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Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Quid Pro Quo Cody?

By: Diane Benjamin Read yesterday’s story if you missed it: https://blnnews.com/2025/01/14/video-gaming-discrimination/ Jill Whitacre, owner of Shake It Up Cocktail Lounge, made a plea for a video gaming license. The number of licenses are limited because the Council under Tari Renner thought there would be less gambling if machines weren’t everywhere. If Bloomington wanted to limit […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Video Gaming Discrimination

By: Diane Benjamin The Bloomington Council meeting was more about awards than City business: At least the Council Chambers were full of people temporarily. There was one Public Comment by Jill Whitacre worth seeing. Jill and her husband own Shake It Up cocktail lounge in downtown Bloomington. The City usurped capitalism by limiting the number […]