September 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NEW POLL SHOWS TRUMP EDGING CLINTON BY 2 POINTS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-poll-shows-trump-edging-clinton-by-2-points/1500201/
— RAUNER WELCOMES NEW COMPANY TO ILLINOIS AMID CRITICISM – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-welcomes-new-company-to-illinois-amid-criticism/1500730/

 

NBC5
— Rauner’s Campaign Fund Has Given $16 Million to Illinois GOP  Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign fund, Citizens for Rauner, has donated a substantial $16 million to the Illinois Republican Party this year, the Chicago Tribune reports. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Report-Rauners-Campaign-Fund-Has-Given-16-Million-to-Ill-GOP-392500311.html
— Gov. Rauner Responds to Report He is Voting for Trump  Gov. Bruce Rauner denied a report Tuesday that he is now backing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, claiming he is staying out of the presidential race altogether. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-vote-for-trump.html

 

CBS2
— 1st Day In Session, Prominent Illinois Reps Are Out Campaigning – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/06/1st-day-in-session-prominent-illinois-reps-are-out-campaigning/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago surpasses 500th homicide in 2016
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/202599164-story

 

WLS AM
— Fitch Downgrades DuPage County – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/09/06/fitch-downgrades-dupage-county/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Munger’s ‘new’ Open Book website more of a sequel – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-mungers-new-open-book-website-more-of-sequel/
— Rich-poor divide widening in school districts here and nationally – AP  (DIERSEN: How rich/poor were the grade school(s) and high school(s) that you attended?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being rich Trinity Lutheran Grade School that I attended 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School that I attended 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School that I attended 1962-1966.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/divide-between-rich-and-poor-school-districts-widening/
— Make tax-cheating Apple pay up – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/robert-reich-make-tax-cheating-apple-pay-up/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Top cop after violent holiday weekend: ‘It’s not a police issue, it’s a society issue’ – Jeremy Gorner, Peter Nickeas, Elvia Malagon and Alexandra Chachkevitch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-labor-day-tuesday-20160906-story.html
— Transgender student locker room access debate erupts in Elgin – Duaa Eldeib
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-transgender-locker-room-elgin-u46-met-20160906-story.html
— Fox News and sexual harassment: A $20 million boost for workplace equality – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-fox-ailes-carlson-sexual-harassment-0907-jm-20160906-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner wants to use, not solve, redistricting issues.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-madigan-st-0907-20160906-story.html
— Clinton steps up attacks on Trump’s character, accuses him of concealing ‘scams’ – John Wagner, Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-taxes-20160906-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner tours, touts two Northwest suburban businesses – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160906/business/160909324/

 

WTTW
— Conservative Activist Phyllis Schlafly Dies
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/09/06/conservative-activist-phyllis-schlafly-dies

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Welcomes Food Company While Criticizing Illinois Business Climate.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-welcomes-food-company-while-criticizing-illinois-business-climate

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Illinois giving away billions to gambling insiders – John Kindt, Professor, University of Illinois, Champaign
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/09/02/letter-illinois-giving-away-billions-to-gambling-insiders/acgzg5m/

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— TRAGIC: Niles Announces Video Gambling Bar, Restaurant License Winners – Tom Robb
http://www.journal-topics.com/business/article_11c5569a-748b-11e6-9d3d-ef628e881365.html

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner urges Assembly to put redistricting reform back on ballot – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511005245-rauner-urges-assembly-to-put-redistricting-reform-back-on-ballot

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— “Speaker Madigan and his Democrats play political games” – Rep. Jeanne Ives
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511006368-editorial-ives-speaker-madigan-and-his-democrats-play-political-games
— Khouri renews call for better infrastructure, shares disappointment with Foster – Michelle de Leon
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511005258-khouri-renews-call-for-better-infrastructure-shares-disappointment-with-foster

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COULTER: PHYLLIS STEWART SCHLAFLY, 1924-2016
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/coulter-phyllis-stewart-schlafly-1924-2016.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: EPIPENS BECOME A LIFE-SAVING OBJECT OF GREED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/thorneringold-epipens-become-a-life-saving-object-of-greed-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DuPage County no longer has a pristine credit rating
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/06/dupage-county-no-longer-has-a-pristine-credit-rating/
— Fortner resurrects “crowd sourcing” remap reform plan
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/06/fortner-resurrects-crowd-sourcing-remap-reform-plan/
— Republicans not matching Mautino rhetoric with cash
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/06/republicans-not-matching-mautino-rhetoric-with-cash/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama defends Colin Kaepernick’s disrespect for the national anthem
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14533
— Health: Hillary suffers another uncontrollable coughing fit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14517
— Calais citizens block roads, demand closure of refugee camp
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14530
— Obama Celebrates Slave Labor Day in Red China
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14527
— School May Drop Valedictorians over ‘Unhealthy Competition’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14483

 

HOT AIR
— Trump on illegals: To become a citizen you’ll have to leave, but if you don’t want to become a citizen, we’ll see
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/09/06/trump-illegals-become-citizen-youll-leave-dont-want-become-citizen-well-see/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump: It’s Possible That Some Illegal Immigrants Could Stay, But Let’s Secure The Border First – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/09/06/trump-possible-that-some-illegal-immigrants-could-stay-but-lets-secure-the-border-first-n2214431

 

CHRISTIAN DAILY
— LGBT activists release ‘shame list’ of Christian colleges – Lorraine Caballero
http://www.christiandaily.com/article/lgbt-activists-release-shame-list-of-christian-colleges/56457.htm

 

THE HILL
— USA Freedom girls sue Trump campaign – Nikita Vladimirov
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/294675-usa-freedom-girls-sue-trump-campaign
— Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: Immigration not a top priority for Americans – Rebecca Savransky  (DIERSEN: Is Pierson aware that ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you say that you want America’s immigration laws to be enforced, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist and even worse things?  Is Pierson aware that ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) side with foreign countries and side their citizens, b) side against America and side against America’s citizens, c) side with minorities and side against Whites, and d) side with women and side against men?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294577-trump-spokeswoman-immigration-not-a-top-priority-for

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Undecided GOP-Leaning Voters Provide an Opening for Donald Trump  But 8 in 10 hold negative views of GOP nominee and Clinton, raising prospect they may sit out election – AARON ZITNER and  MICHELLE HACKMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/undecided-gop-leaning-voters-provide-an-opening-for-donald-trump-1473203739

 

THE ATLANTIC
— The Alt-Right Will Rise or Fall With Donald Trump – CONOR FRIEDERSDORF (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, it will be because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/the-only-way-that-movement-conservatives-can-vanquish-the-alt-right/498716/

 

NPR
— ‘Dallas Morning News’ Editorial: ‘Trump Is No Republican’ – Richard Gonzales  (DIERSEN: The fewer planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend and advance, the less Republican that you are.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/06/492891945/dallas-morning-news-trump-is-no-republican

 

FORD AUTHORITY
— The Current-Generation Ford Mustang Is On Top Of The World, Sales-Wise – AARON BIRCH
http://fordauthority.com/2016/09/the-current-generation-ford-mustang-is-on-top-of-the-world/

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.