By: Diane Benjamin Last Friday I attended the annual Corn Belt Energy meeting. These aren’t boring, they throw in enough humor and fun to keep my interest. (Which they wouldn’t if all they did was read financial statements!) I found out why Corn Belt rates aren’t skyrocketing while Ameren rates are. Corn Belt buys electricity […]
By: Diane Benjamin I was in Indiana last weekend. Gas was $3.09 right across the border. The roads were great. Indiana spends a lot less per student and still outperforms Illinois. Your property taxes aren’t going to educating students – read the story:
By: Diane Benjamin Indiana is open. I know locals who have driven to the Beef House right across the border to sit down for a good meal. Iowa is open for full capacity in-restaurant dining. Wisconsin is open after their Supreme Court ruled the governor’s actions illegal. Illinois has Pritzker’s boot on everybody’s neck, he […]
By: Diane Benjamin “We have to keep making progress” is one local talking point. Progress to what is never revealed – just progress. Last night City Manager David Hales got another raise. The logic used was to compare salaries for towns the size of Bloomington – all in Illinois. Evidently Renner believes Hales will leave […]
