By: Diane Benjamin Below is a map of Normal’s Uptown TIF. Look at the right side, see the area west of Oak St that is not in the TIF? That is Chris Koos’ 2 businesses, he rents the space. https://mcleanil.devnetwedge.com/parcel/view/1427308009/2020 Why were his two businesses carved out of the TIF boundaries? Because it would be […]
More information: https://blnnews.com/2020/12/07/due-process-normal/ By: Diane Benjamin https://normal.org/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3828 At 6:15 tonight the “professional staff” will present options to the Council to retaliate legally against any business that is not kneeling to Pritzker’s Restore Illinois edicts. Since the legislature didn’t pass it, not complying isn’t against any laws and can’t be prosecuted. Pritzker can’t get compliance so […]
By: Diane Benjamin Monday night Normal voted to accept a new bike master plan. It will require vast amounts of money in the future to add trails all over Normal. Mayor and BIKE SHOP owner Chris Koos did not recuse himself from the discussion. One person at public comment even claimed biking is way up […]
By: Diane Benjamin Since the media isn’t interested in holding tyrannical dictators accountable, I must keep posting Mayor Koos taunting protesters. This picture speaks volumes about him and his buddies on the Council – the PLAN is the only thing that matters, not you. But there is more: A guy name Josh Favus is Koos’ […]
By: Diane Benjamin One more story on the bike given to Jeff Fritzen from Mayor Koos’ bike shop. A copy of the invoice was included in the FOIA I received from Normal. I hadn’t noticed until today at the top was a Purchase Order number. This morning I filed a FOIA for that Purchase Order. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Two citizens mentioned the gift to Jeff Fritzen during public comment tonight. Koos didn’t like being challenged so he decided to respond. He claims he overlooked submitting the bill, that explains a lot mayor especially below market leases. Koos also claimed he sold it to the Town at cost. Koos claimed no […]
