ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,558 cases, 9 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2558-covid-cases-9-deaths/11006297/
— Mexico Supreme Court rules criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional
https://abc7chicago.com/mexico-abortion-legal-supreme-court-laws-texas/11006763/
FOX32
— Chicago businesses cited for violating mask mandate as mu variant raises concern – Brittany Garzillo
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-businesses-cited-for-violating-mask-mandate-as-mu-variant-raises-concern
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House lawmakers back to Springfield on Thursday to address long-awaited energy bill — passage called ‘possible’ House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on Tuesday called the state’s lower legislative chamber back to Springfield for a session Thursday, saying he is “pleased” to see negotiations on the energy legislation moving forward and “confident” it will “be viewed as a model for many other states.” – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/9/7/22661355/house-energy-vote-thursday-plan-carbon-emissions-amendatory-veto-ethics-package
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago mask mandate violations lead to at least 30 citations against businesses – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-mask-mandate-citations-warnings-20210907-42b7h5xwf5hollhyao5rogakt4-story.html
— Chicago aldermen are up for their biggest raises in 15 years. Will any of them turn it down? – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-aldermen-pay-raises-20210907-c2vyp37fejc23ew3q3bw3uyeqi-story.html
— Chicago aldermen pay: A ward-by-ward look at how much money each City Council member makes – KORI RUMORE and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-alderman-pay-raises-chart-20210907-s4gabuunynhuxgsm37knwoomqq-story.html
— With clock ticking on Exelon’s threat to shutter Byron nuclear plant, Illinois House returns Thursday to take up energy proposal – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-house-comed-energy-proposal-20210907-t3r2ldvhazculmmjlgkpg6tndy-story.html
— Plea to southern Illinois: Wake up and get the vaccine – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-southern-illinois-20210907-ui5wm4trcrggrfhnrnsqkyola4-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: 2,333 hospitalized, 66 more deaths over holiday weekend – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210907/covid-19-update-2333-hospitalized-66-more-deaths-over-holiday-weekend
— COVID-19 hospitalizations still rising, but more slowly – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210907/covid-19-hospitalizations-still-rising-but-more-slowly
RIVER BENDER
— Gary Rabine Takes State Fair Straw Poll
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/gary-rabine-takes-state-fair-straw-poll-52957.cfm
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Lawmaker challenging state’s authority to mandate masks
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/insider/article/Lawmaker-challenging-state-s-authority-to-mandate-16440840.php
FOX ILLINOIS
— White House taps populist message as Biden pushes $3.5T plan – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/white-house-taps-populist-message-as-biden-pushes-35t-plan
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Aldermen set to receive a 5.5% pay increase to $130K, the largest pay increase in 15 years
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-aldermen-set-to-receive-a-5-5-pay-increase-to-130k-the-largest-pay-increase-in-15-years-wirepoints-on-chicagos-morning-answer/
CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/07/covid-19-roundup-99/
— Rabine claims victory *** Sullivan floats gubernatorial candidacy
https://capitolfax.com/2021/09/07/sullivan-floats-gubernatorial-candidacy/
FOX NEWS
— WSJ columnist calls out AOC, liberals for ignoring ‘real structural racism’ in schools. 2019 data showed proficiency rates for many Black eighth-graders in single digits. – Cortney O’Brien
https://www.foxnews.com/media/aoc-progressives-ignoring-failing-public-schools-structural-racism
GOPUSA
— Democrats Use Hurricane Ida To Sell Infrastructure Bill
https://www.gopusa.com/democrats-use-hurricane-ida-to-sell-infrastructure-bill/
BLAZE
— Biden admin stopped planes chartered by Glenn Beck charity from taking off, handed manifest over to Taliban ‘They were told to go back into the airport and hand everything in to the Taliban’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-administration-stopped-glenn-beck-planes-afghanistan
DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Admits Americans Are Stranded Behind Enemy Lines – DYLAN HOUSMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/07/joe-biden-americans-stranded-afghanistan-taliban-airport/
— Biden Admin Says It Does Not Have The ‘Assets’ To Prevent Taliban From Reportedly Grounding Planes Trying To Leave Afghanistan – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2021/09/06/biden-taliban-afghanistan-mccaul/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Taliban disperse Kabul rally, arrest journalists – TAMEEM AKHGAR (COMMENT: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about how the following have treated me: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District, and c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me.)
https://www.wptv.com/news/world/taliban-disperse-kabul-rally-arrest-journalists
WASHINGTON POST
— Voters elect representatives. But often it is politicians who pick their voters. For centuries, politicians trying to shape the electorate have both expanded and contracted voting access. – Warren E. Milteer Jr. (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, as Democrats move in, RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, etc. pander to Democrats by dumping conservatives, that is, by dumping platform Republicans, that is, by dumping Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/07/voters-elect-representatives-often-it-is-politicians-who-pick-their-voters/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Taliban Unveil New Afghan Government. Afghanistan’s new rulers omit other political forces and women, give senior post to leader of al Qaeda-linked group. – Yaroslav Trofimov
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-crack-down-on-protest-led-by-women-in-kabul-11631014019?mod=djemwhatsnews
FORBES
— Republicans Are Abandoning The National Mainstream Media In Droves – Andy Meek
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andymeek/2021/09/06/republicans-are-abandoning-the-national-mainstream-media-in-droves-because-they-dont-trust-it/
BLOOMBERG
— The Taliban’s New Cabinet Includes U.S.-Designated Terrorist – Eltaf Najafizada
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-07/taliban-say-new-government-to-be-announced-soon
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Misinformation on Facebook got six times more clicks than factual news during the 2020 election” and “Right-leaning pages also produce more misinformation.” My critics/opponents paint themselves as being arbitrators of what is misinformation and what is factual.
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/misinformation-on-facebook-got-six-times-more-clicks-than-factual-news-during-the-2020-election,201780
CHICAGO PRIDE
— COMMENT: Naperville promotes LGBTQ.
https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/122524225
