Tag: Atlanta Library Board

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

More Atlanta needs to know before voting

Part 3 Previous stories: https://blnnews.com/2019/03/04/atlanta-what-you-need-to-know-before-voting/ https://blnnews.com/2019/03/05/more-atlanta-needs-to-know-before-voting/ Did you know… In the “FAQ’s” the Library Trustees claim “…because of objections to our bookkeeping system, the board engaged a professional accounting firm…”. In 2017, the accounting firm charged the Library $1575 to “clean up Quick Books file” and $1600 to “recap Palm’s Grill activity” so that they […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

More Atlanta needs to know before voting

By:  Diane Benjamin Did you know… The Library Trustees have stated numerous times they have never done anything wrong. The IL Dept of Revenue would disagree. While under the management of the Library Trustees, the IDOR found that Palm’s Grill filed multiple understated sales tax reports. What does that mean? The Palm’s Grill was caught […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Atlanta: What you need to know before voting

By:  Diane Benjamin Did you know… In the Library Trustee’s “FAQ’s”, they state the liquor commission “…confirmed that the district does not violate any state liquor law by offering complimentary wine.” Will they provide documentation to that effect? Probably not. A FOIA sent to the Illinois Liquor Commission requesting all documents and findings pertaining to […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

The FACTS on the Atlanta Candidate Objections

Since there is so much confusion and misinformation regarding the election objections for the write-in candidates for the Atlanta Public Library and the City of Atlanta let’s look at the FACTS. The objections were necessary to preserve the integrity of the election process. In this article we will examine 3 documents and their purpose and […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Update: Atlanta: Laws followed

Link to hearing video:   https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/01/atlanta-electoral-board-removed-2-candidates-from-ballot/   By:  Diane Benjamin The hearing that wasn’t legal last week was held today.  This time an agenda was available and all parties that needed to be there were there. Several citizens expressed sympathies to Billie Cheek and apologized if their comments when she wasn’t present at the last meeting […]