CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. David McSweeney not seeking reelection, exploring run for statewide
office The Barrington Hills Republican said he plans to serve out his two-year
term and is exploring the creation of a super PAC to support a statewide bid. –
Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/5/20851276/david-mcsweeney-not-seeking-reelection-exploring-illinois-statewide-office
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/9/5/20851448/illinois-cannabis-marijuana-pot-sales-dispenseries-suburbs-des-plaines-naperville-marlen-garcia
— Sean Casten at Trump impeachment town hall in Downers Grove: Wants ‘a shared
set of facts’ If freshman Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., had wanted to play it safe,
he wouldn’t have devoted a town hall to Trump’s impeachment. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/9/5/20851916/sean-casten-trump-impeachment-inquiry-town-hall-wants-shared-set-facts
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP state Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills, a critic of party
leadership, says he won’t seek reelection next year – DAN PETRELLA and RICK
PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-david-mcsweeney-not-running-20190905-qpcajocukfg7pc2jke62zades4-story.html
— Facing $838 million city budget shortfall, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
holds first town hall: ‘We actually value your opinion’ – GREGORY PRATT and
JOHN BYRNE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
value the opinions of those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-budget-town-hall-meeting-20190905-k4ebrpfo2jbajkmxfrapyekf3m-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— McSweeney sets sights on statewide office, won’t seek re-election – Marni
Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190905/mcsweeney-sets-sights-on-statewide-office-wont-seek-re-election
— Medical pot dispensary faces backlash after handing out swag during Buffalo
Grove Days – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190905/medical-pot-dispensary-faces-backlash-after-handing-out-swag-during-buffalo-grove-days
CBS2
— City Has Paid More Than $524 Million Over Past Decade To Settle Lawsuits
Against Police – Chelsea Irving
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/09/04/police-lawsuit-settlement-cost/
PEORIA REGISTER MAIL
— Peoria Councilman charged with domestic batter
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20190905/top-regional-news-peoria-councilman-charged-with-domestic-battery
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois Women in Cannabis to Host a
Record-Breaking Nine Events throughout Illinois – Canna Kirsten
https://www.stltoday.com/pr/business/illinois-women-in-cannabis-to-host-a-record-breaking-nine/article_371bf794-cf57-11e9-bf22-5cb9017b3638.html
SUBURBAN LIFE
— U.S. Rep. Sean Casten discusses impeachment at Downers Grove town hall –
Ella Lee
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/09/04/u-s-rep-sean-casten-discusses-impeachment-at-downers-grove-town-hall/ah2s8x2/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Can You Tell How Electable A Candidate Is? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Are you
electable? Ever-increasingly, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee,
DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party act
like they are taking the advice of political consultants who say the more of
the following that you are, the less electable that you are: Trump supporter,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, gun owner,
German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America
for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/can-you-tell-how-electable-candidate#stream/0
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— David McSweeney Not Running for Re-Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/05/david-mcsweeney-not-running-for-re-election/
— IL-14: Oberweis Backed by Skillicorn, Lauf Calls Out Underwood’s “Game”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/09/05/il-14-oberweis-backed-by-skillicorn-lauf-calls-out-underwoods-game/
CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Dave McSweeney won’t seek reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2019/09/05/this-just-in-rep-dave-mcsweeney-wont-seek-reelection/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Good grief: We don’t need a 7-hour, LGBT CNN town hall – Brad Polumbo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cnn-plans-to-follow-up-climate-change-town-hall-with-7-hour-lgbtq-town-hall-its-a-waste-of-time
FOX NEWS
— Democrats openly embracing gun confiscation – LAURA INGRAHAM
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/democrats-openly-embracing-gun-confiscation
BREITBART
— Koch Foods Sues ICE over ‘Illegal’ Raids: Illegal Aliens Not Knowingly Hired
– John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/09/05/koch-foods-sues-ice-raids-were-illegal/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Union Sues to Allow Government Employees to Promote #Resistance at Work –
John York
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/09/05/union-sues-to-allow-government-employees-to-promote-resistance-at-work/
