By: Diane Benjamin Local council and school boards are labeled nonpartisan because doing what is best for the people they serve shouldn’t be a political football. I’ve stated for years progressives don’t believe in nonpartisan. They want power and now they aren’t afraid to just say it outloud. Excerpts: The 2025 local elections are the […]
By: Diane Benjamin Twelve days later (yesterday): Flash Back to 2017: https://blnnews.com/2023/02/10/koos-is-upset-trains-are-blocking-his-crossings/ Chris Koos told WGLT freight trains should be shorter so they don’t block the tracks for so long. Instead of building an underpass on Linden for pedestrians and vehicles, Normal still plans a vanity underpass. You should have this fact memorized by now: […]
By: Diane Benjamin So far in March two plants have reported closing: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/IllinoisWARNData.aspx 1117 people won’t have jobs when they close: . A bill in Illinois will make staying in business harder than it already is. Excerpts: Bill expands organ donation leave for employees Both full-time and part-time employees in Illinois may be able to […]
By: Diane Benjamin No activities used to be scheduled on Wednesday nights at Tri-Valley because many kids and their parents had church activities. That night was reserved out of respect. The new low is scheduling this event on a Wednesday night during LENT. Superintendent Ben Derges also knows candidate Casey Misch can not attend tomorrow […]
By: Diane Benjamin Public Comment was adorable last night. The far left showed up to demand the council and candidates support a Springfield bill to Lift the Rent Control ban. Just hit play to hear them on the video below. What none of them said was what they expect if the ban is lifted. Do […]
This isn’t a Star of David either (h/t a reader): By: Diane Benjamin Follow-up to this story: https://blnnews.com/2025/03/10/did-you-know-the-paint-app-is-antisemitic/ This is the Star of David: . This isn’t: I will be expecting apologies from you and Camille Taylor. Your baseless attack means I was right. The candidates I specified are far left radicals. Will Not In […]
By: Diane Benjamin Agenda: https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/cityblm/702e6605-38ba-4ae4-bbbb-23d1e5dfb175-791fe512-602c-4d20-98c8-ecdbbed39134-1741303806.pdf Read the rest of the agenda yourself. A large part of tonight will concentrate on the budget. Look at the General Fund and total budget: . Proposed spending is decreasing, but what’s the history? 10 years ago the General Fund was $94,553,780. The total budget was $186.3M. https://blnnews.com/2016/07/20/35476/ The General […]
By: Diane Benjamin Using “Paint” is just an easy way to highlight whatever I want highlighted. These are some choices for highlighting: . See the story below from the local FAR leftists, Monday mornings need laughs. I bet they haven’t called “Paint” antisemitic for making the star an option. That’s all they’ve got? 😂🤣😁 https://www.niot.org/blog/bloomington-normal-responds-when-candidates-are-targeted […]
h/t a reader: Looks like not many people believe the lies being told. Coexists isn’t possible!
By: Diane Benjamin After canceling meetings and not holding one since last November, Bloomington’s Welcoming America Commission is scheduled to meet March 17th. See the agenda here: https://granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/cityblm/03cef3b70a67f5a84ee7d2d354dfc60a0.pdf The Bloomington Council passed a Welcoming City ordinance to prevent radicals from passing sanctuary city status. That doesn’t matter since Illinois is a Sanctuary State thanks to […]
By: Diane Benjamin Anyone think schools are pushing too hard for the 1% Sales Tax increase? https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-03-05/retired-educator-barry-reilly-leads-campaign-to-support-sales-tax-for-mclean-county-schools Former District 87 superintendent Barry Reilly is heading a committee to convince you to agree to higher taxes. You need to know Reilly is collecting a HUGE MONTHLY pension: https://www.openthebooks.com/members/employer-detail/?Id=70989&tab=2&F_Name_P=Reilly&Year_P=0 He is collecting more than $205,000 a year […]
By: Diane Benjamin Abby Scott is running for Bloomington Council Ward 9: . This is her husband and County Board memeber: . Fascists don’t cut the size of government. A teacher should know that one! I hope his list has some better choices, he missed great singers like Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. He could […]
By: Diane Benjamin The GREATEST generation defeated communism. It doesn’t work, it’s back anyway. Even the Democrat Party never let Bernie Sanders be the nominee! .
By: Diane Benjamin Local City/Town Councils are labeled nonpartisan because elected officials are expected to act in the best interest of all citizens. Of course these elections have never been nonpartisan, everyone pretends they are I appreciate Krystle Able stating the obvious, The local GOP isn’t supporting specific candidates because they refuse to erase the […]
By: Diane Benjamin Illinois is already a high tax state. Add another 1% Sales Tax and we might make it to number ONE! The 1% Sales Tax isn’t just a penny – it’s another penny added to all the other pennies you already pay. https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494 From Wallet Hub: . Click the link to see all […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) If I lived in El Paso I’d vote for Ron “Biggie” Howard for mayor. Common sense needs to return to government at all levels instead of propaganda. See his answers to questions asked by the El Paso Journal here: 2) The coffee at church tasted slightly better last Sunday. I had […]
By: Diane Benjamin I rarely FOIA anything I don’t know exists. A FOIA to Connect Transit didn’t reveal any bus purchases from Champaign. The January payments did: PDF page 17 https://connect-transit.com/file/3390/02%2025%202025_BoT%20Meeting%20Packet.pdf I do know the failure of the electric buses forced Connect to pull old buses out of mothballs. The bus list doesn’t show any […]
By: Diane Benjamin h/t a reader This clown shouldn’t be anywhere near young people. It should embarrassing to IWU that their political science teacher doesn’t bother with facts before spouting far left talking points. I bet he didn’t watch the almost hour long press conference that was cordial until Zelensky decided to renegotiate the deal […]
By: Diane Benjamin The 1% Sales Tax increase is on the April 1st election ballet because it has a better chance of passing when few people bother to vote. If Tri-Valley really wanted your property taxes to go down, they wouldn’t propose a new bond for the exact amount of the one being paid off. […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Krystle Able pretends to love Diversity and Inclusiveness. If you are pro-life and/or a Christian you aren’t included in her world. She proves frequently she is unfit for any public office. The real extremists are those who judge people based on the color of their skin. That is what DEI does. […]
