By: Diane Benjamin The new Bloomington website is an improvement over what they had. You can now click on agenda items and it will take you to the documentation which eliminates trying to locate a line item. Nobody bothered to write code however so clicking the “back” arrow takes you to where you were. You […]
By: Diane Benjamin Instead of educating students, Unit 5 is using skin color to determine discipline. They are promoting the idea that deviant behavior is okay for some because they aren’t capable of socially acceptable behavior like following directions and not terrorizing other students. Are grades based on skin color too? Schools should offer equal […]
By: Diane Benjamin I received reports last school year of a female student terrorizing Benjamin School. She was bussed there from in town. Is this the same student or another one teachers aren’t allowed to discipline? Names redacted only because I wanted to:
By: Diane Benjamin Illinois doesn’t care about passing illegal laws. They play sue me if you don’t like it, their oath of office is meaningless. HB 3337 is attempting to make Normal legal by changing the rules that ONLY apply to them. Equal justice under the law doesn’t apply to the citizens of Normal. It […]
By: Diane Benjamin Documentation for the February 20th Normal Town Council meeting listed this check: Pretty strange since the City Manager doesn’t drive a huge truck – the kind Central Illinois Trucks deals with. A FOIA was filed by someone other than me to find out what this is. First, below is proof Normal does […]
By: Diane Benjamin A few days ago my son received a tiny check from JPMorgan Chase Bank that was labeled credit card rewards. It came to our address where he hasn’t lived for many years. He claims he had their credit card many years ago but hasn’t used it in a long time. Today I […]
By: Diane Benjamin HB 2789 passed both house in Springfield. When Pritzker signs it schools will lose funding if they ban any books – including graphic sexual pornogragraphy your kids have access to. Rep Sharon Chung didn’t show up for the vote in the House. Sen Dave Koehler voted yes. I believe every Democrat who […]
By: Diane Benjamin Inflation has caused tax receipts to skyrocket as well as all the money the feds printed to hand out to State and Local Governments. It is not going to last, they just aren’t telling you. The below was found in a FOIA request filed by a reader – not me. It is […]
By: Diane Benjamin Every citizens who wasn’t allowed to speak to THEIR council Monday night should have been outraged when Chris Koos cut off Public Comment after 30 minutes. They are making decisions that will affect your life and they don’t care what you think. The rest of the crowd should have stood up and […]
By: Diane Benjamin This pic will give you an idea of how many citizens showed up in Uptown last night for the Normal Town Council meeting. Most of the speakers who were allowed to speak didn’t want the Council to approve either dispensary on the agenda. Below is how the mayor greeted them – some […]
By: Diane Benjamin Is the first Rivian back in Koos’ driveway now that the election is over? Tonight payment for the 2nd Rivian is in the bills report: Is this one in Pam Reece’s driveway? She gets a car allowance each month, either the Rivian shouldn’t be at her house or the vehicle allowance should […]
By: Diane Benjamin This will be the first meeting with nobody representing taxpayers. Andy Byars replaces Stan Nord. https://www.normalil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4628 Remember when Dan Brady and Rodney Davis rented a building in Uptown for $1? https://blnnews.com/2021/05/03/normal-subsidies-brady-and-davis/ That was 104 North St. The documentation for tonight claims that building will soon be unavailable due to development. Darin Lahood […]
