Public Housing for Bloomington

By:  Diane Benjamin The road to hell is paved with good intentions, government is laying the bricks. The elected claim it’s compassionate to provide food stamps, housing, earned income tax credits, energy assistance, healthcare, free phones, etc to low income people.  But the freebies are yanked if income increases, all incentives to a better life […]

Local low income housing

Update:  I just received a Press Release from Gov Quinn about this project:  Press Release by:  Diane Benjamin A company called Brinshore Development bought 26 properties in Bloomington-Normal with the plans to rehab them.  The houses will then be rented to low income individuals at prices set as a percentage of their income.  The Pantagraph had […]