By: Diane Benjamin Hubby and I took a trip to Wisconsin this weekend. If you head up 39 and cut through Belvidere to avoid the Rockford traffic, good news. Wisconsin has resurfaced their stretch of Highway 76 to Clinton. Some observations: In Illinois, instead of fixing the roads they put up signs. We saw a […]
Wait Till You See What the National Education Association Is Up To Read these “New Business Items” just passed by the NEA, and see if you believe the NEA honors its Code of Ethics: “The NEA vigorously opposes all attacks on the right to choose and stands on the fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. […]
By: Diane Benjamin It isn’t a surprise Illinois government wants to tell employers how to run their businesses. Illinois is not participating in the prosperity much of the rest of the country is experiencing because of Illinois government. Now with the legalization of cannabis, drug testing employees could get them sued. Employees have rights to […]
By: Diane Benjamin Starting January 1st under a new Illinois law you will pay more sales tax if you trade-in a vehicle for more than $10,000. If you trade in a nice car to buy an even nicer car, you have a tax bulls-eye on your wallet. Democrats think you are rich and therefore must […]
By: Diane Benjamin A reader attended the Open House at Bloomington City Hall last night concerning bike lanes on Rt 9. A representative from IDOT claimed he found out about the meeting at the last minute. He also said the City Council can pass a resolution saying yes or no to bike lanes. Since the […]
By: Diane Benjamin See a pic of the massive stack of papers I received in response to a FOIA request here: https://blnnews.com/2019/07/05/guess-what-this-is/ My original FOIA was for 18 months of all credit card/ PC card statements and receipts. I narrowed the request to 12 months and only administrators to reduce the volume. It’s still a […]
By: Diane Benjamin How many bikes have you seen using the existing bike lanes? One? Two? None? (I see far more bikers heading to Dawson Lake in the country) The State is planning to finally fix Route 9 through town. Thursday Bloomington wants your input at a public hearing from 4:30 to 6:30 at City […]
