Follow-up story: https://blnnews.com/2024/11/30/why-did-lizzy-refund-a-contribution/ By: Diane Benjamin The email below was written by a former employee of the McLean County State’s Attorney. Soliciting funds for any political purpose is illegal if it was done at or on government property. If anyone has WRITTEN proof of that please forward it to me: blnnews@blnnews.com Honorable Members of the […]
By: Diane Benjamin This item should have every taxpayer concerned: Champaign-Urbana taxes directly instead of getting contributions from both cities like Connect transit does. I’ve heard for years that Connect wants to be a mass transit district with the ability to tax you directly. I guarantee if that ever happens Bloomington and Normal will not […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you read the 2023 Youth Build Annual Report this Charter School is fantastic: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55bb8525e4b0a459046e6739/t/65b9afabb435b867dbf069cd/1706667953249/2023+Annual+Report.pdf Now see the Illinois School Report Card for YBMC: https://irc.isbe.net/School.aspx?source=profile&Schoolid=17064005026001C Chronic Absenteeism is 87%. The Academic Progress is redacted for Proficiency in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Science Assessment shows 0% proficient. Graduation rate is redacted. […]
By: Diane Benjamin This slide is on the Unit 5 video from last night: See 3:33:59 https://vimeo.com/event/4378038 . What they are trying to say is the RATE of increase has slowed down while making it look like the actual increase isn’t happening. This slide is at 3:39:37 . The EAV growth amounts to an increase […]
By: Diane Benjamin Board candidate Casey Misch reported he was the only person running April 1st to actually attend the Tri-Valley Board meeting last night. Yes your property taxes got a massive increase because they can. Meetings aren’t on video and few people stand up to the Tax Class. You will get your property tax […]
By: Diane Benjamin Update to this story from yesterday: https://blnnews.com/2024/11/18/4-deadbeat-elected-officials-and-2-others/ I hope everyone appreciates the gravity of having elected officials who think laws don’t apply to them. The State Board of Elections has notified all the people mentioned and they chose to ignore those letters. This morning I sent a FOIA request to SBE for […]
By: Diane Benjamin Illinois Governor Pritzker doesn’t understand why Harris lost the election. He’s doubling-down on promoting transgender ideology for minors. Most kids outgrow gender dysphoria. Pritzker wants to permanently maim kids too young to buy cigarettes or alcohol, sign contracts, legally work, or do anything adults can do. Will parents finally get mad when […]
See update: https://blnnews.com/2024/11/19/update-to-the-deadbeat-list/ By: Diane Benjamin A list of political committees with unpaid fines was released by the State Board of Elections. The people on this list are barred from being on future ballots. From SBE: 10 ILCS 5/9-30. Ballot forfeiture. The State Board of Elections shall not certify the name of any person who […]
By: Diane Benjamin First of all, the Assessor sets property tax rates, not the County Board. . The levy is the total amount the County wants to collect in property taxes. Explain this if the levy was decreased 3.5%. November 14, 2023: PDF page 176 https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/9855 November 11, 2024: PDF page 180 https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/10531 Isn’t $49 […]
By: Diane Benjamin Krystle’s latest: Facts matter not how Krystle feels. Oregon did pass Rent Control in 2019. See the results in this article from July of 2023: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/07/26/oregon-cost-of-living-housing-construction-building-land-use-high-rent/ Excerpt: If Krystle wants to do the same to Illinois get Rent Control passed! I bet Able doesn’t know California voters rejected Proposition 33 that would […]
By: Diane Benjamin Just since last August the local Immigration Project has received $212,588.72: https://illinoiscomptroller.gov/financial-reports-data/data-sets-portals/chartsgraphs/asylum-seekers According to the Illinois Comptroller, Illinois has spent $478,000,000 + $129,082,199 = $607,082,199 on “asylum seekers”. The $129,082,199 has been spent since June of last year. The Comptroller doesn’t report how much money the Feds printed to reimburse Illinois. If […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you haven’t been keeping track of all the layoffs and plant closures in Illinois, you should: https://www.illinoisworknet.com/LayoffRecovery/Pages/IllinoisWARNData.aspx So far in November there have been 259 people affected. October has 1,654. Almost 2000 people and their families won’t have a Merry Christmas this year. Illinois has a high unemployment rate – look […]
By: Diane Benjamin Read this story: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/11/12/schoolhouse_limbo_how_low_will_educators_go_to_better_grades_1070484.html?mc_cid=ac0e6166c0&mc_eid=a903ff179f Did you know some states are lowering standards to make assessments look better? The story mentions Oklahoma and Wisconsin are doing just that to combat declining test scores. It also mentions the new head of Maryland schools, Carey Wright, who is refusing to lower expectations for students. She […]
By: Diane Benjamin All of these coroner reports are available in the documentation for the County Justice Committee: https://mcleancountyil.gov/478/Justice-Committee See January-March of 2024 reports here: https://blnnews.com/2024/05/03/the-coroners-reports/ The first 3 months of 2024 show 7 suicides. I don’t know if “probable” are reflected the following month or not. The reports below add another 12, total of […]
By: Diane Benjamin There had to have been close to 200 people at the VFW Hall today. They included a busload of kids from Washington Elementary. The speaker claimed this might have been the largest crowd ever. It was standing room only. The guy seated on the far left sang the National Anthem and God […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) The entire turbine field by Carlock was turned off yesterday: To be fair, a few hours later they were spinning. Maybe they require wind. 2) Krystle Able finally revealed why she wants the rent control ban lifted: Of course she doesn’t see the ridiculous here. Let me help her out: Proof […]
By: Diane Benjamin Most Democrats hide what they really believe because the population isn’t Marxist. Krystle Able doesn’t care who knows: . She has a lot in common with Marx because he expected everyone else to fund him too. Krystle is still trying to get the rent control ban lifted: . I bet she doesn’t […]
By: Diane Benjamin My church in Bloomington is a voting location. Yesterday they had a large number of poll workers and machines – larger than previous years. The crew sets up for the election the night before. We had some members there to move a lot of furniture out of the way. I don’t remember […]
By: Diane Benjamin If I get a text from someone I don’t know, especially one that doesn’t look personal, I don’t open it. It get deleted. Scammers are everywhere. If someone really needs to talk to you they have your phone number and can call. Of course, I don’t answer those either. Leave a voicemail. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Social Media is full of outrage because people recently got their property tax assessment. They see HUGE increases and think their property taxes are going up. They haven’t gone up YET, only you can stop it. The assessed value is used by all the government units on your tax bill to decide […]
By: Diane Benjamin Question: Are businesses planning on boarding up windows in anticipation of election violence? They did in 2020. Of course plywood might be too expensive now to do it. In light of this story: https://apnews.com/article/vote-ballot-drop-box-democracy-fire-f66c52f774955106fb9e7c8172825cff They caught the guy suspected for fires in Oregon and Washington. From the Bloomington Election Commission website: https://bloomingtonelectionsil.gov/vote-by-mail-2/ballot-drop-box/
By: Diane Benjamin Just admit it Krystle, you hate capitalism. If people can’t make a profit providing goods or services they won’t provide them. Able is a typical democrat who hates business. She believes they have pallets of cash in a backroom and therefore need regulation. The time proven “if you want less of something […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Another reason to abolish the Bloomington Election Commission: You can not vote with a paper ballot in Bloomington until election day. The entire rest of the County can at either the County Clerk’s office or at the mall. It will take a little longer because they have to look up what […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you can’t decide who to vote for, see where their biggest contributions came from. That is who will be telling them how to vote and expecting a payback. Illinois Sunshine is the easier place to find out: https://illinoissunshine.org/ It also shows connections to other committees established by candidates. There is tons […]
By: Diane Benjamin Normal is has three Council seats up for election next year, so far only Kevin McCarthy has filed. The other two up for election are Scott Preston and Chemberly Harris. Harris claimed she’s running for mayor but hasn’t filed yet. Watch filings here: https://www.normalil.gov/114/Municipal-Elections The only new filing in Bloomington is Ward […]
By: Diane Benjamin Did they check this person? https://normalcommunity.unit5.org/faculty/faculty/staff-master-list#R . Ruskin was fired as Assistant Warden at Pontiac prison. This WEEK 25 story has many details and proof she was terminated: https://www.25newsnow.com/2022/12/05/inspector-generals-office-alleges-gross-misconduct-by-pontiac-prison-staff/ Click on the 50 page document linked in that story for intense details. Ruskin was making a good living in Pontiac – from […]
By: Diane Benjamin From Illinois Sunshine – the easiest place to find campaign contributions: https://tinyurl.com/mrytamr6 Who is Local Jobs & Economic Development Fund? It isn’t local. The office is in Dover Delaware. Why does anyone in Dover care about McLean County elections and why did they give $10,000 to Democrat County Board candidate Jim Rogal? […]
By: Diane Benjamin Maybe this will help: . Rob Fazzini is the former Bloomington alderman who claimed gas taxes don’t raise the price of gas. He stated that to justify a Bloomington gas tax. Before Fazzini a local gas tax didn’t exist. https://blnnews.com/2014/01/27/culture-tales-bloomington-council-retreat/ Below are the facts, local gas taxes are not included in these […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Safe, Legal, and Rare is now Democrat humor: 2) Yes FEMA spent disaster relief funds on illegals, it’s right on their website: 2023 – $363.8 million. See the list: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/shelter-services-program/fy23-awards 2024 – $640.9 million. See this list: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/shelter-services-program/fy24-awards 3) I posted the US Debt Clock on April 16, 2024 in this […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Many companies have realized DEI is ridiculous for business because it puts people in positions they didn’t earn and are not qualified for. The Town of Normal didn’t get the message: 2) I was notified by a friend that his deceased mother is still on the voter roles. Evidently the Bloomington […]
By: Diane Benjamin Unit 5 has a page linked to their Home page called US and State Political Contacts: https://www.unit5.org/about-u5/u-s-and-state-political-contacts I don’t know why this page is on a school website. Worse, Unit 5 is displaying disinformation. All the highlighted people aren’t in office anymore and haven’t been for quite awhile: . If you look […]
By: Diane Benjamin April 2024: Today:
See this story: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/unemployment-persists-in-illinois-metro-areas-during-august/ The Bloomington area gained 100 jobs in August. Springfield, Peoria, and Decatur all lost jobs. From August of 2023 to August of 2024 this area gained 600 jobs. The article has other interesting stats. It also has a path to prosperity that won’t happen. Illinois anti-business policies will continue because the […]
By: Diane Benjamin https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/grant-funding-allowing-normal-pd-to-hire-new-officers Are the 6 new officers going to be terminated when the grant money runs out? The story doesn’t say. The story claims growth means the Town needs more officers. Is the population of Normal going up or just crime? https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/illinois/normal https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/normaltownillinois,US/PST045223 Keep in mind ISU students that aren’t here all year […]
By: Diane Benjamin Pritzker owns the Democrat Party. Wonder why no Democrats objected to his almost 2 years of COVID executive orders? The two biggest contributors to Sharon Chung’s campaign are: You can look up all donations on illinoissunshine.org It is amazing how many contributions merely come from other campaigns. Below Is what Sharon Chung […]
By: Diane Benjamin Latest turbine pics, these are all different towers east of Bloomington and all leaking oil: . I could have posted many more leaking oil. Below is campaign literature for 2 democrats running for the McLean County Board. What does “fairer” mean? The only way to make something “fair” is to take from […]
By: Diane Benjamin . ObamaCare didn’t work? Of course it didn’t because government isn’t capable of managing healthcare. Doctors were forced to work for corporations instead of being independent. As predicted before Democrats passed it, doctor shortages now exist. Add we now have 10-15 million illegals competing with Americans for healthcare. Isn’t theirs free? One […]
By: Diane Benjamin In case you missed it, CIRA got a Federal grant for improvements: https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/federal-dollars-coming-to-cira-to-buy-new-safety-equipment-rehabilitate-runway/ “Bringing home the bacon” to buy votes wouldn’t be needed if the Federal Government wasn’t trying to control everything by spending $2 Trillion more a year than it receives from taxpayers. Like inflation? Unless the size and spending of […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you did believe in term limits you would be marking every judge NO: Voting YES is NOT going to save County taxpayers any money: If this passes an auditor will be appointed instead of elected. Auditors have to be independent. Appointed isn’t. The best way to take out someone who isn’t […]
