By: Diane Benjamin Future council are NOT bound by the actions of this council. If they were this plan from 2013 would have already been a reality: . If you want people elected who actually care about the roads, start voting for them! A few things in that plan were done, like Way Finding signs, […]
The report finally got posted around 11:00am. Since it was beautiful yesterday I was outside and haven’t looked at it in depth. I will though. The email I received didn’t explain why it was late. By: Diane Benjamin I’ve got more to report from last night’s meeting but it will wait until tomorrow. Bills and […]
By: Diane Benjamin When Dr. David Mouser ran Tri-Valley, according to former employees, he told students “don’t tell your parents”. Tri-Valley is tiny compared to District 87, yesterday’s lockdown reasons were harder for him to keep secret. The message below was sent to parents. It isn’t a false alarm (as reported by media) when “a […]
By: Diane Benjamin The cameras worked last night. A new voting system actually worked last night. Bloomington now has TWO tent cities. Another one sprung up under the Center Street bridge – according to a Public Comment (19:45). The reason people are illegally living in tents in downtown Bloomington is because the first person was […]
By: Diane Benjamin The County Board meeting is Thursday, the Executive Committee meets today and may make changes to what is proposed. The changes failed to pass in February because of democrat shenanigans: https://blnnews.com/2024/02/14/a-legal-public-comment-policy-isnt-on-the-county-board-agenda-blame-democrats/ See the new policies from the Rules Committee starting on PDF page 4: https://mcleancountyil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/10128 Summary: 15 minutes allotted (not enough for […]
By: Diane Benjamin Tonight’s agenda: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/cityblm/f6fa5291-5bbe-11ee-ae13-0050569183fa-d854eb82-3702-4140-9de6-ac3a8e3f379d-1712335286.pdf If you forgot or never heard, Bloomington has a water tower that has never been used because it wasn’t built high enough: https://blnnews.com/2015/08/04/more-ineptness/ That one won’t be mentioned tonight because the City must maintain the appearance of competence. On the agenda is building another one: This one disturbs me […]
By: Diane Benjamin As inflation eats your prosperity government is of course obliged to contribute to your demise. Their costs go up too. The only difference is all they have to is raise your taxes and fees to compensate. Try that with your boss. BNWRD is the Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District. At the April 8th […]
By: Diane Benjamin It’s nice to see true colors: . https://www.timesofisrael.com/historian-new-evidence-shows-fdrs-bigotry-derailed-many-holocaust-rescue-plans Franklin Roosevelt was an antisemite. Even Wikipedia agrees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt_and_civil_rights Don’t forget FDR sent Japanese Americans to concentration camps too. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-signs-executive-order-9066 FDR also threatened to pack the Supreme Court because they kept striking down his unconstitutional edicts: https://www.history.com/news/franklin-roosevelt-tried-packing-supreme-court (History is repeating itself now!) FDR, elected […]
I hear NCHS students will be doing a charity talent show. Fabulous except where the money raised will go: Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. That organization is an NGO with more than 90% of it’s revenue from tax dollars. Obviously there aren’t any local or state children that need “relief”. Did students or advisors pick PCRF? […]
The below was sent in a newsletter by Illinois State Senator Craig Wilcox. Citizenship in Illinois means being a piggybank so Democrats can give freebies to illegals. “When it comes to Governor JB Pritzker’s gold-plated healthcare plan for non-citizens, the running joke in Springfield is that people want to fly to Mexico and walk back into […]
This is an expansion of an existing network of schools. Tired of public schools? Illinois needs school choice, competition would make public schools instantly better. An education monopoly creates mediocre education. Your kids deserve better, tell legislators you demand choices. Many states are passing school choice, Illinois kids will be left behind. If you need […]
By: Diane Benjamin https://www.decaturtribune.com/2024/04/03/city-beat-tim-gleasons-return-as-city-manager-is-good-news-for-decatur Except: Gleason didn’t get the job in Arizona: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-03-29/tim-gleason-reflects-on-his-six-years-as-bloomington-city-manager Also from the 1st article: Is this why Gleason “was interested in returning to Decatur”?
By: Diane Benjamin Of course Normal Mayor Chris Koos didn’t say those words. For once he is very transparent in what he did say: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-04-02/mayor-of-normal-town-does-not-owe-alan-beaman-a-further-statement The case was filed by Alan Beaman in 2014. How much did Normal waste on legal fees before they decided to settle? Would a jury have awarded Beaman more money? […]
By: Diane Benjamin I like data, if you don’t this one isn’t for you. I found these number surprisingly low. 2020 and 2021 numbers were higher. You can find numerous December (year end) numbers in the February Justice Committee packets here: https://mcleancountyil.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=70 Did these numbers go down because of the Safety Act? If the purpose […]
By: Diane Benjamin Decatur hired Tim Gleason as City Manager last night for the 2nd time. Fun facts: https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-cities/decatur_il/bloomington_il/costofliving . Tim Gleason will get a salary of $230,000 a year in Decatur: https://www.decaturtribune.com/2024/04/01/city-council-affirms-gleason-as-city-manager-approves-new-universal-yard-waste-service/ Last time he was Decatur’s City Manager this was his salary – he came to Bloomington in 2018: Below is his salary […]
By: Diane Benjamin People lie. Politicians lie. Freedom of Speech is written into the 1st Amendment because the authors thought people were smart enough to hear all sides, inform themselves, and then make decisions based on informed thought. There is no such thing and Mis and Dis information. There are only elites who want to […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you forgot the details of this case, see this story: https://tinyurl.com/fkwse7hd Mr. Beaman lost at least 13 years of his life, of course the Town of Normal won’t admit the police blew the investigation. Jennifer Lockmiller’s killer is still free. He deserves at least this much money. From the documentation – […]
