September 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,561 cases, 39 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3561-covid-cases-39-deaths/11038131/

FOX32
— Flight carrying Afghan children arrives in Chicago – Tia Ewing
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/flight-carrying-afghan-children-arrives-in-chicago

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Group of unaccompanied children from Afghanistan arrives in Chicago as wave of refugees continues. About 75 unaccompanied minors arrived in Chicago on Wednesday morning, according to city and federal officials. – Elvia Malagón and Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/22/22688362/chicago-illinois-unaccompanied-minors-afghanistan-afghan-immigration-refugees

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPS has tallied nearly 500 COVID-19 cases, still has no safety agreement with teachers union; Arwady calls number ‘very low’ – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA, ALICE YIN and GREGORY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-public-schools-covid-teachers-union-20210922-l2fjbgz4wnfrvnugyipmfvihte-story.html
— Patients flood emergency rooms at Chicago area children’s hospitals, causing long wait times. Doctors urge parents not to bring kids to ERs unless necessary. – LISA SCHENCKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-hospital-emergency-rooms-children-rsv-wait-time-20210922-qe72cdceqzf5rcw5zxkk3yh7zy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Officials: Many Haitian migrants are being released in US – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210922/news/309229998
— Bartlett man sentenced to 15 years for 7-Eleven robbery – Madison Savedra
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210922/bartlett-man-sentenced-to-15-years-for-7-eleven-robbery

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— City opens application for first reparations payments – Alex Harrison
(COMMENT: Expect that sooner or later, if you are a Republican, the Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO leaders of your municipality will force you to publicly disclose how strongly you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors oppressed those who are the following: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, non-married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, in America illegally, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/09/21/city/city-opens-application-for-first-reparations-payments/

WEIL TV
— Illinois coroner pleads not guilty to thefts from the dead – AP
https://wsiltv.com/2021/09/22/illinois-coroner-pleads-not-guilty-to-thefts-from-the-dead-2/

LAGRANGE PATCH
— Critical Race Theory At Lyons Township High? School says it’s not taught, but woman contends otherwise. She says it’s a form of “cultural Marxism.” – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/lagrange/critical-race-theory-lyons-township-high

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township Settled Open Meetings Lawsuit Against the Township, Maripat Oliver, Ken Burgess, and Felix George – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/09/dupage-township-settled-open-meetings-lawsuit-against-the-township-maripat-oliver-ken-burgess-and-felix-george/
— Court Issued Restraining Order Against Bond County Schools – re: masks – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/09/court-issued-restraining-order-against-bond-county-schools-re-masks/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MARTER TO UNDERWOOD: CONDEMN ILHAN OMAR’S ANTI-SEMITISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/marter-to-underwood-condemn-ilhan-omars-anti-semitism.html
— ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS WANT TO ALLOW VOTERS TO RECALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, OTHERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/illinois-republicans-want-to-allow-voters-to-recall-elected-officials-others.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: GET INFORMED. THEN ACT.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/09/thorneroneil-get-informed-then-act-.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fight or flight: Gonzalez retreat begs question of which anti-Trump Republican is next – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/22/anthony-gonzalezs-retreat-begs-question-which-anti/

FOX NEWS
— Former President Bush to fundraise for Liz Cheney in his first 2022 event, setting up clash with Trump. Cheney is facing Trump’s ire after her reaction to Jan. 6 Capitol riot. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-president-bush-liz-cheney-fundraiser-wyoming
— ICE officers injured by Haitian migrants after deportation flights land in Port-au-Prince. The Biden administration has increased deportation flights to Haiti. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ice-officers-haitian-migrants-deportation-flights-port-au-prince

BLAZE
— Biden admin promised to send back Haitian migrants, but they’re being released into US on ‘very, very large scale’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/haitian-migrants-released-into-us

DAILY CALLER
— Illegal Immigrants Attack Immigration Officers – VINCE COGLIANESE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/22/editor-daily-rundown-illegal-immigrants-attack-immigration-officers/
— Migrants Revolt Against Bus Driver, Try To Escape Border Patrol In Texas – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/21/haitian-migrants-attack-transport-bus-driver-try-escape-border-patrol/
— White House Press Pool Demands Biden Hold Press Conference After Aides Shout Down Questions – JORDAN LANCASTER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/21/white-house-press-pool-demands-biden-press-conference-aides-shout-down-questions/

DAILY WIRE
— White House Reporters File Formal Complaint Against Biden For Refusing To Answer Questions – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-reporters-file-formal-complaint-against-biden-for-refusing-to-answer-questions

FEDERALIST
— Lawmakers Demand National Archives Remove ‘Harmful Content’ Warnings On Founding Documents – Haley Strack
https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/22/lawmakers-demand-national-archives-remove-harmful-content-warnings-on-founding-documents/
— Black Lives Matter Is Threatening An ‘Uprising’ Against ‘Racist’ Vaccine Mandates
https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/22/black-lives-matter-is-threatening-an-uprising-against-racist-vaccine-mandates/

HOT AIR
— The “disappearing Haitians” mystery is solved. You’ve been lied to
https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2021/09/22/the-disappearing-haitians-mystery-is-solved-youve-been-lied-to-n417459

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Critical Race Theory Is Just a Distraction from Learning – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/critical-race-theory-is-just-a-distraction-from-learning/

REASON
— Things are Getting Messy. CRT goes to court and to the state houses. – BONNIE SNYDER
https://reason.com/volokh/2021/09/22/things-are-getting-messy/

THE HILL
— New group of GOP lawmakers file articles of impeachment against Biden – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/573349-gop-lawmakers-file-articles-of-impeachment-against-biden
— COMMENT: Democrat voters in battleground states want Democrats to ram through immigration reform.
https://thehill.com/latino/573432-poll-shows-battleground-state-support-for-democrats-ramming-through-immigration-reform

POLITICO
— It’s not just Republicans. Everyone’s mad at Biden over migration. – SABRINA RODRIGUEZ
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/21/migration-biden-border-troubles-513370

NBC NEWS
— Countering Trump, former President George W. Bush to hold fundraiser for Liz Cheney. Former President Donald Trump is urging Republicans to vote her out of office in a primary. -Haley Talbot and Dareh Gregorian
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/countering-trump-former-president-george-w-bush-hold-fundraiser-liz-n1279847

CNBC
— Former President George W. Bush will fundraise for Liz Cheney as Trump and GOP rivals target her House seat – Kevin Breuninger
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/22/george-w-bush-to-fundraise-for-liz-cheney-as-trump-and-gop-rivals-target-her-seat-.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Virginia’s upcoming election pits rural voters against urban ones. Why is there such a divide? The key factor is their different attitudes about race, our research finds. – Zachary L. Hertz, Lucas B. Pyle and Brian F. Schaffner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/22/virginias-upcoming-election-pits-rural-voters-against-urban-ones-why-is-there-such-divide/

WEEK
— Is ‘cancel culture’ really so bad? – DAMON LINKER
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who cancel those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.)
https://theweek.com/culture/1005129/is-cancel-culture-really-so-bad

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Latin American Migration, Once Limited to a Few Countries, Turns Into a Mass Exodus – Juan Montes, Ryan Dube and Kejal Vyas
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/latin-american-migration-once-limited-to-a-few-countries-turns-into-a-mass-exodus-11632323297

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2021/09/22/read-this-to-get-smarter-about-gender-sexual-orientation-and-lgbtq-life/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats replace equality of opportunity with equality of outcome. I passed both the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/09/labor-department-seeks-advice-increasing-equity-contracting-other-programs/185500/

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.