ABC7
— US Attorney General William Barr says Operation Legend in Chicago has resulted in 500 arrests – Alexis McAdams
https://abc7chicago.com/500-arrested-as-part-of-operation-legend-in-chicago-us-ag-barr-says/6415248/
— Illinois COVID 19 Today: IL reports 1,337 new coronavirus cases, 30 deaths as positivity rate dips below 4 percent
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1337-new-covid-19-cases-30-deaths-/6415551/
NBC5
— Trump Announces Potential Supreme Court Nominee List – Jessica Gresko
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-readying-potential-supreme-court-nominee-list/2336245/
CBS2
— ‘Lives Were Lost’: Mayor Lightfoot Slams President Trump After Woodward Book Says He Knowingly Downplayed Virus Risk
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/09/lives-were-lost-mayor-lightfoot-slams-president-trump-after-woodward-book-says-he-knowingly-downplayed-virus-risk/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Activists call for alternative Cook County ‘Budget for Black Lives’ Groups, clergy want $157 million slashed from Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s budget. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/9/9/21429296/activists-alternative-cook-county-budget-black-lives
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Are we really prepared for Trump’s refusal to accept the election results?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/9/9/21429116/2020-presidential-election-results-fair-integrity-s-e-cupp
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker-promoters say “Pity the struggling billionaire who fears a graduated income tax for Illinois. Don’t let his rhetoric fool you. Ken Griffin wants your taxes to go up sharply so that his go up hardly at all.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/9/21427957/illinois-finances-progressive-graduated-income-tax-ken-griffin-flat-tax-j-b-pritzker-referendum
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Attorney General William Barr credits Operation Legend for recent dip in homicides at Chicago briefing, but mayor raises doubts – JASON MEISNER, JEREMY GORNER and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-attorney-general-william-barr-chicago-operation-legend-20200909-kshv33evnvdwnbjgi6v4f3a4zq-story.html
— Athletes have protested for years — so what’s different now? It’s no longer a single, radical voice speaking out. – SHANNON RYAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-athlete-protest-history-nba-protests-20200909-wol7lzjkbnacfj74riulznru3e-story.html
— For Lightfoot, Pritzker dire budgets mean job cuts are necessary – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-coronavirus-budget-lightfoot-layoffs-20200909-qvzqqxlbmraljabbhnbmxirivm-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Boaters steer Trump ‘parade’ through Chain O’ Lakes – Katie Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200909/boaters-steer-trump-parade-through-chain-o-lakes
— DuPage County doles out $7.6 million in federal COVID-19 money – Scott C. Morgan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200909/dupage-county-doles-out-76-million-in-federal-covid-19-money
— Republicans hope Madigan will answer questions directly – PETER HANCOCK
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200909/republicans-hope-madigan-will-answer-questions-directly
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Sadly, misogyny still a constant in politics – Scott Reeder
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/scott-reeder-sadly-misogyny-still-a-constant-in-politics/article_bad410e8-ace7-5570-857d-3bf15eb6b93f.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Rodney Davis: No federal bailout for Illinois – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Davis-No-federal-bailout-for-Illinois-15553632.php
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump, Republicans Raise $210 Million In August — Far Behind Democrats’ Haul – BENJAMIN SWASEY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-republicans-raise-210-million-august-far-behind-democrats-haul#stream/0
— Trump Adds Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton To List Of Potential Supreme Court Picks – ALANA WISE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-adds-ted-cruz-tom-cotton-list-potential-scotus-picks#stream/0
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McSweeney District in Play as Madigan Sends Dem $50,000 and Union Another $58,000
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/09/mcsweeney-district-in-play-as-madigan-sends-50000-and-union-another-58000/
— Trump Chicago Law Enforcement Results
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/09/trump-chicago-law-enforcement-results/
— Sign Defacement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/09/message-of-the-day-defacement/
— IL-Sen/IL-14: Stinging Rebuke at Defeated Primary Candidate Issued
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/09/hubbard1/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THE NFL BECOMES A BLM CHEERLEADER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/the-nfl-becomes-a-blm-cheerleader.html
— THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE RUSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/the-national-popular-vote-ruse.html
— MASK MANDATES WORRY WORKERS’ COMP UNDERWRITERS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/mask-mandates-worry-workers-comp-underwriters.html
— ANGRY DUCKWORTH SPEWS MORE VENOM AT TRUMP IN FUNDRAISING LETTER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/angry-duckworth-spews-more-venom-at-trump-in-fundraising-letter.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: WILL ANTI-TRUMP ANGER TRIUMPH OVER PRESERVING OUR REPUBLIC?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/thorneroneil-will-anti-trump-anger-triumph-over-preserving-our-republic-.html
CAPITOL FAX
— More than 350,000 VBM applications received in Chicago so far, state tops 1 million as robocalls try to discourage Black participation
https://capitolfax.com/2020/09/09/more-than-350000-vbm-applications-received-in-chicago-so-far-state-tops-1-million-as-robocalls-try-to-discourage-black-participation/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Finally, football, or the end of America’s game? – Hugo Gurdon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/finally-football-or-the-end-of-americas-game
GOPUSA
— Cuomo Accuses Trump Of ‘Actively Trying To Kill NYC’; Threatens ‘Mayhem In This Country’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94670
BLAZE
— College students say rioting, looting ‘justified’ because ‘people in power have stolen so much more’ ‘Whatever you need to do to be heard…’ – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/college-students-rioting-looting-justified
NEW YORK TIMES
— The N.R.A.’s new candidate grades show a continuing decline in support. – Maggie Astor
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/elections/the-nras-new-candidate-grades-show-a-continuing-decline-in-support.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Biden campaign pulls out all the stops to woo young voters The campaign is positioning Biden as the empathetic candidate who can help Generation Z and millennial voters struggling amid the pandemic and racial reckoning – Jacqueline Alemany
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/09/biden-campaign-pulls-out-all-stops-woo-young-voters/
WEEK
— Who has the most to lose from political violence? – Noah Millman
https://theweek.com/articles/936312/who-most-lose-from-political-violence
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Trump Voters Are Staying Silent Again This Year
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2020/trump_voters_are_staying_silent_again_this_year
