See two stories added at the bottom. By: Diane Benjamin There was no March Connect Transit meeting, so stats aren’t available for February. Reports showing revenue and expenses for the month weren’t issued either. This statement is on their website: https://www.connect-transit.com/news I FOIA’d ridership for 2 weeks. The numbers show this happening on a few […]
By: Diane Benjamin A couple days ago this Letter to the Editor from McLean County Board member Sharon Chung appeared in the paper: https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/race-connection-furthers-division/article_298225bf-64ea-5b14-b9a7-e62de06e15c4.html Chung is upset an amendment failed that would have removed “China” from the emergency proclamation the County passed. Sharon, Communist China wants the same thing! Most of the media has knelt […]
By: Diane Benjamin This was posted to the Normal Police Department Facebook page yesterday: The police are out patrolling anyway so this doesn’t violate Gov. Pritzker’s essential services only order. Normal also isn’t picking any winners and losers – they want to reach everywhere in Normal. They could have picked a better photo to go […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you haven’t read Gov Pritzker’s Executive Order, see it here: https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/21288-Gov._Pritzker_Stay_at_Home_Order.pdf Note the Title: Stay At Home Order There are no exceptions in his order for government helping kids celebrate their birthdays. There are dictates requiring people to stay 6 feet away from each other if they have to be outside […]
By: Diane Benjamin Unlike Bloomington, that now has a financial report to the Council every month, Normal issues a report once a year in September. They call it a Financial Trends Report. Do citizens have to wait until September to find out just how bad Revenue is now? The turndown isn’t stopping them from spending […]
By: Diane Benjamin So who at the City of Bloomington did this family know? https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/photos-bloomington-girl-receives-special-birthday-present/collection_2fa6b4ee-8fc8-5a52-806f-f3268f9e9d11.html#3 Yes folks, another parade for a kid’s birthday. One difference, this time it was a girl and the only City vehicle she got was an emergency response truck with paramedics. Obvious sexism since she didn’t get all the same vehicles […]
