Veterans Day in Leroy
A good sized crowd gathered outside American Legion Post 79 in Leroy to honor Veterans Day. Thank you for preserving freedom Veterans!
Rivian went Public yesterday
By: Diane Benjamin Interesting Excerpts: A Saudi family that built its business on gasoline-fueled cars is sitting on an almost $11.5 billion fortune after electric truck maker Rivian Automative Inc. surged on its trading debut in 2021’s biggest initial public offering. Abdul Latif Jameel, a Jeddah-based group named after its founder and today run by his sons, […]
Amy Roser – Unit 5 needs trained too
By: Diane Benjamin Roser is the chair of the Unit 5 School Board. Before Public comment she read HER list of rules which is immaterial since the law provides citizens Free Speech. Hear her rules at 1:23:00. Next review this story, Urbana wouldn’t have settled the case before going to court if they thought they […]
The case against CRT
If you are on Facebook you might have seen this video. If not, enjoy it now. Note: He isn’t reading his speech. The fake race war is not going to end until people get tired of being used by politicians. This is from a School Board meeting.
County going green, of course at your expense
By: Diane Benjamin Climate Change nonsense is about one thing: Taking your money. Why was the country energy independent just a few months ago and now gas prices are robbing you? Why is the Obama history repeating itself with Biden? That one is easy: Going green is unaffordable when traditional fuels are cheap and plentiful. […]
City of Bloomington and the jab
By: Diane Benjamin Why would any organization willing comply with tyranny? Follow the money! We used to be a country where individuals were allowed to make decisions for themselves, government is using COVID to forever change that to: Do What I Say. The City of Bloomington issued the below: When were HIPAA Laws repealed? Why […]
More proof government never fixes problems
By: Diane Benjamin I’ve done numerous stories about Connect Transit buses destroying the infrastructure at the north west corner of Portillos. It is impossible for the huge buses to make that turn without running over the curb and sidewalk. That of course crushes the concrete. The corner has been fixed but the bus route was […]
Meet Dr. Ivette Dubiel
By: Diane Benjamin Sounds like a tragic start to life! She was poor but somehow managed to become of Doctor in most likely Education. She also has three Masters Degrees, in other words she is a product of the education system at the highest level. Pretending not to be a capitalist, Dr. Dubiel started her […]
The Comedy Club you don’t have to pay to see!
By: Diane Benjamin Attention Mayor Mboka: You don’t have a right to limit speech! Read up, Urbana just paid attorney’s fees to settle a lawsuit against them for doing exactly what you did last night: https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/10/urbana-settled-open-meetings-public-comment-lawsuit/ The comment Mboka objected to starts at 25:29. The lady could be called clueless, combative, obnoxious, and probably other […]
One more thing on the library:
By: Diane Benjamin Yesterday I caught somebody from the Bloomington library on a Peoria news station. The woman, I didn’t catch her name, claimed the plans were created by talking to the public. Obviously not the public I talk to. I dare the Library Board to put a non-binding referendum on the next ballot, Yes […]
A Water Park was shoved through, Is the Library next?
By: Diane Benjamin Last week I was at the Tri-Valley High School. They recently finished a renovation that included a new library. I was shocked to see what was missing: BOOKS. The library had some books but not shelf-covered walls normally associated with a library. My tour guide told me the kids don’t read books […]
Experimenting on kids
By: Diane Benjamin At least one local pediatrician sent letters to MINORS urging them to take the COVID vaccine. The letter claimed it will keep them from spreading COVID to other people. Evidently the doctor gets paid per jab or he doesn’t know vaccinated people can spread COVID and children are very low level spreaders. […]
Bloomington Police will lose money
By: Diane Benjamin Monday night the Bloomington City Council will vote to ratify a contract with the police that provides 2.5% raises for 3 years. http://bloomingtonil.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=1140&Inline=True Because of inflation that 2.5% will not keep up with the cost of living. The out of control spending in DC and Democrats war on fossil fuels will keep […]
Update: More Fake News from WGLT
https://www.kabc.com/2021/11/08/bravo-state-farm-backs-aaron-rodgers-after-vax-comments/ State Farm backs Aaron Rodger! Good for them, bad for WGLT. By: Diane Benjamin h/t a reader The only reason I started writing almost 10 years ago was because journalism is dead. If stories aren’t purposely not covered to protect fellow democrats, words are twisted to make the consumer believe something that never happened. […]
Fly on the Wall: Local School Districts
Flying around I over-heard talk of big raises for staff using the COVID dollars. At least one districts thinks they found a loophole in how the money can be spent. I wonder who they think is going to pay bloated salaries when that money runs out? Maybe staff wants combat pay, today at BHS:
Monday bills: Bloomington
By: Diane Benjamin https://www.cityblm.org/home/showpublisheddocument/27183 I finally got tired of waiting for the BCPA to publish event reports. I filed a FOIA for them today. From Bills and Payroll: BCPA shows: What is the Coliseum still costing you? Only INTEREST is being paid on Monday. Maybe the financial statements will have more details. Below are bond […]
BEC’s New Director
By: Diane Benjamin It took a long time for the Bloomington Election Commission to name a new Executive Director, the last one quit in May. I’d still like to know why Tim Mitchell quit suddenly and why it took so long to replace him. Did they have trouble finding a qualified applicant? The new Executive […]
Update: You did it! Thanks – Readers:
John Butler, former manager of the Coliseum who got out of a felony conviction, is going to court in December to request sealing his records. I can get a copy of those records that won’t be subject to whatever a judge decides to do. The problem is it’s expensive. I can only do this is […]
PAGE still not found
By: Diane Benjamin The web page where the Illinois Department of Public Health reports breakthrough COVID hospitalizations and deaths has been down again for many days. The numbers are supposed to be updated every Wednesday. Don’t bother calling the number on the screen, they will provide a number in Chicago. That office in Chicago will […]
Events for your calendar:
By: Diane Benjamin 1) PRESS RELEASE American Legion Post 79 in LeRoy will have a 24 hour vigil on 11/11/2021. They will post a Sentry every 30 minutes for 24 hours. The Sentry will walk the 21 paces as they do in Arlington Cemetery. All Sentry’s have been trained by Sgt Kreeb from Fisher who […]
No More Wind Farms McLean County
By: Diane Benjamin Another company is trying to blight the country with oil filled wind turbines. The only winner with new fields is Wall Street since they grab the tax credits. Turbines will never create enough electricity to replace coal in Illinois, they will increase the cost of electricity however. Most jobs created are temporary! […]
Your chance to prove Koos doesn’t care what you think:
By: Diane Benjamin There is a vacancy on Normal’s Uptown Design Review Commission: https://normal.org/403/Uptown-Design-Review-Commission Remember when the Connect Transit seat was not filled for I think 2 years? Appointees have to do Koos’s bidding, maybe he’s having trouble finding people. Apply anyway if you are interested! Rejected by the mayor is a badge of honor. […]
Unit 5 – last meetings public comments
By: Diane Benjamin I went to the District 87 meeting last week because their meetings aren’t on video. Unit 5 meetings are, I’m just now getting to their Public Comment. Please note: Public Comment will likely not change your elected officials mind. It is for the public because it proves other people think the same […]
Fun in Normal last night
By: Diane Benjamin Since the agenda was very slim last night it gave the Council time to stray where they normally don’t. The entire meeting was still less than an hour. At the October 18th meeting Chemberly Cummings proved she is the last person who should be teaching kids about government. She claimed the Trustees […]
Pam Reece grants a no interest loan
By: Diane Benjamin At the Normal Town Council meeting on October 18, 2021 a bill was approved labeled remediation. The amount was $23,250. I received the whole story by FOIA. The police were asked to do a wellness check by a neighbor on 3/27/2021. The neighbor was concerned because mail was piling up and the […]
Too late Bloomington
By: Diane Benjamin The City of Bloomington’s year end was 4/30/2021. The financial statements have yet to be released. If they were a corporation with investors they would all be fired, but they are government so it’s fine. Luckily they also have to submit information to the Illinois Comptroller’s office. Bloomington’s information is available there! […]
Connect Transit million a month plan
By: Diane Benjamin Another 1 month loss of over $1,000,000 Every ride on a bus costs $5.36, at least it is down from $6.42 last year Every ride on Connect Mobility cost $46.06, again down from $52.37 last year Both services together had 60,458 more rides than last year. That proves again, the more riders […]
McLean County Justice Committee:
By: Diane Benjamin September numbers from Justice Committee packet for tomorrow, year to date numbers compiled by me: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/8398 The County is going to sign an agreement with a collection agency to collect unpaid court fines. They might want to re-think how they abbreviate the company name: (anybody surprised they are an Illinois corporation?) (If […]
Ethics missing in Normal
By: Diane Benjamin From this story about Chemberly Cummings campaigning with tax dollars: https://blnnews.com/2021/10/30/normals-monday-council-festivities/ One of the people getting paid with tax dollars is a former campaign intern for Chemberly. I wonder if that’s why Mallory’s $500 is called a “stipend” while the other person’s $500 is called “mentor”. Malloy didn’t get paid for being […]
Vaccine facts:
By: Diane Benjamin https://bit.ly/2Y6IMt2 Headline: Breakthrough Infections, Deaths Among COVID-19 Vaccinated Rose in Recent Months: CDC Click the link to read the story. Maybe that story is why IDPH was late posting the weekly numbers, for days the site showed “Page Not Found”: https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccine/vaccine-breakthrough.html The new numbers are now posted, the trend in Illinois is […]
Normal’s Monday council festivities
By: Diane Benjamin Not much on Monday’s agenda: https://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/4104 There will be an appointment to the Human Relations Commission, but it’s a secret. The people served by this appointee don’t get to know who it is until his Royal Highness Koos allows you to know. The expenses below are for Chemberly Cumming’s activist training camp. […]
TWO things you need to know
By: Diane Benjamin 1) Local schools are teaching Critical Race Theory. They get around it by using the principles of CRT without calling it teaching Critical Race Theory. They might call it anti-racism, white supremacy, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or White Privilege. Any program that uses race as a qualifier for generalization about a group […]
Angels4Freedom Public Comment – District 87
By: Diane Benjamin 6 members of Angels4Freedom spoke Wednesday night. Their comments were planned and must be watched in order. They want to work with the schools, but they will sue if common sense doesn’t return to education.
Follow the Science? Schools aren’t!
By: Diane Benjamin https://bit.ly/3nJaJjr Title: Vaccinated People Easily Transmit COVID-19 Delta Variant in Households: UK Study Excerpts: Unit 5 doesn’t care if parents have recovered from COVID and therefore don’t need a shot. They also don’t care about parents who don’t want an experimental injection that doesn’t prevent getting COVID. If you don’t have a […]
Congrats Walker Burns!
From WEEK TV: BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) — For one Bloomington High School student, his college decision was made easier with a huge college scholarship. Walker Burns is a senior, and on Thursday he was honored with a scholarship for $200,000. The Navy’s ROTC scholarship is only awarded to five students in the Midwest area, and Burns […]
Unit 5 Public Comment last night
By: Diane Benjamin I picked this comment from the Unit 5 School Board meeting last night because it proves problems in Unit 5 never get solved. The District still can not get kids to school on time. It was brilliant to fire employees who aren’t vaxed, including teachers, which now means they are short staffed. […]
Black Lives Matter Aftermath
By: Diane Benjamin https://blmaftermath.sharkwebtech.com/ The website and video below were sent to me by a black activist in Chicago. The video is a Must Watch! It blames White Supremists for funding the Global Network. More information is available on their website. From the website: In perhaps one of the greatest messaging coups of all time, […]