Update: 3 Things you Need to Know

Since Illinois Progressives exist to provide jobs for government employees and therefore votes, the position of the current Illinois flag keeps rotating. They want to make it has hard as possible to keep the current flag. Wasting money is more fun. By: Diane Benjamin 1) More on the Eastland Mall story: https://blnnews.com/2025/01/12/what-really-happened-at-eastland-mall/ If the police […]

What really happened at Eastland Mall?

By: Diane Benjamin This is the official statement the Bloomington Police put on Facebook: There are three HUGE problems with the statement. For I think the first time posts on NextDoor appeared fast. I combined knowledge from there and Facebook posts to know no shots were fired. I’m sure numerous hits with a hammer to […]

Eastland Mall Tax facts

By: Diane Benjamin In 2019 the Net Taxable Value of the mall was $10,666,667. Property taxes paid were $901,454.96. The Net Taxable Value now is $6,666,667. That represents a property tax loss of $344,257.60. The City of Bloomington thinks downtown can be a destination if millions are spent. Meanwhile a huge white elephant is sitting […]

Fly on the Wall: Eastland Mall

Anybody else hear the elites are trying to house illegals at Eastland Mall? (your tax dollars at work) If Bloomington-Normal is so prosperous, why did most of the stores close?

You should have been there!

By: Diane Benjamin I attended part of the Angles4Freedom meeting last night. I would have stayed the entire time if Normal hadn’t been meeting. Lots of candidates and voters attended. Kathy Salvi has my vote for US Senate. I found out we have mutual friends she works with on election integrity issues. She is a […]

UPDATE: Another business gone

East Street Hardware in downtown Bloomington will also be closing.   By:  Diane Benjamin The latest business to announce they are closing is the Mole Hole.  I am waiting for confirmation on another downtown business rumored to also be closing. I only printed part of the announcement, the rest is for people who received this […]