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 […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you are confused about the 3 advisory questions the democrats put on the ballot to prevent a parental rights advisory question, Krystle Able thinks you should vote YES on all 3: . Of course unintended consequences are difficult without critical thinking skills. She also still wants Rent Control. Krystle also posted […]
By: Diane Benjamin https://bloomingtonelectionsil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24GILBLO_SPECIMEN_FINAL.pdf Unlike the County where the Clerk in charge of elections is actually elected, BEC has this disclaimer on their site: https://bloomingtonelectionsil.gov/november-5th-2024-general-election/specimen-ballot On the County website you can locate what YOUR ballot will look like, it won’t have every office like BEC’s does. That is the difference between being able to hold […]
By: Diane Benjamin Since the County Clerk is elected, sample ballots are posted today. They couldn’t be finalized until a final decision was made about Robert Kennedy Jr’s name being on the ballot. That was a no brainer since Illinois is blue and they never wanted his name removed because they think it helps Harris. […]
By: Diane Benjamin I had hoped at least one parent would have shown up at the Unit 5 School Board meeting last night to talk about the issue below. One parent did speak about fights at football games, but no one spoke on this issue. You can see her comment at 35:10. She was followed […]
By: Diane Benjamin Start with this story: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/09/16/nearly-500-republican-democrat-officials-urge-joe-biden-import-2-5-million-migrants-fill-american-jobs/ Excerpt: Almost 500 local and state elected officials, both Republicans and Democrats, are urging President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s administration to admit some 2.5 million migrants to the United States through the federal government’s refugee resettlement program. That story is from yesterday, the letter […]
By: Diane Benjamin McLean County property taxes aren’t going down – look at this slide from last week’s County Board meeting and see if you can tell why I know that: Need more time? I can wait . . . . The overall spending is decreasing because the COVID bucks aren’t rushing into the coffers […]
By: Diane Benjamin Do you ever read a news story and think to yourself: This doesn’t feel right. If yes, you have critical thinking skills that make you not fall for whatever information is pushed. Both Krystle Able and Corey Beirne posted an AXIOS story on Facebook which claims the end of cash bail in […]
By: Diane Benjamin Keep in mind the Democrats plan to take over the County Board in November for I think the first time ever. This is the mentality you will get: Krystle Able was the ONLY County Board member NOT at the Thursday meeting. That didn’t stop her from posting this on Facebook and then […]
By: Diane Benjamin From a friend of mine: Since May I have been telling friends and acquaintances about the effort to uncover the terrible truth about the condition of voter rolls across the country. United Sovereign Americans volunteers in 27 states have been working hard. In Illinois, our highly qualified and credentialed volunteer data team […]
By: Diane Benjamin Maybe schools wouldn’t need more funding if they weren’t required to educate illegal alien kids that only the far left think have a right to be here. We are forced to pay for illegal immigration without a vote. https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-09-05/mclean-county-school-administrators-ponder-a-countywide-sales-tax-after-failed-effort-in-2014 Read the article. Public schools are now horrendous. School administrators want a 1% […]
By: Diane Benjamin Since the State of Illinois has no common sense, this form is required to be sent to every registered voter. The State thinks people aren’t smart enough to figure out how to request a mail in ballot themselves. The Bloomington Election Commission will be sending them too. If you get one of […]
By: Diane Benjamin I was going to wait until after the November election to write about local elections, but I don’t think this can wait that long. There is a disturbing trend in local government that is limiting DIVERSITY of thought. Should married couples be allowed to hold elected office? Why is this trend only […]
By: Diane Benjamin Mark Zuckerberg is still interfering in elections regardless of his latest statements. The Center Square is alternative media, so of course it has to be censored. We deserve fair elections, do the facts show they will be? If you get a voter’s registration card in the mail for someone who does not […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Supervisor of Assessments will be holding public information sessions around the County. https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/27876/Public-Information-Session-News-Release-2024 . This link has information on filing an assessment complaint: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/109/Filing-an-Assessment-Complaint Filing a complaint is part of the public information sessions. Keep in mind, every unit of government can refuse to raise your property taxes by just requesting […]
By: Diane Benjamin Unless government fears you they will continue to fleece you. Taxpayers are the bottom of their food chain. They don’t care what expenses you have or that you can’t afford groceries – their needs are superior to yours. Below are a ton of comments that I redacted all identifying information for. People […]
By: Diane Benjamin Read their entire story here: https://shorturl.at/d8UQ8 The ERA wasn’t introduced to Congress 101 years ago. It was discussed by women who got the women’s right to vote passed. It was brought to Congress by feminists and passed bother Houses in 1972. It needed to be ratified by 38 states, and expired in […]
By: Diane Benjamin All levels of Illinois government can’t collect enough money. They have needs, yours are immaterial. That is what happens in a one party state where taxpayers are immaterial other than PAY IT! Just wait until the County Board goes blue! Know what an equalization factor of 1.1143 means? The assessed value of […]
By: Diane Benjamin Everyone’s first thought is property taxes. The fleecing of property owners on unrealized gains does contribute, that is no different than taxing you on stocks that have increased in value but you haven’t sold them. To pay taxes you would have to sell. Of course, if the value decreases you don’t get […]
By: Diane Benjamin FYI: I drove on part of the new Oakland Avenue yesterday. It isn’t done, but it’s a MAJOR improvement! This April 2023 story has been getting a tons of reads the last week or so. https://blnnews.com/2023/04/17/blessent-james-or-michelle/ That told me something is up. It is. The County Records show a Motion to Reconsider […]
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Unintended consequences are never considered when feelings are used to make decisions. Another Krystle Able post has unintended consequences splattered all over it. What is regulated you get less of. Econ 101. As a Democrat County Board member Able increased rents by voting to seize increased property taxes because property values […]
By: Diane Benjamin Illinois is second only to New Jersey for the highest property taxes in the country: https://www.fool.com/research/property-tax-rates-by-state/ Last year many local government seized the increased assessed values of your property to collect more property taxes. They are taxing you on unrealized gains! If you don’t plan on selling your home the assessed value […]
By: Diane Benjamin Project 2025 is the favorite talking point for the left now. Turing the document into the boogie man is everywhere. The Heritage Foundation has been putting out pretty much the same plan for 40 years. This is nothing new. The goal is to rein in the administrative state. Congress should be making […]
By: Diane Benjamin How much do you think the price of this can of dog food has increased in recent years: I’ve been buying this for years and I have receipts. I bought some Saturday: The older receipts are fading, but still readable. 2022: How about 2021: The can now could even be suffering from […]
By: Diane Benjamin Saturday when I was driving across Bloomington my vehicle said the temperature was 92. When I passed the airport it jumped to 94. At my country house it was only 89. What that proves is “record temperatures” depend on where the temperature is taken. This story is in the latest issue of […]
FYI: Facebook removed this story too. Russians aren’t interfering in elections, Facebook is! By: Diane Benjamin https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/662192750-unions-can-defend-vs-attempts-to-force-il-to-clean-up-voter-rolls-judge-says Illinois elections are fair? Removing ineligible voters is essential to at least appear fair. Background excepts from the story: Washington, D.C.-based Judicial Watch filed suit in March in Chicago federal court, claiming Illinois state and county election authorities have […]
FYI: Facebook is interfering in elections. They deleted this story by calling it spam. Luckily most reads don’t come from them. By: Diane Benjamin Not that she’s running for mayor, but this: h/t a reader She’s always said she was a Republican, she used to be a precinct committeeman for the GOP. She lost that […]
By: Diane Benjamin Review this story from yesterday: https://blnnews.com/2024/07/29/when-local-governments-celebrate-grants/ Next read this story: https://foreignaffairs.co.nz/2024/07/30/mil-osi-usa-following-sorensens-advocacy-mclean-county-receives-funding-to-extend-historic-route-66-trail/ Rep Eric Sorensen announced a grant to McLean County to design the final 9 miles of the Historic Route 66 Bike and Pedestrian Trail. $675,000 to DESIGN. Another grant will be needed for construction, I think in the past the feds […]
By: Diane Benjamin Both the Federal government and Illinois spend more money than they collect. Every grant celebrated isn’t “bringing home the bacon”, it’s destroying your future prosperity by devaluing the dollar. Like inflation? Unlike responsible citizens that live within their means, government doesn’t. Click the link for more facts, especially the numbers government reports […]
By: Diane Benjamin The local LWV posted this to Facebook: . Of course it is a crime for illegal aliens to vote. It’s also illegal to cross the border. Who is prosecuting illegals for that? WAY over the heads of anyone at the LWV: Every vote by an illegal cancels the vote of a citizen. […]
By: Diane Benjamin https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8174/Types-of-acceptable-ID Below are the documents needed to register to vote, keep in mind as of July 1 illegal aliens in Illinois can get a regular driver’s license that doesn’t have any identifying marks showing they aren’t citizens: Illinois elections authorities are not allowed to check immigration status. If someone wants to register […]
By: Diane Benjamin Quotes from this article: https://unionhall.aflcio.org/bloomington-normal-trades-and-labor-assembly/news/bn-trades-hosts-candidates-forum-makes-local “On June 5 the Bloomington & Normal Trades & Labor Assembly (AFL-CIO) and the Livingston & McLean Counties Building & Construction Trades Council hosted a local candidates’ forum. Specific questions were given to candidates in advance so delegates could compare their answers.” . Read the article, unions endorsed […]
*** For Immediate Release *** July 11, 2024 Contact: Mark Clauss Phone: 309-825-1249 Email: mark@markclauss4mcb.org Mark Clauss To Run for McLean County Board in District 10 Bloomington, IL: Mark Clauss officially filed forms to seek the District 10 seat on the McLean County Board for the November 5, 2024 Election. Mark is replacing Ross Webb […]
By: Diane Benjamin Of course socialists hate capitalism. Krystle posts lots of anti-American stuff but this is a classic: . Let’s start with people should be encouraged to buy a home, not rent their entire life. Owning builds wealth, renting does nothing but provide a place to live while you pay somebody else’s mortgage. Krystle […]
NEWS RELEASE AND MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT : Ross Webb 07/05/2024 309-531-5391 electrosswebb@gmail.com Ross Webb Withdraws Candidacy for McLean County Board’s 10th District MEDIA ADVISORY: Ross Webb is withdrawing from his bid to run for the 10th District of the McLean County Board in 2024. BLOOMINGTON IL — Ross Webb has withdrawn his candidacy for […]
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 Keep in mind: Illinois now gives illegals a standard driver’s license. They can walk into any precinct on election day and register to vote. Democrats must support this bill if they value fair elections. Only Citizens Vote/ SAVE Act (HB 8281)1) BEFORE INDEPENDENCE DAYCall your Congressman, regardless of party and ask them […]
By: Diane Benjamin An EXTERNAL AUDITOR does not do what an elected auditor does. External Auditors check a few transactions and make sure all the numbers are in the right columns. An elected auditor checks every transaction against what is budgeted. The problem has always been THIS auditor. She has no or few staff – […]
By: Diane Benjamin This story could be the reason test scores are dismal in public schools: https://www.thefp.com/p/how-public-schools-became-ideological-boot-camps?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Everyone should read the entire article! Public Schools can’t be fixed. School Choice is the only way to fix education. Illinois won’t allow it since Springfield is captive to teachers unions. Excerpts: The answer has a lot to […]
By: Diane Benjamin Senator Chapin Rose included this chart in a recent email. Compare your coverage to what non-citizens (illegal aliens) receive in Illinois – at your expense. Democrats value illegals, you are just their piggy bank.
