Diersen’s News Clips & Upcoming Events; 6-18-2013

GOPUSA ILLINOIS

June 18, 2013 Evening Edition

Fellow Republicans:

News clips and upcoming event information:

WGN TV

Illinois Republicans offer pension fix – Nancy Loo¹

CBS2

Supreme Court Grants Madigan More Time For Concealed Carry Appeal²

NBC5

Quinn, Lawmakers Plan Pension Talks Into July Plan involves forming a bipartisan committee and reconvening the Legislature next month – Kerry Lester³
Why Legislators Should Donate Per Diem Money to Charity – Edward McClelland⁴

FOX NEWS CHICAGO

Convicted killer still collects over $55K a year in pension behind bars – Dane Placko⁵

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Eugene Ornstead is a killer. In 1994, the veteran Chicago fire department lieutenant beat his second wife to death in their northwest side home. Then, stuffed her body in the trunk of his car and drove to Racine County, Wisconsin, where he told police they had been kidnapped. The story quickly fell apart and Ornstead was convicted of first degree murder. Now, 76 years old, Ornstead lives behind bars in a medium security prison in Redgranite, Wisconsin, and won’t be eligible for parole until he turns 100. But despite his brutal crime, every month Ornstead gets a check from the Chicago firefighter’s pension fund for $4,645 dollars. That’s more than $55,000 a year and more than $840,000 in pension money since he committed the murder. Pension expert Bill Zettler says it may be outrageous, but under Illinois law it’s perfectly legal. Public pensions must still be paid to criminals, unless the crime was committed as part of the pensioner’s job. Yet social security disappears behind prison walls. “I would characterize it as immoral,” Zettler says. “Why should the taxpayers be paying a pension to somebody who’s in prison for life?” Social security, if you’re in prison you don’t get it. You can start it again if you’re out. Why can’t the public pensions be just like our pensions?”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

Quinn, Madigan and Cullerton agree to form bipartisan group to negotiate a pension fix – Zach Buchheit⁶

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Lawmakers expected to use special session to punt pension reform to committee Any compromise reached by panel of 10 legislators would still need approval from both chambers – Ray Long and Monique Garcia⁷
Lawmakers, check your egos at the door Conference committee might just work – Editorial⁸
Fast-food workers echo ‘Occupy’ spirit – Clarence Page⁹
Wheaton tightens rules on massage businesses – Quan Truong¹⁰

DAILY HERALD

Wheeling will consider assault weapon ban – Deborah Donovan¹¹

(DIERSEN: Will Wheeling ban those who support the Second Amendment? Will Wheeling ban Republicans?)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS

Hints of pension progress surface in Springfield – Greg Hinz¹²

SOUTHTOWN STAR

Lazy legislators can’t bother to vote themselves – Scott Reeder¹³
IDOT tweaks Illiana Expressway proposal, wants it to be a tollway – Cindy Wojdyla Cain¹⁴
Garbage still being heaped on Illinois – Phil Kadner¹⁵

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Quinn, Illinois legislative leaders consider pension committee, talks into July¹⁶

SUBURBAN LIFE

Illicit massage parlor loophole closed by Wheaton City Council – Nathan Lurz¹⁷

KENDALL COUNTY REPUBLICANS

Resolution in Support of the Second Amendment¹⁸

ILLINOIS REVIEW

AG Madigan’s conceal carry appeal granted by the court until July 22¹⁹
Quinn denies offering public projects in exchange for gay marriage votes²⁰
Unchecked slaughter continues in the gun control capitol of America²¹
Oberweis: Prospects for pension breakthrough slim²²

CAPITOL FAX

Rauner hit, responds – Rich Miller²³
Daley to emphasize his banking job – Rich Miller²⁴

(DIERSEN: If you ran for a government office, which of your jobs would you emphasize? I would emphasize the experience that I gained working for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years. But of course, my opponents would demonize, denigrate, and condemn that experience.)

CONSERVATIVE HQ

Rubio’s Immigration Bill: Suicide for the GOP – Ben Hart²⁵

NATIONAL JOURNAL

Peter Roskam Beefs Up Political Operation, Aims for Bigger National Profile – Chris Frates²⁶

THE HILL

Boehner: No immigration vote without ‘majority support’ of GOP – Molly K. Hooper²⁷

(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, no Congressman who got elected as a Republican should vote for any bill that
conflicts with the Republican Party platform.)

Bill Ayers: Obama should be tried for war crimes – Justin Sink²⁸

HUFFINGTON POST

Over 135 LGBT Groups Take the Full Equality Pledge Demanding a National One-Bill Strategy – Tood Fernandez²⁹

(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will you be prohibited from getting a job, keeping a job, and doing anything else in America unless you promote homosexual activity?)

WASHINGTON POST

Hearing will examine ‘reinventing the federal government’ – Josh Hicks³⁰

(DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, IRS almost 9 years, and the Post Office almost 3 years. While I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of the federal financial industry regulators for 9 years, audits of IRS for 3 years, and audits of many federal agencies including DOD, DOE, DOL, DOT, EPA, FAA, FHA, GSA, HHS, HUD, INS, RRB, and VA for 6 years. While I served on the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants for 13 years, I worked extensively with employees of many federal Inspector General offices.)

ABC NEWS

House Passes Bill Banning Abortion After 20 Weeks – John Parkinson³¹

DAILY MAIL

Northwestern professor quits over ‘beer can and condom strewn yard’ Dr. Mark Waymack blames an administration that turns a blind eye to the Evanston, Illinois university’s hard-partying students Waymack also says he’ll be moving out of his home of 18 years – Joshua Gardner³²

RASMUSSEN REPORTS

71% Would Recommend Their Company as a Good Place to Work³³

(DIERSEN: I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. Because Democrats run the federal government and because political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government, sadly, I could not recommend that a Republican work for the federal government.)

UPCOMING EVENTS: FOR EVENT DETAILS, VISIT THE EVENTS PAGES AT:
www.illinoisreview.com, www.weareillinois.org, and/or www.dupagegop.com

6/19 Event: Naperville GOP RUSH Around Town at City Gate Grille – Calamos Center
6/19 Event: Illinois Right to Life Committee Dinner with Cardinal George in Lombard
6/19 Event: Scott Walker at Heartland Institute event
6/20 Event: 9th Congressional Club Cocktail Reception in Morton Grove
6/20 Event: Proft and Kay at Ives fundraiser in Wheaton
6/20 Event: Roskam at LaHood fundraiser in Chicago
6/22 Event: Conservative Leadership Conference in Willowbrook
6/24 Event: Ives at Panera Bread in Naperville 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
6/25 Event: David Horowitz at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center
6/25 Event: Sandack fundraiser in LaGrange
6/26 Event: MTRCC picnic
6/28 Event: Senate Republican Caucus fundraiser at Arlington Park Racecourse
6/29 Event: ICRC Annual Convention in Elgin
6/29 Event: Davis, Dawson, Del Mar, Dorgan?, Durante, Higgins, Hultgren, Munson, Robling, Roskam, Ruscitti, Weiss, and Wojnicki at Schaumburg Township GOP leadership conference in Addison
6/30 Event: Right to Life Pigroast in McHenry County
6/30 Event: Illinois Forum meeting in Rantol
7/4 Event: Wheaton and Glen Ellyn Independence Day parades
7/17 Event: Bloomingdale Township GOP Golf Outing
7/20 Event: Rockin’ for the Troops concert at Cantigny Park in Wheaton
8/9 Event: Chicago Young Republicans golf outing in Algonquin
8/10 Event: 19th Annual Lauzen Porky Picnic in Aurora
8/24 Event: Illinois Forum Luncheon
8/29-31: Black Conservative Summit in St. Charles
9/18-19 Event: Republican State Senate Campaign Committee fundraiser in Whittington
9/28 Event: CPAC in St. Louis
9/29 Event: NTRO GOP Meeting
10/4 Event: Dr. Benjamin Carson at Illinois Family Institute Banquet
10/4 Event: Milton Township GOP Oktoberfest
10/4 Event: Illinois Family Institute Fall Banquet in Northlake
10/26 Event: NTRO GOP Meeting
11/26 Event: NTRO GOP Meeting
2/8 Event: McLean County Lincoln Day Dinner in Bloomington
3/1 Event: NTRO March Madness Pizza Party
3/10 Event: William J. Kelly St. Patrick’s Day birthday fundraiser
3/18 Event: Primary Election
3/18 Event: William J. Kelly Victory Party at the Chicago Hilton
11/4 Event: General Election

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Dave Diersen
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