By: Diane Benjamin Ol’ Mayor Renner called “bloggers” liars this morning on the Scott Miller show. So far I haven’t been able to find a podcast. If somebody sees it please let me know! This link was posted in the comments: https://post.futurimedia.com/wjbcam/playlist/2/listen-233.html?cb=1571239016.737804 Tari also complained about negative reporting by bloggers. I thought I would do […]
By: Diane Benjamin One bit of new information: Connect Transit does track transfers even though they aren’t reported anywhere. Mike McCurdy stated transfers aren’t up when he appeared at a Normal Town Council meeting, so I FOIA’d that info per month. I got this: This is one step closer to finding out exactly how many […]
https://www.businessinsider.com/cities-in-the-midwest-americans-are-fleeing Excerpt: Using data from the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates program, we found the metropolitan areas located in the Midwestern states with the most negative net migration between 2010 and 2018, adjusted by the size of the 2010 metro area population. The article recaps the top 20 Midwest cities losing population: Danville is #1 Decatur is #2 Rockford […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Town of Normal decided to let Chemberly Cummings throw her own event. According to media reports, 175 overall attended and only 75 attended the keynote speaker’s address. I know from emails I received by FOIA some City of Bloomington employees attended. This story has information about the sessions: https://blnnews.com/2019/09/20/this-explains-the-divide-in-america/ Keynote speaker […]
By: Diane Benjamin Eric’s Too Beer Garden got sent back to the Liquor Commission. I was disappointed to see Scott Black absent sent he had sent this email: (Received by FOIA) If Eric’s was doing outdoor seating before the Council approved it, the Liquor Commission should deny their request. Otherwise the meeting was fairly boring. […]
By: Diane Benjamin On October 9th I received a “press release” from Michele Anderson which I read and filed. I don’t know who else she sent it to, evidently to WGLT who took the bait and did a story. For an elected official to publicly name call was unprofessional at best. See it here: Press […]
By: Diane Benjamin This email was included in the latest FOIA from the City of Bloomington. I didn’t have to redact any names, the City did it. Names can’t legally be redacted, only personal information (like email addresses) can be. I guess this couple won’t get any calls for jobs since nobody knows who they […]
