Bloomington Township Rabblerousing AGAIN

By: Diane Benjamin Remember when Sonny Garcia called for a special meeting of the Bloomington Township to get this on the ballot: https://blnnews.com/2024/05/15/want-to-see-the-petition-signers/ That effort failed because citizens of Bloomington Township outnumbered his ilk. Time for Bloomington Township voters to do it again! This time the organizer is Zach Gittrich who appears frequently around town. […]

Soundly Defeated

By: Diane Benjamin I found the mis/dis information last night the League of Women Voters is seeking to expose. Their members need to watch the Live Stream of the Bloomington Township meeting on the Edgar County Watchdogs Facebook page. Maybe LWV voters can ask the 28 people who voted to put the anti-Israel question on […]

Is Not In Our Town sleeping?

By: Diane Benjamin Local antisemites want to put this question on the November ballot: Shall the United States federal government and subordinate divisions stop giving military funding to Israel, which currently costs taxpayers 3.8 billion dollars a year, given Israel’s global recognition as an apartheid regime with a track record of human rights violations? https://bloomingtoncitytownship.org/documents/ […]

Townships-the hidden government

By:  Diane Benjamin You may have received your property tax bill today, I did. If you live in either Bloomington Township or Normal Township you will see a separate line on the bill for them. I found it amusing that Normal Township has this on their website: Township government is the most basic unit of […]