File a Witness Slip NOW

By: Diane Benjamin The last hearing on the bill to turn Illinois into a Mail-In Ballot state was canceled because of overwhelming opposition: https://blnnews.com/2026/02/17/update-to-hb-3355/ Since State rep Carol Ammons didn’t get the message, another hearing is scheduled for today. All of the previous witness slips filed were deleted. Opposition is overwhelming again, think she will […]

Update to the Update – Update to HB 3355

With overwhelming opposition, Carol Ammons cancelled the hearing today. Meanwhile, he husband refuses to reprint the Republican ballot to fix his error. By: Diane Benjamin See this story: https://blnnews.com/2026/02/14/danger-whenever-springfield-is-in-session/ HB3355 is a bill in Springfield that can easily lead to mail-in ballots being sent to every voter without them requesting it. Below are the Witness […]

SE MC Water Auth 🤔

By: Diane Benjamin Understand the title? It is an abbreviation for Southeast McLean County Water Authority. I wrote about them last year when a new line appeared on my property tax bill: https://blnnews.com/2025/05/16/new-line-on-my-property-tax-bill/ I found no trace of this organization on the County website. They claim to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act […]