By: Diane Benjamin An Illinois Court ruled yesterday the pension fix law passed by the legislature and signed by Gov Quinn is unconstitutional. Yipee – Illinois is at least $100,000,000,000 in debt because of pensions, but we have a constitutional responsibility to pay. How much is in your wallet – fork it over now. I […]
by: Diane Benjamin Tensions build. Will Bloomington vote to secure 4 measly acres of land for the low low low price of $750,000? Will Joni Painter really vote NO this time? Will Mayor Renner repeat that he had nothing to do with putting the deal on the agenda? Will Fruin recuse himself, or say he’s […]
By: Diane Benjamin Below are links to every story I’ve written about the election. I received a report yesterday that in the LAST election an electronic voting machine switched a Republican vote to Democrat – IN BLOOMINGTON Funny how they NEVER switch a Democrat vote to Republican! Use Paper ballots, fraud will be rampant in Illinois. Vote for […]
by: Diane Benjamin I rarely write about national issues, but when the Pantagraph publishes an Associated Press article on the front page titled: Budget deficit at lowest level under Obama somebody has to provide facts. The title is campaign propaganda for the uniformed. Wow, the deficit is down to $483 Billion. Everybody celebrate – as we rapidly […]
by: Diane Benjamin People receiving pensions under Illinois Law aren’t the problem. The law is the problem, written years ago by people in Springfield thinking they could manage utopia and therefore buy votes. The system worked until people actually started retiring. Their checks automatically increase every year by 3%. Within 10 years they get paid […]
by: Diane Benjamin The Democrats in Illinois want to see just how stupid the citizens are in November. Just voting for any Democrat because you think they will make sure you get your pensions is plenty of proof, but they want more. On the ballot will be a Constitutional Amendment labelled Suffrage and Elections. The […]
Libertarians: Please read and think: http://dailysignal.com/2014/09/30/political-strategists-plot-libertarians-conservatives-can-unite-take-back-white-house/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social by: Diane Benjamin Yes, I’ve heard all the arguments. You don’t want to hold your nose and vote again for somebody you don’t 100% like. Get a clue: There are no perfect candidates! No even those calling themselves libertarians. Think about this: Democrats control Illinois Democrat Gov Quinn controls […]
by: Diane Benjamin Saturday afternoon I found myself marooned in a small room with a black guy from one of the worst neighborhoods in Chicago. It happened when the storm hit. (No – he wasn’t a scary dude!) He mentioned his wife would love living down here where you don’t have to worry about being […]
by: Diane Benjamin Democrats have abused taxpayers in Illinois for years, but citizens don’t care: As ranked by its residents, Illinois is the #1 in worst place to live 745,000 residents in Illinois are now on Food stamps There are nearly 300,000 fewer Illinoisans working today than in January 2008 Illinois has the worst private […]
by: Diane Benjamin According to the latest Rasmussen poll, 69% of voters think we are on the wrong track: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/right_direction_or_wrong_track Sen Dick Durbin is the number 2 guy in the Senate. More than 350 bills, including at least 40 jobs bills, passed by the House will NOT be discussed or debated in the Senate. The […]
by: Diane Benjamin We were led to believe Bruce Rauner isn’t a conservative and he’s just a front for Rahm. http://illinoisfreedom.com/news/follow-money-rauners-2-million-tea-party-groups-undermines-moderate-pose/
by: Diane Benjamin Two items in today’s Pantagraph are appalling. First they opine the labor force in Bloomington-Normal is shrinking because baby boomers are retiring. People are also leaving – but of course they haven’t noticed that. So, not enough babies are being born to replenish the population. It’s a problem across the country. […]
by: Diane Benjamin We’ve all heard rumors of gas prices going up right before State Farm gets paid. According to Gasbuddy.com, a station in Peoria has gas for $3.23 The lowest price in Bloomington is $3.34 – supposedly with the .04 gas tax that went into effect today. Funny, the lowest price in Normal is […]
by: Diane Benjamin If you firmly believe government has to run every part of your life – vote Durbin! The rest of us see Durbin’s empire crumbling around him – the peons just won’t comply! His latest target is Walgreens. He has declared Walgreens unpatriotic for considering leaving America for Switzerland. You can see his […]
This article is written by economist Steven Moore. Moore is a co-author of a book called Rich States, Poor States which compares what works and what doesn’t in all 50 states. It was written years ago, but Illinois was still at the bottom even back then. If you have any reservations about voting for Rauner, […]
Before the citizens of Bloomington are forced to fund more downtown spending: Illinois workforce shrinks by largest margin in state history 20 Jul 2014 | Michael Lucci Illinois Policy Institute In June, Illinois suffered the largest monthly workforce loss in recorded state history. June’s workforce loss was worse than the worst month of the Great […]
July 15, 2014 SPRINGFIELD, IL (ECWd) – Attorney General Lisa Madigan was the Co-Chair of Governor Pat Quinn’s Illinois Violence Prevention Authority (IVPA), which means she was a key player in the actions taken by that group, and I think most will agree has some explaining to do based on just a brief review […]
Not Mike – LISA If you missed the story from yesterday – Some groups that received this money (our tax dollars!) taught the Chicago kids to HATE cops: http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2014/07/governor-quinns-neighborhood-recovery-initiative-cops-kill-kids/ Stay tuned – there is much more to this story. ILLINOIS VIOLENCE PREVENTION AUTHORITY (IVPA) Neighborhood Recovery Initiative Damon Arnold, M.D., M.P.H, Co-Chair Lisa Madigan, […]
by: Diane Benjamin Rep Dwight Kay urges Commission to search the records of the tainted Quinn NRI Program See Kay’s the letter here: DK Letter to Committee (10 June 2014) Quinn’s Neighborhood Recovery Initiative, billed by some as buying votes for the 2012 election, is under investigation by the US Attorney’s office and a panel […]
by: Diane Benjamin Today our Senator Dick Durbin sent an email. He is pushing for tax credits for companies keeping jobs in this country. Dickie: The US has the highest corporate tax rates in the world! Add in Illinois taxes and you have to realize why corporations are relocating to other countries and keeping their […]
by: Diane Benjamin Illinois will have a ballot question in November about the minimum wage. The un-informed will cheer and vote YES – raise it! They need to see the result before the vote. SeaTac workers “not happy” with $15 min. wage Published May 28, 2014 Last January, SeaTac implemented a $15 per hour minimum […]
by: Diane Benjamin Hopefully you don’t have to interact with the State of Illinois on-line for your business or in any other way. They are still in the dark ages of technology. Example #1 I recently switched my corporate account to another bank. Illinois has a system to pay businesses taxes on-line that will debit […]
by: Diane Benjamin Miller Park Zoo is getting $700,000 from the State to add monkeys from Africa and some building projects. The McLean County Museum of History is getting $254,800 from the State for restrooms and lighting. The Children’s Discovery Museum is getting $116,800 from the State to indoctrinate kids on green energy. That totals […]
Readers: This isn’t what I usually post, but it’s a story and video you NEED to see. Written By Laurie Higgins IFI News (Illinois Family Institute) Twenty years ago in a horrific accident on I-94, Pastor Scott Willis and his wife Janet lost their six youngest children in a fiery inferno. This accident exposed a scandalous case of corruption that […]
by: Diane Benjamin Reasons why: She will never prosecute any corruption in Illinois unless it’s okay with her daddy Her Public Access Office created to protect citizens from government is a joke. Ruling shouldn’t take many months or years Elect Paul Schimpf instead: Veteran Military lawyer Assisted Iraqi attorneys prosecuting Saddam Hussein Want term limits? Term limit Lisa Madigan! […]
by: Diane Benjamin We all know the “temporary” income tax increase to clear the backlog of unpaid bills didn’t do anything but give the State of Illinois more money to spend. Illinois still has billions of dollars of unpaid bills and the interest charges that go with them. Now Madigan and Quinn want it made […]
by: Michael Lucci CEOs of major U.S. corporations went on record in Chief Executive Magazine’s “2014 Best and Worst States for Business.” Business leaders pulled no punches in their description of Illinois, going so far as to compare doing business in Illinois to doing business in a third-world country. The publication ranked Illinois at the bottom […]
by: Diane Benjamin Unless Mike Madigan is successful at getting the question off the ballot, Term Limits will be up for vote in November. Some people say Term Limits are being pushed to get rid of Mike Madigan. That is probably true. I poll watched a Madigan precinct a few years ago. Unless he dies […]
by: Diane Benjamin Mike Madigan doesn’t want the Redistricting Constitutional amendment on the November ballot. In 2010, since a Democrat was elected governor, Democrats got to redraw the maps. They used gerrymandering to insured Democrats will completely control Illinois until 2020. It also insures that Republicans will represent huge areas making it difficult for them […]
ANALYSIS OF DURBIN’S STAFF SALARIES SHOWS THE SENATOR ENGAGED IN WAR ON WOMEN WASHINGTON D.C. – The Washington Times revealed yesterday that Illinois’ U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D), who is leading the Equal Pay Day push by Senate Democrats to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, pays women on his staff far less than he pays men. On the Senate floor […]
by: Diane Benjamin Crimes are only crimes if they are prosecuted. Elected officials can do anything they want, including breaking the law, but if they aren’t prosecuted – magically there is no crime! They learn early they are at little risk of being prosecuted. Why is Illinois corrupt? Because very few elected officials are prosecuted. […]
by: Diane Benjamin According to this Associated press article, Mike Madigan wants a Constitutional Amendment to make sure Voter ID is NEVER required in Illinois! An ID is required for almost everything we do today, but protecting voter integrity is suppressing the vote. Sure Mike. Madigan’s voting rights amendment advances By Kerry Lester, Associated […]
by: Diane Benjamin “Tax the Rich” has been the mantra of Democrats for way too many years. It works for them because average people don’t understand economics. They fail to understand that “RICH” people employ other people. Average citizens also fail to understand that “RICH” people can live anywhere they want. If they are constantly […]
by: Diane Benjamin Local governments across the state are buried in unfunded pension debt. Pouring millions of dollars into pensions funds will not solve the problem. It is more than obvious pensions are an outdated idea abandoned by the private sector decades ago. Local pensions are controlled by Springfield. If they don’t fund their pensions, […]
by Diane Benjamin Being an Illinois legislator is supposed to be a part-time job. Their salary is at least $66,876, many earn much more by serving as chair of various committees. It looks like good news that 24 new public servants have decided to turn down a pension. Part-time jobs don’t come with pensions anywhere else, […]
Really. The Most Transparent Governor Ever? 81% Failure Rate- State Executives Ignore Open Meeting Law Leaders of state agencies, Gov. Quinn’s appointed executives failed to comply with mandatory Open Meeting Act training or blatantly ignored our request to review their certifications. 100% Failure Rate at 17 top Agencies Freedom of Information Officer Certification […]
by: Diane Benjamin Dickie Durbin on Social Security: Meet the Press MR. GREGORY: Senator Durbin? SEN. DURBIN: David, if I could say this about Social Security. MR. GREGORY: Yeah. SEN. DURBIN: I–first, I want to thank my colleague for the kind words. Social Security does not add one penny to the deficit. Social Security untouched […]
20 Mar 2014 | illinoispolicy Myth #1: “The ‘fair tax’ will only affect the rich.” Don’t be fooled. The ‘fair tax’ is being sold as a tax on the rich. But under the proposal from state Rep Naomi Jakobsson, D-Urbana, the lawmaker who is sponsoring the bill to put a so-called “fair tax,” or progressive […]
by: Diane Benjamin Dick Durbin has been in the US Senate since 1997. If you believe politicians need to be changed often (term limits) because they lose touch with voters, this is your year to prove it. Until the November election I will be giving you reasons why it’s time for Dick to retire. In […]
John Kass 9 hours ago near Chicago, IL Oberweis for Senate. What a joke. Arrogance, foolishness, it doesn’t matter. A rich man running off to Florida during the last week of a campaign? Dem. Sen. Dick “Bullhead” Durbin will eat him alive. If it’s the ice cream man vs. Durbin, it’s no contest. Oberweis campaign mum on […]
