By: Diane Benjamin Bloomington: https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IL/Bloomington/123382/web.345435/#/summary Dan Brady received 2,411 more votes than Cody Hendricks and 4,830 more than the current mayor. Uncontested Ward 3 candidate, Sheila Montney, received more votes that the total who bothered to vote in Ward 1. That Ward is stuck with Jenna Kearns for 4 more years. She won by 227 […]
By: Diane Benjamin This website recaps how much property values have increased in the last 5 years. https://stacker.com/illinois/bloomingtonil/cities-fastest-growing-home-prices-bloomington-illinois-metro-area-0 The ranking order doesn’t make any sense to me since the link states they are listing cities with the most expensive homes. Most of the local governments listed on your property tax bill had dollar signs dancing […]
By: Diane Benjamin More on this story: https://blnnews.com/2024/09/30/will-downs-choose-flooding-over-people/ Thursday the Board will decide whether to annex a corn field that drains downhill to an area prone to flooding. Below are a few pictures from the horrendous Shaddyville flooding of 2021. Note the field was able to absorb some of the rain then. Concrete doesn’t absorb […]
By: Diane Benjamin It will help understand this issue is you’ve driven Rt 150 from Bloomington to Downs. Right before the turn south to go through Downs there is a very low area called Shaddyville. The Kickapoo Creek runs along the south edge. The houses are older and not incorporated into the Village of Downs. […]
By: Diane Benjamin When you vote you can write-in anybody you want if a line is provided. Your vote will be meaningless if that person didn’t file to run as a Write-In candidate. Many people did file – your polling place is required to provide you with a copy of the write-in candidates if you […]
By: Diane Benjamin I obtained the audio of the July Board meeting under the Freedom of Information Act. I also requested the past due TIF reports and the 2015 audit report. I was told “No records exist”. Since Kenny Adkisson mentions on the audio receiving TIF funds, I did another FOIA for how much he […]
By: Diane Benjamin First, Village Trustee Dan Lush no longer lives in Downs, he moved to Leroy. Since Lush no longer lives in Downs, he can not vote in local elections. Therefore his is not a “qualified elector”. Dan: I expect your immediate resignation. If your voter’s registration isn’t changed in the next week, I […]
