Tag: Normal Township

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Krystle Able’s Controversial Claims on Township Voting: What You Need to Know

By: Diane Benjamin One thing good about Krystle Able: She responds to FOIA requests on the same day I file them! It goes downhill for her from there. You wouldn’t know that if all you read was WGLT: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-04-15/normal-township-approves-ballot-question-on-pro-israel-state-law Follow-up to this story: https://blnnews.com/2026/04/15/what-really-happened-at-krystles-meeting/ Krystle claims putting the anti-Israel question on the Township Agenda was […]

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UPDATE: What Really Happened at Krystle’s Meeting

The writer’s name is Jeff Lord, candidate for McLean County Board Distrist 5 By: Diane Benjamin Krystle Able’s version is in this story: https://blnnews.com/2026/04/15/some-things-you-need-to-know/ This was posted on Facebook by a guy who attended. I would use his name but I don’t have his permission to use it. If he contacts me or comments below, […]

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Some things you need to know

By: Diane Benjamin https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-04-15/isu-takes-part-in-campaign-to-recruit-teachers-from-other-career-fields . In other words, if you are WHITE – don’t apply. Teaching skills, including the ability to connect with students, won’t be considered. DEI discrimination is alive and well in Illinois. The lie that students can’t learn from someone with a different skin color is evil. https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2026-04-14/house-speaker-backs-millionaires-tax-but-democrats-split-over-how-much-to-devote-to-property-tax-relief . The ruling party […]

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Radicals tonight – Normal Township

By: Diane Benjamin Remember when the local anti-semites’ tried to put this on the ballot using the Bloomington Township annual meeting? Shall the United States federal government and subordinate divisions stop giving military funding to Israel, which currently costs taxpayers 3.8 billion dollars a year, given Israel’s global recognition as an apartheid regime with a […]

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My Nomination for Comment of the Year

By: Diane Benjamin Krystle Able is requiring people attending her April Normal Township meeting to “verify their eligibility to participate”. https://blnnews.com/2026/03/21/krystle-able-uses-township-for-her-agenda/ Meanwhile, the Democrat Party doesn’t want to pass the Save America Act—or just Voter ID—to ensure election integrity. The comment left overnight: Do you have to present ID to prove you are a voter […]

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Krystle Able Uses Township for Her Agenda

By: Diane Benjamin Everyone know diplomatic relations is a federal issue because they have access to a lot more information – it’s their job. Krystle Able thinks it’s her job. She also doesn’t understand to participate in any public meeting does not require being eligible to participate. Is she going to ban the press if […]

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5 Things You Need To Know

By: Diane Benjamin 1) Remember the communist organizer from ISU – Andrew Franson? https://blnnews.com/2025/10/16/email-from-an-isu-communist/ He calls himself a communist, I didn’t label him. I received an email from him saying the picture in this story is wrong: https://blnnews.com/2026/01/30/tiny-anti-ice-crowd/ Andrew claims people had left by the time the picture in the story was taken. He claims […]

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3 Things You Need To Know

By: Diane Benjamin 1) I’ve been hearing drug deaths are decreasing across the country, so I decided to look at what’s happening locally. The McLean County Coroner reports them to the Justice Committee every month. December’s number won’t be reported until the February meeting, so I asked Kathy Yoder for the number. Instead of giving […]

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Normal Township Taxes Going up

By: Diane Benjamin See the comparison to last year and what the township just passed below. The first column came from the County records stating property taxes Normal Township received in 2025: PDF page 7: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30349/Districts-1-100?bidId= The second column came from the Normal Township levy they passed for money they want to receive in 2026 […]

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Krystle Able screed

By: Diane Benjamin Below is part of what Able posted on Facebook. It recaps her rise to “power”. Note, nowhere does she talk about policies that got votes, she just showed up. . That last paragraph shows her politics is about POWER. Did she tell the Normal Township voters she would be keeping her first […]

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SIX things you need to know

By: Diane Benjamin 1) Nayoka Griffis was just elected to the Normal Township Board last April. She quit already with no explanation given by Krystle Able who posted she is accepting applications to fill the seat. You have to prove you are democrat. 2) Another No Kings protest Saturday. Why are friends and neighbors struggling […]

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OMA Violation: Normal Township

By: Diane Benjamin The agenda was not posted on line for the meeting held September 18th. https://normaltownship.org/index.php/clerks-office/board-agenda/ By September 22nd the agenda was still not posted. The agenda contains a zoom address that was NOT available to anyone in the public who wanted to watch that meeting. I filed a Request for Review with the […]

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Normal Township: Bring your child to work Friday

By: Diane Benjamin Below are emails I also receive by FOIA. Does it surprise anyone that Tonya Watkins is no longer a township employee? Note the second email states Krystle Able hired the former acting supervisor as her administrative assistant. . .

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Normal Township: Employees Accumulate Sick Leave

By: Diane Benjamin This email was obtained through a FOIA request. The writer, Jess, served as the temporary township supervisor and chose not to run for election. The previously elected supervisor passed away while in office. Krystle Able was elected township supervisor in April 2025. One unanswered question in this policy is whether employees can […]

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Election Results Part 2

By: Diane Benjamin Democrats now completely run the Normal Township. Expect tax increases in your future. Krystle Able got 5,045 votes – Chris Koos was re-elected with only 3,914. Is this how a socialist and cohorts got elect? By handing out presents on the ISU campus – getting votes from students who don’t have to […]

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Where Was the Baby Daddy Krystle?

By: Diane Benjamin I could write about Krystle’s ramblings Facebook every day, but I try to stick to the worst examples. Note she does not mention a spouse, a significant other, etc etc. She expected daddy government to pay. Did she write this because she believes the leftist talking points claiming is going after entitlements? […]

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Normal – find your ballot

By: Diane Benjamin The County elections site allows you to see your ballot:. This is everywhere but Bloomington because County taxpayers are forced to fund their election commission: https://mcleancountyil.gov/2023/Sample-Ballots-Normal Normal also has few choices except for mayor. You can’t chose your At-Large Trustees because 3 are on the ballot to fill 3 seats. Your don’t […]

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Krystle: The Truth About Social Security and Medicare Insolvency

By: Diane Benjamin This is Able’s full time job: https://blnnews.com/2024/12/05/unqualified-krystle-able/ Just to prove Krystle is uninformed, she posted this: Robert Kennedy Jr won’t have anything to do with Social Security. The Social Security Administration is a separate agency handling that. May 2024: https://budget.house.gov/press-release/social-security-and-medicare-continue-on-path-to-insolvency-trustees-confirm Social Security becomes insolvent 2033. Medicare becomes insolvent in 2036. Krystle needs […]

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Unqualified Krystle Able

By: Diane Benjamin Townships in Illinois mostly duplicate what cities and towns already do. There is zero reasons for not abolishing both the Bloomington and Normal townships. Everything they do could be done by existing government without a separate line item on your tax bill. The current Normal Township Supervisor was appointed in July of […]

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ASK for the write-in list

By: Diane Benjamin When you vote you can write-in anybody you want if a line is provided. Your vote will be meaningless if that person didn’t file to run as a Write-In candidate. Many people did file – your polling place is required to provide you with a copy of the write-in candidates if you […]

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Press Release: Art Rodriquez

We are 13 days away from a critical election. I first came here in 1961 from Detroit.  My father was a professor at Illinois State University.  I graduated from NCHS back in the last century in 1975.  Time flies.  Later graduated from Western New Mexico University and went on to work for Whirlpool in the Boston […]

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White people can’t understand

By: Diane Benjamin The Normal Township races are ones citizens know little about. They likely don’t know much of what the Township even does or why it exists. It is another layer of government Illinois is famous for, we have way too many. Normal Township is where Supervisor Sarah Grammer went after two candidates to […]

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Correction: “if you don’t file your paperwork properly to be on the ballot . . .”

Actually Straza signed as Treasurer. The CHAIR never signed. Evidently he isn’t required to, but the form still proves who is behind Responsible Cities. (Status Quo progressives) By: Diane Benjamin The title is is a quote from Normal Township Supervisor Sarah Grammer who challenged the petitions of two people running for the Township positions, she […]

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Well, this is disgusting

By: Diane Benjamin Click this link: https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/1531/Consolidated-Candidates What you will see is every candidate that will be on the April 6th ballot outside of Bloomington. MOST of the races aren’t contested! These people have no problem raising your taxes and fees, congrats citizens. Evidently you don’t care enough to run for office yourself or find […]

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UPDATE: “Labor” Picks Socialists for Bloomington

See who was endorsed in the last local election: https://web.archive.org/web/20190710062621/http:/www.bntrades.org/?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=736543 Hint: Jenn Carrillo, Jeff Crabill, Kathleen Lorenz, RC McBride, . . . . By: Diane Benjamin The picks below were made by Bloomington-Normal Trades and Labor. Some of their picks make ALL of their candidates suspect: To that end we ask our members and the […]

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When you can’t win on issues . . .

Press Release: MCLEAN COUNTY REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN CONNIE BEARD RE: Normal Township races Wednesday evening the  drawing for ballot placement took place for the Normal Township races slated for the April 6 Consolidated Election.  The Democrat candidates drew first place in order for the Normal Township Races. I wish to congratulate both Amy Conklin and Ray […]

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Democrat controlled Normal Township is working for you!

By: Diane Benjamin Of course this came from a reader: What is Easter Monday? An extra day off or a religious something since Easter is? Good thing you have Indigenous Day and Juneteenth now. (Even if they can’t spell it) Voters can elect better people in April.

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More on Normal’s Property Taxes they don’t owe.

By:  Diane Benjamin Follow-up to this story:  https://blnnews.com/2020/05/06/pam-reece-needs-to-pay-this-herself/ On May 6th when that story was written both the Adelaide property and the empty lot on Ft. Jesse were labeled taxable on the McLean County Assessor’s website.  Ft. Jesse still is, Adelaide has finally been changed.  Evidently Normal will continue to pay property taxes on an […]

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Normal Township’s fuzzy math

See the comments, they borrowed money.  More debt!   By:  Diane Benjamin Continuing this story from yesterday:    https://blnnews.com/2018/04/30/townships-the-hidden-government/ The WAREHOUSE was created by the Illinois Comptroller’s office to give citizens access to local government financial information.  It is much easier to read than whatever local units of government call financial statements.  It would be a […]

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Townships-the hidden government

By:  Diane Benjamin You may have received your property tax bill today, I did. If you live in either Bloomington Township or Normal Township you will see a separate line on the bill for them. I found it amusing that Normal Township has this on their website: Township government is the most basic unit of […]

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Why do Democrats HATE Business?

By:  Diane Benjamin Years ago I attended a MoveOn rally outside the Bloomington Public Library.  I only went to hear what they had to say.  The speaker recognized me, made a few comments, I responded with if anyone wants to talk I’m available. Several people did.  I found out they despise corporations:  The owners or […]

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Illegal or just unethical?

By:  Diane Benjamin The event below is being held tonight on public property. The Normal Township website says nothing about having a room to rent:    http://www.normaltownship.org/index.php Since a couple of politicians are using a room, according to an email I received, you too can reserve it.  Just make it open to the public and not-for-profit […]

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Facts Mr. Koos

By:  Diane Benjamin This morning I attended the GOP breakfast because it featured the candidates for the Normal Town Council and Normal Township. Chris Koos made a comment about Uptown 2.0 I find hard to believe.  He claims there isn’t enough retail and office space in Uptown now, so Uptown 2.0 is to provide more. […]

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More government tyranny

by:  Diane Benjamin The first job of government is to defend freedom and liberty.  Obviously, government forgot that.  The federal government has been on a spending spree for a long time, but so have local governments.  They grab more and more of your income for their agenda. See last weeks post on Heyworth:  http://blnnews.com/2014/10/03/heyworth-can-you-explain-this/ and Standford: […]