Governors Pritzker’s Executive Orders Void: What does that mean?
Get the facts from those who have READ the law and been right since MARCH: https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/governors-pritzkers-executive-orders-void-what-does-that-mean
Category: State
Darren Bailey won! Pritzker cooked
The Clay County judge ruled today that any orders issued by Pritzker past the 30 days given to him by law are invalid! There are now no limitations on ANYONE in the State of Illinois. You are open, open, open. This applies to schools too – Illinois can not require masks. This also voids any […]
$6 million to $9.35 million in one month
By: Diane Benjamin On June 22 the Town of Normal held a special meeting just to approve submitting a grant request to the State of Illinois for funds to fix West College: http://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3668 This plan also included extending the trail, the cost estimate just for the trail wasn’t listed – just the total: If other […]
1st Public School District fights back
By: Diane Benjamin Hutsonville School District voted unanimously last night to hire Attorney Thomas DeVore for possible litigation. The Board opposes the “Joint Directives” issued by Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) that include wearing masks, temperature checks, and occupancy limits. The Edgar County Watchdogs have video of […]
Pritzker loses, he likely won’t care
By: Diane Benjamin When it was obvious a judge in Clay County was going to rule against Pritzker’s illegal orders in favor of State Rep Darren Bailey, Pritzker tried to get the case moved to Federal Court. That judge stalled for weeks but ruled yesterday to send it back to Clay County. A hearing date […]
Illinois needs to tax retirement income
By: Diane Benjamin Those aren’t my words – Democrat Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs stated that. Of course he claims only the “high income” earners will be the victims. Since Democrats don’t believe in learning from history, somebody should tell them that people don’t hang around a state to get their money stolen by taxation. Every […]
Normal’s asininity
By: Diane Benjamin http://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3660 The Town of Normal is going together with the County, Bloomington, and BNWRD to fund hazardous waste collection days through the Ecology Action Center. PDF page 61: This is common sense since citizens expect nobody associated with the Town to profit off this contract. Too bad it didn’t apply to this: […]
Don’t forget who won’t let you work
By: Diane Benjamin Indiana is open. I know locals who have driven to the Beef House right across the border to sit down for a good meal. Iowa is open for full capacity in-restaurant dining. Wisconsin is open after their Supreme Court ruled the governor’s actions illegal. Illinois has Pritzker’s boot on everybody’s neck, he […]
Heartbreaking emails
I redacted the name of the writer because this could have been written by any small business owner. Note the dates as you read each email. Large corporations allowed to stay open profited at the expense of your neighbors. Received by FOIA: Response from Stan Nord: Pam sent this to the Mayor and Council. The […]
Chicago logic
By: Diane Benjamin The comment below was made by a person with an IP address in Chicago: FACTS: MLK was opposed to violence of any kind. He trained the protesters who walked with him not to respond to anyone harassing them. If any got arrested for failing to follow his instructions he refused to bail […]
State of Illinois is throwing your money away
By: Diane Benjamin I reported in this story the McLean County Nursing Home was forced to repay $244,195 to the State of Illinois as a result of an audit. The Illinois Department of Public Health claimed the State overpaid them. https://blnnews.com/2020/04/27/mclean-county-nursing-home-fact-left-out/ The County was upset and blamed the Administrator (who has since resigned) for failing […]
Normal’s latest give-aways
By: Diane Benjamin Monday night: http://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3644 1) 1404 Fort Jesse – the property Normal has been paying property taxes on they don’t owe. On the agenda is to sell the prime property to Laura Dolan for $25,000 plus paying the 2019 property taxes. The assessed value is $90,000. The Town had previously sold the property […]
Punting to a Tyrant
By: Diane Benjamin Somewhere I heard it stated: Illinois will open when the people want it to open. Your elected officials aren’t going to help, they are bowing before Pritzker’s tyrannical rule. The County Board debated for two hours last night. Peoria and the other cities who put together the HOI plan have all backed […]
Starkly Different Biblical views
By: Diane Benjamin Last night’s Bloomington City Council meeting was over 3 hours, it included a Township meeting that started at 5:00. The longest discussion was about the Community Development Block Grant funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Stop for a second and think about this program. The Feds take your money […]
If you want one of these signs . . . .
Two people left comments to the story saying where they are available: 1) Donnells in Pontiac is making/selling them for $10/ea 2) Roy Wraps at at Central Image Wraps had the signs available on April 30 and posted this ad on News Happening… (Facebook page) 18 x 24″ yard sign…INCLUDES A YARD STAKE… only $20 […]
More on Normal’s Property Taxes they don’t owe.
By: Diane Benjamin Follow-up to this story: https://blnnews.com/2020/05/06/pam-reece-needs-to-pay-this-herself/ On May 6th when that story was written both the Adelaide property and the empty lot on Ft. Jesse were labeled taxable on the McLean County Assessor’s website. Ft. Jesse still is, Adelaide has finally been changed. Evidently Normal will continue to pay property taxes on an […]
Take Action Now: Tyrant Pritzker!
By: Diane Benjamin Dictator Pritzker is playing politics while Illinois burns. It is obvious now the shutdown in Illinois was never about bending the curve. It is about trashing the economy in hopes of a huge bailout while crushing small businesses and people deemed non-essential. Congratulation democrats – you elected a dictator. Proof: Raising taxes […]
Is Pritzker making money off COVID?
By: Diane Benjamin This story is all over Facebook. Since all of you aren’t on Facebook, I NEED to post it. This is just one source reporting, the media might be forced to report: Illinois: Governor Pritzker backed companies profiting off of COVID-19 https://www.mom-at-arms.com/post/illinois-governor-pritzker-backed-companies-profiting-off-of-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3DgCylEubfU92NzJKtw6ofrcRmPams-rpK9sxrrd5NrdrxAHT7RQA7j7g Pritzker owns a company that makes and sells tests Pritzker owns […]
Democrats aren’t playing politics?!
By: Diane Benjamin Nikita Richards, failed candidate for McLean County Clerk, was recently elected to lead the McLean County Democrats. When the economy was shut down we were told it was “to bend the curve”. The purpose was to prevent massive numbers of hospitalizations that would overwhelm the system. Overwhelming never came close to happening, […]
This one is for law enforcement
By: Diane Benjamin With threats from Pritzker, Koos, and Renner to call out law enforcement to keep people and businesses from exercising their Constitutional Rights, it is time to remember your oath of office. It wasn’t to Pritzker, Koos, or Renner. The only power government has is from the Consent of the Governed. See the […]
Who is lying?
By: Diane Benjamin Yesterday Tari Renner participated in a video conference led by the Peoria’s mayor. There were MANY other mayors on the call, Chris Koos was not one of them. Below is a clip of just Renner. He starts by thanking Mayor Ardis for his leadership, he asks a question, then expresses his appreciation […]
Bloomington continues to ignore law
By: Diane Benjamin Pritzker has no power to shut down businesses. Neither does Renner or Koos. Local governments are graveling at Pritzker’s feet instead protecting your rights. They are probably afraid of losing State grants. Not living within your means makes them captive to the overlord Pritzker, Has anybody read the Illinois Constitution? Where does […]
DOJ needs to intervene in Illinois
By: Diane Benjamin Keeping Illinois shut down is a violation of our Constitutional Rights. Pritzker doesn’t care. Since the Republican Party is doing nothing but begging at his feet, We The People need to demand action by the Department of Justice. The DOJ has been filing lawsuits against states that continue to violate religious liberty […]
Normal: Incompetence and More
By: Diane Benjamin Normal’s IT staff continues to show their incompetence. The Live Stream video and the posted recorded video are TINY. Early in the meeting the audio would go out, reappear, and go out again. Why does the Town of Normal tolerate employees who aren’t capable of doing their job? I’ve lost track of […]
McCarthy dodges just in time
By: Diane Benjamin Normal Trustee Kevin McCarthy is President of: This information is from the Illinois Secretary of State’s website Kevin had a local triathlon scheduled for June 6, it was finally rescheduled to September within the last day or two. Kevin must have hoped he had special powers to change reality by waiting so […]
Federal Judge rules for Pritzker
By: Diane Benjamin The Chicago Sun Times reported yesterday Judge John Lee of the U.S. District Court denied The Beloved Church of Lena’s motion for a temporary restraining order that would’ve allowed them to host services with 80 people. See the story: https://chicago.suntimes.com/stay-at-home-order-constitutional-us-district-court-john-lee-beloved-church-lena-illinois Lena, Il is in Stephenson County where only 63 cases of COVID […]
UPDATE: Who wants to sue Pritzker?
This applies to all counties TOUCHING McLean! Here’s the deal: A lawyer friend of mine told me he had talked to some fellow lawyers who know lawsuits are needed to end Pritzker’s unconstitutional lock-down. He asked if I knew anybody who might be interested in being a plaintiff, I passed on some names. This afternoon […]
Update: Springfield OPEN ILLINOIS rally
h/t a friend in Springfield An OPEN ILLINOIS rally is also taking place in Chicago. The people who refuse to accept government tyranny are demanding freedom. My delete button is armed and ready to remove stupid comments about hoping they die. If you want to live in fear go right ahead, stay in your basement […]
Due Process: Illinois business and citizen road map to freedom
The Edgar County Watchdogs are on fire detailing why Pritzker orders are illegal according to the law. Catch up on the stories you have missed here: https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/ This is the story you need to see: https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/due-process-illinois-business-and-citizen-road-map-to-freedom “We urge each and every business and citizen to read the road map we are providing to opening up […]
2 months of Connect Transit
By: Diane Benjamin Since the Connect Transit Board failed to meet in March, at the April 28th meeting stats and financials for February and March were presented. April 2020 Board Meeting Packet Ridership was down since the college kids are mostly missing and businesses are closed: A graph like the above was not included in […]
Governor Hypocrisy
By: Diane Benjamin I’m only printing this story because other local media hasn’t. Governor “All-In Illinois” Pritzker wants you locked in your house, his wife and daughter are in Florida at the family’s $12 million equestrian estate. https://news.yahoo.com/does-illinois-slogan-apply-billionaire-235447722.html Excerpts:
AFSCME wants a bailout
By: Diane Benjamin They not only want a bailout from the Federal government, they want their members to demand a bailout. Meanwhile AFSCME is scheduled for automatic pay increases of $261 million: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-scheduled-to-give-261m-in-automatic-pay-raises-to-state-workers/ Excerpts from an email sent to members yesterday: Illinois has been irresponsible with tax dollars for decades. Why should taxpayers in other […]
BREAKING – Illinois Appellate Prosecutor Chief Deputy Director Memorandum VERY problematic for Governor Pritzker
From the Edgar County Watchdogs: We are of the opinion the Memorandum we obtained today is a game-changer for Illinois and a clear shot across the bow of Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order. From day one we have questioned the overreach and legality of elements of the Executive Orders and now it appears all of our positions have […]
Do you Want the United Nations running your life?
By: Diane Benjamin Five days a week I get a newsletter form ICMA – International City/County Management Association. The email is links to stories, sometimes around the world, detailing actions taken in various places. Both local City Managers attend their conferences, we never hear reports on what they learned. This story is in today’s edition: The […]
Response to Illinois wanting Federal money
By: Diane Benjamin One group doing some great reporting is Wirepoints.org. They printed excerpts from the letter Illinois Senate Democrats sent to DC wanting a bailout. See the story here: https://wirepoints.org/illinois-senate-democrats-seek-massive-federal-bailout-for-state-going-far-beyond-coronavirus-impact-wirepoints/ Excerpt: Yesterday they printed the response from the Illinois House Republicans: https://wirepoints.org/illinois-republican-congressional-delegation-respond-to-request-for-federal-bailout-wirepoints/ Excerpt: The letter is long but it says exactly what anybody with […]
Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it
By: Diane Benjamin The local socialist lost the case for setting prisoners free, so they are moving on. Below is the latest email sent to every elected and appointed official with any power to hand out money. Note the writer wasn’t smart enough to put it in her own words, she copied and pasted the […]
Bloomington: Elites party, roads rot
By: Diane Benjamin Found in the latest FOIA request from the City of Bloomington: What is it? https://thelincolnacademyofillinois.org/2020-laureates-announced-by-gov-pritzker/ This event has been postponed because of the lock-down. It looks like Gov. Pritzker will attend when it is rescheduled. This event looks like a party for elites. It honors people who have lived in Illinois at […]
Remember that bike Fritzen got?
By: Diane Benjamin Somehow retiring Normal Trustee Jeff Fritizen ended up with a big party and a bike the Town purchased from Mayor Chris Koos’s bike shop. Since inquiring minds want to know, I FOIA’d the Town of Normal for all communication about the bike. In this story I printed the Town answer: https://blnnews.com/2020/03/09/one-more-on-jeff-fritzens-bike/ They […]
Is ISU importing disease?
By: Diane Benjamin This story raises lots of questions: https://blnnews.com/2020/03/16/corona-was-already-here-you-just-didnt-know-it/ We know ISU has students from foreign countries. Since Illinois kids can go to college out of state for less than in Illinois, ISU actively recruits foreign students. https://illinoisstate.edu/admissions/international/ 74 countries? This is from the 2019 enrollment recap: Fall 2019 Enrollment Report Some of those […]
Just the facts: China Corona virus
By: Diane Benjamin Skip the media hysteria and get Illinois information directly from the the Department of Public Health: https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/coronavirus The page is updated daily, this is from yesterday. Note the death rate is less than 1%. The site has an interactive map showing cases by County, most of Illinois has few or no […]
