By: Diane Benjamin The last local election was April 1st. School districts conned voters into thinking their property taxes would decrease if they approved a 1% Sales Tax increase. If anyone ever sees that decrease, please let me know! h/t a reader! Why is Barry Reilly and Vote Yes For McLean County Schools still getting […]
By: Diane Benjamin Barickman still has a campaign fund even though he quit the Illinois Senate right after being re-elected in 2022. WJBC reported his retirement in December of 2022 but failed to mention he was re-elected in November of 2022. Here’s election proof: https://mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/22469/OFFICIAL-election-summary?bidId= WJBC story: https://www.wjbc.com/2022/12/05/bloomington-republican-announces-retirement-from-illinois-senate/ I call that a con job by […]
By: Diane Benjamin If you can’t decide who to vote for, see where their biggest contributions came from. That is who will be telling them how to vote and expecting a payback. Illinois Sunshine is the easier place to find out: https://illinoissunshine.org/ It also shows connections to other committees established by candidates. There is tons […]
By: Diane Benjamin Only contributions to candidates or political action committees over $1000 are required to be immediately reported. Other contributions are reported quarterly. That means you won’t know who contributed to either until after the April 4th election since reports won’t be filed before then. Reports are available on Illinois Sunshine for contributions that […]
By: Diane Benjamin From the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee Facebook page: Notice a missing endorsement? No mayor of Normal? Gee, Chris Koos isn’t pro-business with his “right fit” philosophy? Chamber? Brad McMillan: McMillan teaches at Bradley: From their website: https://www.bradley.edu/academic/departments/ecl/faculty/profile.dot?id=8d940fe9-a5f4-40ab-b417-967975ce03d8 McMillian is Executive Director of the Institute for Principled Leadership in […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Responsible Cities PAC was formed by people like Chris Koos and Mike Straza. Look at who donated to the PAC, these are the top 25: If you look at the entire list of donor you will find other familiar names: RC McBride, Allen Sender, his wife Elizabeth Robb, Paul Harmon, George […]
