Molly Ward and Crew Will Kill Progress

By: Diane Benjamin The three agenda items supporting the redevelopment of Eastland Mall all passed easily at last night’s City Council Meeting. That will be the end of easy because Molly Ward and the other pretend nonpartisan aldermen made demands. Molly will not support any further plans unless they include a Project Labor Agreement (PLA). […]

Bloomington Tonight: Eastland Mall and North Main

By: Diane Benjamin More retirees are getting paid for accumulated un-used sick days. Does your employer allow this? Was this used to increase the pensions? I know who to FOIA and it isn’t the City of Bloomington! https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/33721/639280818851730000 . With all the excitement concerning Eastland Mall, this regular agenda item was overlooked: https://bloomingtonil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/4121/files/attachment/13426 . Negotiations […]

Bloomington COW tonight 10/19/26

By: Diane Benjamin Agenda: https://bloomingtonil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/4134/files/agenda/15169 This is one of the items on the agenda: . The agenda claims 2 developers will be making presentations. This is a property the City of Bloomington obtained in an exchange with IWU last June: https://bloomingtonil.portal.civicclerk.com/event/4103/files/report/5141 This is NOT the property on N Main the City paid $1,400,000 10 years […]