Motivation Required

I’m sitting here with a 4 inch stack of FOIA request to go through as well as numerous massive digital requests I just received.  I’ve got at least two huge investigations going without a State’s Attorney in sight willing to prosecute.   The Public Access office won’t acknowledge receiving a Request for Review I filed 3 […]

MY Coliseum timeline

By:  Diane Benjamin Below are some of the stories I’ve written about the Coliseum.   Some are opinions, some questions, and some proven facts.  This isn’t everything, but it’s enough to prove the 5 Coliseum employees would NOT be under indictment of I hadn’t started investigating in 2013! Each link has a quote from the […]

Pravdagraph writes fiction?

Note: The original version stated Doug Fansler is running for Normal Town Council, he isn’t. By: Diane Benjamin The new name for the local newspaper was coined by a resident of Normal with experience in the FAKE NEWS they report.  Since other media outlets get their news from the paper, it’s easy in Bloomington-Normal to […]

Why BlnNews?

By:  Diane Benjamin The ONLY reason I started BlnNews.com is to provide information. I saw first-hand how local media fails to report, investigate, and inform citizens.  They pick what to report based on what makes them popular with government.  Truth matters and citizens deserve it. Too many people don’t vote because they don’t know what […]

The promised Surprise:

By:  Diane Benjamin The sub-title for BlnNews is News Nobody Reports.  Citizens are tired of getting news from government sponsored sources who never express independent thoughts or do any investigations. I can prove it.  Today BlnNews crossed ONE MILLION page views: Obviously a lot of people want real news.  Are you willingly to help keep […]

Enjoy being treated like a kid?

By:  Diane Benjamin Today’s Pantagraph Editorial included directions for how to drive in the snow. They also want you to make sure your windows and lights are cleaned of snow. If you are sick of no investigative reporting by the media and being treated like you are a child, please help out.  I don’t get […]

Good News!

A reader bought some yard signs! If you want one – leave a message at: 309-830-7544 She will return your call and arrange for you to get one! My readers are amazing – I suggest you put it close to your house.  They will disappear! . .  

Thanks

By:  Diane Benjamin BlnNews.com achieved 500,000 page views today.  Thanks readers.  I appreciate all my readers, especially those who share the site. Edgar County Watchdogs just passed 2 million views.  Of course there are two of them and they have been doing this longer.  They also write about the whole state.  I’d like to catch […]

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by:  Diane Benjamin Don’t miss any articles! On the top of the main page of BlnNews.com there is a new FOLLOWING button.  Add you email address and every post will arrive in your inbox!