By: Diane Benjamin William Bessler was appointed to complete Krystle Able’s County Board term when she became Normal Township Supervisor. See the original post on her Facebook page. Coping is easier to read than several screenshots: See what Bessler wrote below, his faulty un-American logic starts where the RED is: Homelessness shouldn’t be a crime. […]
By: Diane Benjamin h/t a reader Remember the Power Couples: . Every person in this photo voted to raise your property taxes last year. Two County, two City of Bloomington. Corey Beirne wants 4 more years: . Beirne and his power couple wife, Abby Scott, made McLean County less affordable by taking more of your […]
By: Diane Benjamin Remember this? . The Democratic Socialists of America have a new platform: https://program.dsausa.org/ Everything below in BOLD are direct quotes from the website. Private property won’t exist. You will live in housing provided by government. You will never get bills for anything because government provides everything. You can take off work whenever […]
. If you were born in this country, you have inherited the Golden Door — a powerful invitation to create the extraordinary life you dream of. This ‘Golden Door’ comes from the immortal poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, a beacon of hope that still calls to every soul yearning for freedom and opportunity. […]
By: Diane Benjamin All this week I likely won’t be posting anything early. We have a huge yard and garden and I will be outside very early to avoid the heat which just hit at 10:00 am today. This week we celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This is a […]
By: Diane Benjamin https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/departments/administration/procurement-diversity-initiative This policy is also called: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion DEI policies discriminate against white male owned qualified businesses to promote others that may or may not be qualified to do the job. If “oppressed status” is claimed, the City of Bloomington prefers to award contracts to you. Contracting with companies with […]
By: Diane Benjamin h/t a reader Hebrews 13:8 says, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Jesus isn’t a “progressive”. The local Unitarian Church is: https://uubn.org/wp/ Quotes from their website: Unitarian Universalism is an unambiguously, unapologetically progressive faith. Our congregation affirms the inherent worth and dignity of all people through our work in […]
By: Diane Benjamin If your media didn’t report this, get better media. I’m sure you’ve heard about accidents and deaths caused by illegals with licenses to drive semis. Illinois has now been listed as one of the states handing out CDLs to unqualified drivers. https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffys-audit-illinois-non-domiciled-cdls-finds WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today exposed […]
By: Diane Benjamin The EIN number for The Immigration Project is 43-1700482 With that number you can look up how much the State of Illinois has paid them: https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/vendor-services/vendor-payments-new This organization not only provides provides legal services to “immigrants”, they send out ICE warnings to their rapid response people. Taxpayers are funding the obstruction of […]
I wrote the story in 2018: https://blnnews.com/2018/07/07/bloomington-is-at-war-thanks-to-tari/ It got a LOT of reads in 2018, but it has been read to varying degrees every year since. A month and a half into 2026 and it already has more reads than it had in 2018. Nothing in that article should be a surprise if you were […]
By: Diane Benjamin Mike Matejka posted this on his Not In Our Town Facebook page: . Of course Mike is implying there is no difference between the KKK and ICE. Since Wikipedia has a fake history of the KKK, see History.com instead: https://www.history.com/articles/ku-klux-klan Quote: Founded in 1865, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) extended into almost […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Remember the communist organizer from ISU – Andrew Franson? https://blnnews.com/2025/10/16/email-from-an-isu-communist/ He calls himself a communist, I didn’t label him. I received an email from him saying the picture in this story is wrong: https://blnnews.com/2026/01/30/tiny-anti-ice-crowd/ Andrew claims people had left by the time the picture in the story was taken. He claims […]
Deadline to purchase tickets with meals is November 10. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/new-illinois-8th-constitutional-convention Please call Donald Glenn at (217) 649-6718 with any questions. Tickets to hear speakers only on Friday at 7:45 will be available at the door with a surcharge. Going Forward As we’ve often said, the U.S. Constitution gives us the right to pursue the formation of […]
Picture added by request By: Diane Benjamin This is the email writer: . This self-admitted communist sent this email – note the typos and command of the English language: . In case the print is too small, here is the text: I tried to leave a comment on your posts about the Nazi situation (I […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you don’t understand that concept you didn’t read yesterday’s story word-for-word: https://blnnews.com/2025/10/07/proof-political-propaganda-is-allowed-at-unit-5/ This isn’t a tough thing to understand if you start with the fact kids are classroom captives. They can’t get up and walk out. They are forced to endure whatever propaganda a teacher wants them exposed to. If communication […]
See more to this story: https://blnnews.com/2025/10/07/see-what-matt-chapman-is-teaching/ By: Diane Benjamin Ever heard of a Learning Resources Department? Normal Community High School has one: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zfzNT6fVHQoWP_qpPrqoXpTzqEAlWzMvOonbdQfn8Kw/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.6q39cva8yy6e 28 teachers are listed with an additional 6 support staff. This guy is one of the listed teachers: . Note Chapman teaches Civics and US History. This is also Matt Chapman: . […]
By: Diane Benjamin Bloomington will swear in newly elected officials on May 1. Since the ceremony is at the BCPA, it probably won’t be live-streamed. Will it be recorded? In 2017, elected officials were sworn in with an incorrect oath that omitted mention of the Constitution. Tari Renner claimed the wrong oath was pulled from […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Bloomington agenda for tonight: https://d2kbkoa27fdvtw.cloudfront.net/cityblm/8941a8856acf86d8eb133ec7a8132d1a0.pdf 3 Public hearings will be held. All 3 items are on the Consent Agenda. That means the hearings are meaningless. The Consent Agenda is usually passed without comment. Also, the City is spending another $215,366.27 on the water quality. This time they are treating both lakes […]
By: Diane Benjamin See this Center Square story: https://shorturl.at/kAu7S Democrats, activists push to decriminalize sex work in Illinois Excerpts: Members of the Sex Worker Advisory Group, or SWAG, said a bill to be filed in the 104th General Assembly that started last week will modernize existing laws and will prioritize the safety, privacy and dignity […]
By: Diane Benjamin Illegal immigration and crimes committed by illegals played a large role in the election. The murder of Laken Riley and 12 year old Jocelyn Nungaray infuriated Americans because they also have daughters. The House passed the Laken Riley Act last March but Chuck Schumer didn’t bring it to the Senate floor. The […]
By: Diane Benjamin From the Illinois Constitution: https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con10.htm . Pull out last year’s property tax bill. The State of Illinois isn’t the primary funder of public education. You are. Next year’s property tax bill will be even worse. Add to that a 1% Sales tax increase the schools want you to vote for April 1st. […]
Flying around I think I overheard Bloomington police were directed to arrest more white people. Arresting criminals without regard to color is so old fashioned! Is anyone surprised since a lawsuit against the City mentions a directive to ticket more white people? Happy New Year! Both violate the Constitution. Is DEI still alive and well?
By: Diane Benjamin https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/financial-reports-data/data-sets-portals/chartsgraphs/asylum-seekers The Illinois Comptroller’s office lists spending on “asylum seekers” at: $478,000,000 + $144,026,636 = $622,028,636. Meanwhile the Illinois budget doesn’t balance. The House and Senate have one last lame duck session. Disastrous legislation frequently materializes because post election they don’t care about your opinion. Pritzker wants to keep every illegal and […]
By: Diane Benjamin The election isn’t over under Congress counts the Electoral College votes. The Illinois Secretary of State announced all electoral votes would be cast for Kamala Harris. She won Illinois so they should go to her. Alexi Giannoulias “forgot” Illinois signed a compact with 16 other states to cast all electoral votes for […]
By: Diane Benjamin I get fundraising emails everyday demanding the Electoral College be abolished. I’ve been appointed to the Advisory Board to make that happen, just donate money. Examples: Vice presidential candidate Time Walz wants it gone: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/08/walz-says-the-electoral-college-needs-to-go-00182981 What do they all have in common? If you don’t know you just might agree. Since the […]
By: Diane Benjamin I was at the Casey’s in Normal yesterday that was looted. A copy of the Pantagraph was laying on the counter, I asked an out of town friend who grew up here if she had heard about it. The clerk behind the counter started telling us about what happened. He was obviously […]
By: Diane Benjamin Aldermen Jenna Kearns and Kent Lee did not attend last night’s meeting. That is important to remember for what happened. First, Monsignor Jason Gray from the Peoria Diocese asked the council to not override the wishes of the property owner who does not want to be designated as an historic landmark because […]
By: Diane Benjamin See this WGLT story about Holy Trinity Church: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-09-04/bloomington-planning-commission-recommends-making-holy-trinity-church-a-local-historic-site?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook This excerpt is all you need to know: . If the property owner doesn’t want the designation then the Council vote should be a unanimous NO. Obviously the Planning Commission doesn’t respect Property Rights. We will see when the Council votes on September […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Constitution was written to limit government. The founders believed people can govern themselves. The fight ever since has been between people who don’t want government running every aspect of their lives and those who do. Progressives use government to enrich themselves and their friends. That couldn’t be more clear than the […]
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By: Diane Benjamin This country is not a democracy because democracies don’t protect the rights of individuals. A representative Republic does because it protects the minority from the tyranny of the majority. The national LWV held a convention and produced this: . If the Electoral College is dismantled the only voices that will matter will […]
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 […]
By: Diane Benjamin A reader sent me this link to a Daily Wire story: https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-universities-are-teaching-students-to-blow-up-oil-pipelines-records-show Excerpt: At Illinois State University, students in an English class are required to read only four books, one of which is “How To Blow Up a Pipeline.” Another is a book on Marxism by Friedrich Engels, whom Vladimir Lenin called “the […]
Sent to me from a friend: I was in a local store yesterday and purchased a picture with Reagan’s famous quote about freedom on it. The clerk, an older woman, read it intently and said in a thick accent, ‘Freedom is gone. We came here 50 years ago to escape a Premier in South America, […]
By: Diane Benjamin Public Access issued a ruling yesterday finding the County Board Executive Committee violated the Open Meetings Act on November 13th when they didn’t let Jackie Beyer speak. The County policy demanding people sign up 24 hours in advance to speak violates OMA. The County tried to claim that even though the written policy on […]
By: Diane Benjamin See this story: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-01-16/bloomington-mayor-says-migrant-arrivals-are-an-opportunity?fbclid=IwAR3sk1vSuXaYjJpAoVD7JzKIiefInecaDL3F2HE4CZuaX7RlA2UXXaVG24Q_aem_Ac-7erlnSRtzkVEj2ctv7mKVdaRhb_7AO3U0opqMbcMf0h77UtpKx_QX-t_C6tOdMA0 Elections for local offices – like Bloomington Mayor – will be early in 2025. Since few vote Mboka could easily be re-elected by the majority who vote socialist. He won’t run as a socialist because that’s a loser, he just needs to act socialist. Read the story, he welcomes people illegally in this […]
By: Diane Benjamin The video is linked in this story: https://blnnews.com/2024/01/14/pritzker-we-dont-have-places-for-more-migrants/ If you listen to the whole interview, around 24:00 Pritzker claims Trump didn’t sign the optional loyalty oath. He claims that means Trump doesn’t believe in the Constitution. That must mean local Democrat District 8 candidate Eric Hansen doesn’t either. He didn’t include a signed and notarized copy […]
By: Diane Benjamin Since the Constitution hasn’t been repealed, leadership needs to be held accountable for violating it. (Easy grounds for Biden impeachment) Article IV, Section 4: More than 8 million illegals crossing the southern border since Biden took his Oath of Office is an invasion. There are close to 2 million more got-aways we know nothing about. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Evidently they have open door policies in their homes because they don’t want to protect McLean County from Biden’s invasion of the country – estimated now at 8 million people who walked across the border. These people know nothing about local and national laws, many expect to be taken care of by taxpayers. See Chicago […]
By: Diane Benjamin READ to the bottom! City of Bloomington Live Stream video YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@cityofbloomingtonil/streams Feel free to check all videos is you like wasting time! On May 1st 2023 numerous socialists were supposedly sworn into office. Video from the previous 3 swearing in ceremonies are posted, but not 2023. I only checked because of this story […]
