By: Diane Benjamin Last year Connect Transit paid Managing Director David Braun: In November he abruptly announced a leave of absence and then resigned. Wasn’t he the guy who wasted around $16 million on electric buses? Media reported his leave of absence and that he may not return: https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-11-13/connect-transits-managing-director-takes-leave-of-absence In December media dutifully reported the […]
By: Diane Benjamin The Town of Normal budget has $266,000 listed for employee retirement gifts. A reader FOIA’d the Town: Requested Record: “Please furnish receipts for gifts to employees retired or present from 1/1/21 to present.” This is what was received: The Town gave every employee who retired last year $500.00. Those employees of course […]
By: Diane Benjamin h/t readers! The Town of Normal thinks it can silence free speech. Of course we knew that, they certainly don’t want to hear from citizens at Council meetings – unless you are going to take their side. Even if you take their side they might make you sit through hours of jibber […]
