ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally, who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/daca-med-student-i-woke-up-and-realized-this-wasnt-a-bad-dream/2392078/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maybe next year: Gurnee continues battle to remove its name from hate-group map – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-gurnee-hate-map-st-0909-20170908-story.html
— Brookins to pay $5,000 fine for not keeping time sheets on convicted ex-chief of staff, other employees – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Are/were you a wage earner? I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. Have you kept all your time sheets? I have. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ethics-board-brookins-fine-met-0909-20170908-story.html
— School concussion numbers depend in part on parents’ reporting, Fox Valley districts say – Rafael Guerrero and Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-elgin-concussions-st-0911-20170908-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Some GOP reps whine about politics of Harvey aid, but that’s DC.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sweet-some-gop-reps-whine-about-politics-of-harvey-aid-but-thats-dc/
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trust Act put to the test for 2nd McHenry County family – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/08/trust-act-put-to-the-test-for-2nd-mchenry-county-family/aikwuwe/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— University of Illinois begins $60M faculty recruiting effort – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, candidates will have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170907/university-of-illinois-begins-60m-faculty-recruiting-effort
— McCann says SUV a needed campaign purchase – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170908/mccann-says-suv-needed-campaign-purchase
— Assessing the Damage: How the state budget impasse hurt our public colleges and universities – Frank Manzo IV (DIERSEN: When will the damage to GAO caused by budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s be assessed?)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170908/assessing-damage-how-state-budget-impasse-hurt-our-public-colleges-and-universities
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Spotlight falls on city salaries as Peoria looks to cut budget – Steve Tarter
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170907/spotlight-falls-on-city-salaries-as-peoria-looks-to-cut-budget
TIMES
— SB1 creates a budgetary time bomb – Scott Reeder
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/statehouse-reeder-sb-creates-a-budgetary-time-bomb/article_878d2b25-356d-50c6-bd2b-fa408d98f94c.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Once A Blue-Collar Powerhouse, Harvey Now Faces A Dim Future – CHERYL CORLEY (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/06/545794591/once-a-blue-collar-powerhouse-a-chicago-suburb-now-faces-a-dim-future
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— October promises to be busy for Will County Republicans – Caitlin Nordahl
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511210443-october-promises-to-be-busy-for-will-county-republicans
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jenner & Block Law Firm Files 93-Page Brief in Support of Release of Niceforo Macedo-Hernandez from McHenry County Jail
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/08/jenner-block-law-firm-files-93-page-brief-in-support-of-release-of-niceforo-macedo-hernandez-from-mchenry-county-jail/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park: Show your face at protests – Scot Bertram
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/lawmaker-show-your-face-at-protests/article_fd2c449a-9339-11e7-aead-2bc53d6b9b2c.html
— Following announced borrowing, State Rep. Allen Skillicorn, R-East Dundee, wants bill backlog audit – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/following-announced-borrowing-state-lawmaker-wants-bill-backlog-audit/article_92e5ca1a-93fd-11e7-8c4f-8f078f4a55c9.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Darkened Minds of Feticide Cheerleaders – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/darkened-minds-feticide-cheerleaders/
FOX NEWS
— DACA media coverage is a nightmare of bias – Dan Gainor
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/09/daca-media-coverage-is-nightmare-bias-and-other-journalism-horror-stories-this-week.html
WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Southern Poverty Law Center’s Fundraising Practices Called Into Question ‘…direct mail scam…’ – Jason Hopkins
https://www.westernjournalism.com/southern-poverty-law-centers-fundraising-practices-called-into-question/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Student blasts affirmative action as ‘disservice to diversity’ – Toni Airaksinen
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9733
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats on Rise After Cutting Funding Deal With Trump – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/09/us/politics/ap-us-trump-democrats.html
— Facebook Wins, Democracy Loses – SIVA VAIDHYANATHAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/facebook-wins-democracy-loses.html
— At Google, Employee-Led Effort Finds Men Are Paid More Than Women – DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/technology/google-salaries-gender-disparity.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-medical-marijuana-20170909-story.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Entitlements Keep Growing, and Growing, and . . . Once granted, benefits always multiply and are nearly impossible to repeal, John Cogan says. Only three presidents have been able to rein them in. – Tunku Varadarajan (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my Social Security as being unearned, undeserved, and excessive entitlements.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-entitlements-keep-growing-and-growing-and-1504908795
— We’re Richer Than We Realize The official economic statistics fail to account for quality improvements and new products. – Martin Feldstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/were-richer-than-we-realize-1504900310
— How to Plan for an Unexpectedly Early Retirement Steps on insurance, severance and other areas to prepare for a premature exit from the workforce – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-plan-for-an-unexpectedly-early-retirement-1504868400
— Your Confidence About Your Retirement Planning Is Probably Misplaced – Anne Tergesen
https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017/09/07/your-confidence-about-your-retirement-planning-is-probably-misplaced/
USA TODAY
— Democrats activate deep cover agent Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/09/08/week-onpolitics-democrats-activate-deep-cover-agent-trump/647774001/
WPXI
— Microsoft pledges to protect ‘dreamer’ employees – Theresa Seiger (DIERSEN: As GAO faced budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO protected its employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That meant GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran were gotten rid of.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/microsoft-pledges-to-protect-dreamer-employees/603621980
WORKERS WORLD
— Will labor purchase of Sun-Times make it working-class? – Jeff Sorel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who look down on wage earners like I was 1964-1997.)
http://www.workers.org/2017/09/08/will-labor-purchase-of-sun-times-make-it-working-class/
VANITY FAIR
— WHAT’S BEHIND TRUMP’S SHOCKING DEAL WITH CHUCK AND NANCY? Five theories are beginning to take hold. – T.A. FRANK
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/09/whats-behind-trumps-shocking-deal-with-chuck-and-nancy
MEDIA MATTERS
— Southern Poverty Law Center calls on Fox to correct “inaccurate” and “irresponsible” segment about the organization
https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2017/09/08/southern-poverty-law-center-calls-fox-correct-inaccurate-and-irresponsible-segment-about/217891
