633a5-ca51-41f2-8566-8a69343709c0.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Gorman Says There’s More Tape: Lyons Township Clerk Still Withholding Footage.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/gorman-says-theres-more-tape-lyons-township-clerk-still-withholding-footage.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Extreme, out of touch’: Dems rush to win back voters alienated by the party’s transgender policies. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/21/extreme-touch-dems-rush-win-back-voters-alienated-partys-transgender/
— Yes, illegal aliens do vote in U.S. elections. DD: Because Democrat leaders give big benefits to illegals, illegals have big reasons to vote for Democrats.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/21/editorial-yes-illegal-aliens-vote-us-elections/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Supreme Court banned race sorting. Colleges found a five-digit loophole. They use zip codes as a proxy.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4733702/college-admissions-zip-code-race-proxy/
— Think ‘abolish ICE’ is a socialist pipe dream? Look at how mainstream Democrats vote.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4735273/democrats-abolish-ice-rule-of-law/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump tells socialist Mamdani he could be ‘a great mayor’ for NYC after Gracie Mansion love fest. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/trump-meets-with-mamdani-at-nycs-gracie-mansion-after-favorite-socialist-text-buddy-invited-him/
— Pritzker says he’s lost 80 pounds on GLP-1, sparking fresh talk of 2028 White House run.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-says-hes-lost-80-pounds-on-glp-1-sparking-fresh-talk-of-2028-white-house-run/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Poll: Both socialism and Immigration and ICE are not incredibly popular with Americans in general, but ICE is a whopping 86% more popular than socialism. A mere 21% of registered voters have a positive view of the ideology, while 39% of registered voters support ICE. Capitalism also boasts very high levels of support.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/21/nbc-poll-asks-voters-about-ice-and-socialism-one-of-them-gets-a-warmer-reception-1659873/
BLAZE
— America’s education system has a ‘new Trojan horse’ — and it’s conditioning kids to turn on their parents.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/americas-education-system-has-a-new-trojan-horse-and-its-conditioning-kids-to-turn-on-their-parents
BREITBART
— Chicago: at Least 17 Shot Friday Through Sunday Night.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/09/21/chicago-at-least-17-shot-friday-through-sunday-night/
— Michigan Dem El-Sayed Called Illegal Immigrants ‘Undocumented Americans,’ ‘Our Undocumented Sisters, Brothers.’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/21/abdul-el-sayed-illegal-immigrants-undocumented-americans/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Illinois Women’s Resources Center schedules ‘sex work’ film, fatphobia talk with student fee support.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/illinois-womens-resources-center-schedules-sex-work-film-fatphobia-talk-student-fee-support/30615
COLLEGE FIX
— Penn State law school defends mandatory ‘antiracism’ class. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/penn-state-law-school-defends-mandatory-antiracism-class/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Sanctuary Cities/Counties Released Over 41,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H7GOvti6YM
DAILY WIRE
— Pritzker With Sights On 2028 Presidential Bid Loses 80 Pounds With Fat Shot. Trump once called him a “big fat slob.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-with-sights-on-2028-presidential-bid-loses-80-pounds-with-fat-shot
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Aim To Win Rural Voters By Lying About ‘Moderation.’
https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/21/democrats-aim-to-win-rural-voters-by-lying-about-moderation/
FOX BUSINESS
— ‘All of Illinois is in a death spiral’: Florida Chamber launches Chicago billboards calling out Pritzker.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405388290112
FOX NEWS
— Poll shows MAGA more popular than DSA, socialism as debate over Democrats’ future intensifies. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/poll-shows-maga-more-popular-184655687.html
— Socialists are helping GOP campaigns heading into November. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialists-helping-gop-campaigns-heading-november
— Trump, Mamdani discuss affordability at Gracie Mansion meeting. DD: What has helped you afford things the most? For me, it was my working my way through college, my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, my earning three job-related master’s degrees, my earning six job-related professional certifications, and my earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405394129112
— 1619 Project founder Nikole Hannah-Jones decried over public school hypocrisy. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405392266112
HOT AIR
— It’s Time to Fight Back Against Socialism. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism. DD:
https://hotair.com/videos/2026/09/21/its-time-to-fight-back-against-socialism-n3819204
NEWSMAX
— Trump Tells Socialist Mamdani He Could Be ‘Great Mayor.’ DD: My critics/opponents are anti-conservative. According to them, I have never been great at doing anything except causing Republicans to lose elections. To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-new-york-city/2026/09/21/id/1270182/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The relationship between Trump and Mamdani has softened considerably since last year’s mayoral campaign, when Trump repeatedly attacked Mamdani, and Mamdani sharply criticized the president. The two first met at the White House after Mamdani’s election in November and met there again in February. Mamdani has said they also communicate by text.)
PJ MEDIA
— Sore Losers Are Socialism’s Allies. DD: Anticipate/expect that my critics/opponents will ever-increasingly promote socialism. To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/daniel-mccarthy/2026/09/21/sore-losers-are-socialisms-allies-n4957495
— The Real Reason Why Democrats Won’t Denounce the Socialists. The problem for Democrats is that this socialist crap isn’t a passing trend. It’s an insurgency, and it’s building momentum with every election cycle that passes. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/09/21/the-real-reason-why-democrats-wont-denounce-the-socialists-n4957497
POST MILLENNIAL
— Arab-American advocacy group works to ‘mobilize 3 million more’ Muslims in midterm elections to back DSA, Democrats.
https://thepostmillennial.com/arab-american-advocacy-group-works-to-mobilize-3-million-more-muslims-in-midterm-elections-to-back-dsa-democrats
TOWNHALL
— Denver Socialist Candidate Says Stealing From Taxpayers Makes Her More Qualified to Serve As Mayor. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/21/this-denver-socialist-candidate-says-stealing-from-taxpayers-makes-her-qualified-to-serve-as-mayor-n2683280
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/21/politics/video/mamdanis-response-to-the-midterms
CBS NEWS
— IRS audit revenue plunged following workforce reductions. DD: Have you been audited? Democrats run IRS. In 1978, to get rid of me, when I was a 29-year-old newly married GS-12 Step 4, currently $110,066/year, Revenue Officer and a recent subject of a nasty Money Magazine article (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ ), my Democrat superiors disallowed my deductions. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued that the courses I took a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) qualified me for a new trade or business. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses. They ignored/dismissed my Loyola and DePaul applications and course descriptions and my IRS position descriptions.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-audit-revenue-decline-worker-cuts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Revenue from IRS audits plunged 35% in fiscal 2025 as the agency shed thousands of enforcement workers, according to a new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, an agency watchdog. The IRS collected a total of $6.5 billion from audits in fiscal 2025, which ended Sept. 30, down from $10 billion a year earlier, TIGTA said in its Aug. 26 report. The group said that the number of IRS employees working in auditing and collections had dropped to 17,517 as of January 2026, a decline of almost 10,000 workers from fiscal 2024. The report added that the impact of the staff reductions may “become more apparent over time.” “These losses present a challenge to improving taxpayer service and enforcing the nation’s tax laws,” the tax watchdog said. “We are concerned about how staffing losses are impacting the IRS’s ability to ensure that it meets department priorities.”)
YAHOO
— Trump Torches Republicans’ Election Message by Thirsting Over Socialist Mamdani. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/trump-torches-republicans-election-message-023006377.html
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-torches-republicans-election-message-by-thirsting-over-socialist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump has lavished praise on New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a meeting amid the president’s anti-communism election rhetoric. During his visit to New York, Trump, 80, met Mamdani, 34, on Monday afternoon at Gracie Mansion, the residence of the city’s first Muslim mayor. While Ugandan-born Mamdani is a democratic socialist, in June last year Trump called him a “100% Communist Lunatic” before he was elected as mayor in November.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— Press freedom. DD:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/opinion/trump-journalists-ban-white-house.html
— DD: If you are the following, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/opinion/heritage-amercan-citizen-vance.html
— They Had No Connection to Costa Rica, Yet America Sent Them There Anyway. DD: What connections do the illegals in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct have with those in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/opinion/trump-deportation-third-countries.html
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DD: Do Durbin, Duckworth, and your U.S. Congressperson represent you? Durbin, Duckworth, and Ramirez certainly do not represent me. They represent Democrats who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/houston-congress-texas-senate-house-22187940.php
WUKY
— Rand Paul questions Trump administration’s move toward more government stakes in private companies.
https://www.wuky.org/wuky-news/2026-09-21/paul-questions-trump-administrations-move-toward-more-government-stakes-in-private-companies
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Ahead of Possible Presidential Bid, JB Pritzker Says He Is Taking Weight-Loss Drugs. Illinois governor and billionaire says he has lost 80 pounds on GLP-1 medication following a diabetes diagnosis.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/jb-pritzker-weight-loss-drugs-f15668f1
— The Woke Era Isn’t Over at the New York Times.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-woke-era-isnt-over-at-the-new-york-times-c64cb733
— Good News for the GOP: Some Politics Is Still Local. National trends favor the Democrats, but there are also some opportunities for Republican upsets.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/good-news-for-the-gop-some-politics-is-still-local-ec81c8ca
FORBES
— Trump And Mamdani Talk Affordability. DD: What has helped you afford things the most? For me, it was my working my way through college, my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, my earning three job-related master’s degrees, my earning six job-related professional certifications, and my earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/09/21/trump-and-mamdani-meet-at-gracie-mansion-heres-what-they-spoke-about/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— IRS watchdog audits employee reassignments. Employees placed on these involuntary details are doing jobs several pay grades below the work they were hired to perform, but continue to receive their regular paychecks. DD: When I was 25 years old in 1973 and a newly promoted GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, my Democrat IRS superiors were furious when my GS-14 (currently $140,604/year) manager (Dave) gave me, instead of my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, and/or veteran, a big developmental opportunity, an assignment a GS-13 (currently $118,984/year) should have gotten. I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into its new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 rotating IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, Dave, who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of Dave. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/09/irs-watchdog-audits-employee-reassignments-extend-some-tours-duty/416122/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An IRS watchdog is taking a closer look at the agency’s temporary reassignment of mid-career employees to frontline entry-level jobs many of them had no prior experience doing. The audit by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration comes as the IRS is looking for employees currently serving in these temporary details to sign up for a third tour of duty. The IRS in February put IT and human resources employees on 120-day details to work in taxpayer services. These employees were assigned entry-level roles answering inquiries from taxpayers and processing tax returns. The National Treasury Employees Union estimates that about 1,500 IRS employees have been placed on these details. Most of the employees had no background in the work they were being asked to perform, but received months of training by the time IRS officials extended most of these details for another 120 days. IRS officials suggested in May that details could be extended for a third term, depending on how quickly employees cleared a “huge backlog” of amended tax returns.)
JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— IRS delayed action on thousands of high-income nonfiler cases because of resource problems. DD: While I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I worked many high-income nonfiler cases.
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2026/sep/irs-delayed-action-on-thousands-of-high-income-nonfiler-cases-tigta-says/
CRONISTA
— IRS will visit house to house in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, New York and Chicago to verify compliance with tax obligations. The officials in charge of carrying out these procedures are IRS Revenue Officers. DD: While I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I made many unannounced taxpayer visits.
https://www.cronista.com/en/finance/official-the-irs-will-visit-house-to-house-in-los-angeles-miami-dallas-new-york-and-chicago-to-verify-compliance-with-tax-obligations/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: IRS has different mechanisms to contact taxpayers who have pending tax returns or unresolved tax debts. In certain cases, the agency can resort to officials who establish in-person contact to move the collection process forward. The possibility of receiving a visit can cause concern among taxpayers in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, New York and Chicago, especially when there are pending tax obligations. However, it is important to clarify that this is not a measure exclusive to these cities. Collection powers belong to the IRS as a federal agency and may be applied to taxpayers in any region of the United States. The officials in charge of intervening in these procedures are the Revenue Officers, IRS employees specialized in resolving accounts with unpaid taxes and returns that have not yet been filed. Their work may include contacting taxpayers, explaining the available alternatives, and moving forward with collection measures when appropriate. . .The procedure for in-person visits underwent an important change in 2023. That year, the IRS announced the end of most unannounced visits carried out by Revenue Officers.)
AMERICAN BAZAAR
— Vivek Ramaswamy leads a new era of wealthy Indian Americans.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/09/21/vivek-ramaswamy-leads-a-new-era-of-wealthy-indian-americans-488579/
POLITICO
— Major TV networks decline White House pool duties.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/21/networks-white-house-pool-duty-01086044
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDIA NEWS NETWORK
— Trump Meets New York’s Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Trump expresses hope for Mamdani’s success as NYC mayor following their meeting at Gracie Mansion, discussing key issues. DD: To promote Democrats is to promote socialism. My critics/opponent have never hoped for my success doing anything including my promoting conservative principles.
https://www.indianewsnetwork.com/en/trump-meets-new-yorks-democratic-socialist-mayor-zohran-mamdani-20260922
