Yes, Local Crime Is Up

By: Diane Benjamin For 9 months ending September 30th, the below is from the Sheriff’s report at the County Justice Committee meeting 11/5/2025: PDF page 26: https://mcleancountyil.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/1064?html=true PDF page 43 – State’s Attorney Report: PDF page 48 – Circuit Court Clerk report: Are the warrants for people released without bail who didn’t show up in […]

Updated: Two things you need to know

By: Diane Benjamin 1) The McLean County Sheriff’s office is investigating what appears to be a conspiracy among McLean County Schools Districts to convince you to vote for the Sales Tax increase. The investigation won’t be done before the election. I know more details, but I’ll let the investigation play out. 2) Click this link: […]

Inciting violence: The Local Socialists

By:  Diane Benjamin Socialists is too nice a word for the locals who want to subvert the rule of law and impose THEIR dictatorial government at every level.  Robert Garcia is one of the leaders striving to create chaos. It isn’t by accident many protest take place around the jail.  Instead of working to keep […]

Jenn: Are Suspects and criminals your highest priority?

By:  Diane Benjamin Jenn Carrillo isn’t the only one calling for the release of all prisoners from the McLean County jail, her merry band of Marxists all play the same game. I wonder if she WANTS you to be a crime victim!  Look at any democrat run city talking about defunding the police and enacting […]

New feature: The Moron Award

By:  Diane Benjamin Ever seen kids throwing a fit in a store when mommy won’t buy them what they want?  Ever seen mommy buy it just to shut them up? The local babies won’t get “mommy” to comply.   Our leaders know giving into terrorists only makes them stronger.  The mom who buys them something to […]

Sheriff Sandage calls out the radicals

By:  Diane Benjamin The McLean County Board Justice Committee met yesterday.  Sheriff Sandage read a prepared statement pertaining mostly to the local elected officials and social justice warriors demanding he release inmates at the McLean County jail,  Since he did not release a printed copy of his remarks, and I know few of you ever […]

County Response to Illinois People’s Action

By:  Diane Benjamin Some think they can bully government into submission, IPA is one of them.  Jenn Carrillo is of course involved. You can see IPA’s demands here:  Summary: Give their people your money They also want prisoners released.  This morning the Sheriff’s Office issued this statement in response: The McLean County Sheriff’s Office has […]

Regina, you need mental health treatment

By:  Diane Benjamin See this story from May 18, 2017:  https://blnnews.com/2017/05/18/carol-stream-government-employee/ This is the opening paragraph: The first person to be banned from commenting on this site is a lady named Regina Boe.  She is employed by the Carol Stream Library, she’s far from local.  Regina was banned because she has no interest in having […]

It’s confirmed: Laws Don’t Matter!

By:  Diane Benjamin Laws most likely broken by the Town of Normal Council don’t matter because prosecutions need a prosecutor.  The citizens of Normal don’t have one! In case you forgot the facts, see this story:  https://blnnews.com/2017/11/16/normal-your-government-is-fixed/ Basics: The Town held a Secret meeting (Executive Session) on August 11th at 9:30 in the morning. The meeting […]

Stanford: Does anybody care?

By:  Diane Benjamin I’ve written lots of stories about the Village of Standford and the Allin Fire Protection District.  Even though the Supreme Court has ruled that “bloggers”  are media, the Standford Police Chief doesn’t care.  Ed Petrey refuses to answer my emails. Earlier in August I asked Ed to refer investigations to the McLean […]

Slow learners

By:  Diane Benjamin Evidently the people have learned nothing from Dixon Illinois.  Money corrupts everybody from City leaders to church secretaries.  Putting trust in a person with a checkbook, without common sense protections against theft, it like putting up a sign:  Free money here.  The sad part is it’s not that difficult to prevent. The […]

Sheriff: Why I’m voting for Jeff Elston

by: Diane Benjamin Several years ago I received a frantic call from a sister-in-law who lives about 2 miles away from me in the country.  She was home alone.  She heard what she thought was a motorcycle very close to her house.  She really believed someone was going to break her door down and attack […]