The below was posted on X by Mike Netter who is running for State Senator in California. This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who’s in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspective. My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us! I’m […]
By: Diane Benjamin Below is a picture of the portable Stop Lights I mentioned in this story: https://blnnews.com/2026/06/06/this-is-why-bloomington-must-opt-people-out-of-aggregation/ . This is Ireland Grove Rd by The Grove. They say “rental” on them. I didn’t know stop lights could be rented! Note: No cars are coming from the opposite direction. It would be easy to drive […]
By: Diane Benjamin Now the far left wants everyone to celebrate what they do in theirs. Thank Normal Township Supervisor Krystle Able, this was on her Facebook page: . Where is Downtown Normal? Normal Township posted a different address than the above: . Maybe two 40-hour a week jobs isn’t working for Krystle. If you […]
By: Diane Benjamin When you have a loved one being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance minutes count. I was a passenger in an ambulance eight years when my husband shouldn’t have lived – but did. I was in Bloomington yesterday. I was at the stop light southbound on Hershey waiting for the light […]
By: Diane Benjamin Bloomington’s latest budget is almost $318 million but the camera didn’t work last night. The meeting would have been 15 minutes but appointments and a proclamation used up time. 3 people spoke at public comment (see 17:55). Everything passed with no discussion. The only video is of slides presented. The first 10 […]
By: Diane Benjamin Last Friday I attended this meeting. Lots of people attended. The meeting opened with a 14 year old singing our national anthem. Next an employee and veteran led the crowd in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Another employee led the group in prayer after that. Nobody protested, I didn’t see anyone not […]
By: Diane Benjamin On the regular agenda: https://bloomingtonil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/4104/files/report/5227 . The former Clay Dooley building is in the Downtown TIF. Premium Loaves plans to spend $4.2 million to turn it into the above. The corporate office will be on the second floor, the first floor will be available commercial space. The developer claimed the project required […]
By: Diane Benjamin Both Bloomington and Normal played granny state and opted people into their electric aggregation program. Now we know the rate this year is higher than Ameren, people can opt out by contacting Ameren. Citizens are forced to fix government blunders or pay more money. Most will never get that message. The below […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you haven’t figured out the McLean County League of Women Voters has no values, look at their Facebook page or the national organization website they mimic. This one is my favorite, they are upset the Department of Justice has proof the Southern Poverty Law Center funded organization like the KKK to […]
By: Diane Benjamin I get Google alerts on lots of things, one being Rivian This one came in this morning: . It’s hard not to burst out laughing at that headline. Investing.com must have received lots of negative comments, the link to the story now doesn’t work. Just to refresh your memory, this site shows […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Grocery Tax and Data Centers were never the reason the meeting was called. The local radicals wanted a vote against Israel. . Isn’t it nice that Public Comment is on the Agenda AFTER the vote? It sounds like the Agenda got rearranged. All 3 items passed. All three are meaningless, especially […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Both Bloomington and Normal opted every household into electric aggregation. Now we know if everyone doesn’t opt out they will be paying more for electicity. The right thing to do is opt everyone out! Will government do it? Everyone affected will never hear they need to opt out. 2) Executive Session […]
