Ethically challenged Koos

By: Diane Benjamin From a 2014 Pantagraph story titled: Normal gets award for being bike friendly https://www.pantagraph.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/normal-gets-award-for-being-bike-friendly/article_992c233d-4b52-55bc-88a7-f14cafee5883.html NORMAL — The town of Normal on Tuesday received a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community award from the League of American Bicyclists, joining more than 325 communities from across the country honored by the group. The award recognizes […]

Darren Duncan: Guilty of a Class 4 felony?

By:  Diane Benjamin Since not all readers are in the immediate area: Darren Duncan was a member of the Vermilion County Board when the Board voted to appoint him to County Treasurer. Video of the Vermilion County Board meeting where Duncan was appointed County Treasurer: https://youtu.be/eeISUjvr0mE Top of page 4 March 14, 2017 Vermilion County Board […]

Atlanta: More small town shenanigans

Update:  See page 3  Bertrand-Rule   By:  Diane Benjamin This paragraph in the minutes of the June meeting of the Atlanta Il Public Library Board:  http://www.atlantapld.org/board-of-trustees/ . Bill Thomas is a Board member and the owner of the building next door to the library.  He previously got the library to rent the building from him, […]