Why Unit 5 Board Chair got by with his comments

By: Diane Benjamin If you forgot the comments by Alex Williams, see them here: https://blnnews.com/2025/09/20/controversy-surrounds-unit-5-board-chair-alex-williams/ Governor Pritzker gave a speech to the Illinois Federation of Teachers. His comments about Trump supporters were vile. Worse, he got a standing ovation from the TEACHERS present. . Alex Williams knows the administration and teachers in Unit 5 have […]

Pritzker defeated

By: Diane Bernjamin Don’t ever forget what Illinois’s own Justin Trudeau called attorney Tom DeVore: Pritzker calls DeVore a ‘grifter,’ attorney helping parents sue 145 school districts over COVID mandates https://www.week.com/2021/10/21/pritzker-calls-devore-grifter-attorney-helping-parents-sue-145-school-districts-over-covid-mandates/ All DeVore did is read the law and represent parents who wanted their children’s rights respected under the law. Parents Won Children Won Tom […]

Maskless in Normal, ignore Pritzker!

By: Diane Benjamin It wasn’t that long ago when the Town of Normal was punishing businesses with fines who were just trying to stay open. Hypocrisy now should encourage those businesses to file lawsuits against Chris Koos and Pam Reece because TWICE in the past few weeks they have proven that Executive Orders and internal […]

The other Assault on your children – take action

By: Diane Benjamin Critical Race Theory isn’t the only destruction being forced on kids. If Governor Pritzker signs SB 818 your kids will be taught sex education in kindergarten. In Illinois kids aren’t allowed to be kids, Illinois democrats wants them sexualized early. Of course Planned Parenthood supported this bill, they will make money because […]

Pritzker isn’t using science

By:  Diane Benjamin Pritzker isn’t using science or law.  He is violating due process rights of citizens not able to open their business, travel where they want, or not where a mask. The Edgar County Watchdogs have documented in two stories the Illinois Department of Public Health is the only authority to shut you down, […]

Update: Springfield OPEN ILLINOIS rally

h/t a friend in Springfield An OPEN ILLINOIS rally is also taking place in Chicago.  The people who refuse to accept  government tyranny are demanding freedom.  My delete button is armed and ready to remove stupid comments about hoping they die. If you want to live in fear go right ahead, stay in your basement […]

Is Normal a Police State?

By:  Diane Benjamin Last night’s Normal’s Town Council meeting was relatively boring until Stan Nord asked questions toward the end.  His comments pertained to Chris Koos’ “Enforcement of Stay-At-Home Executive Order” issued on April 4, 2020. This statement in the order is problematic:  http://normal.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2083 If the Town Code applied to the Koos order it would […]

Pritzker: Essential Travel Doesn’t Include Birthdays

By:  Diane Benjamin If you haven’t read Gov Pritzker’s Executive Order, see it here:  https://www2.illinois.gov/IISNews/21288-Gov._Pritzker_Stay_at_Home_Order.pdf Note the Title: Stay At Home Order There are no exceptions in his order for government helping kids celebrate their birthdays.  There are dictates requiring people to stay 6 feet away from each other if they have to be outside […]