By: Diane Benjamin The mailer below was sent to hard R’s in Ward 9 – people who vote in Republican primaries. Ask Abby if she has voted in a Republican Primary in the last 10 years! If the answer is YES she lying. Ask if she has voted in Democrat primaries. Hint: Every one. I […]
By: Diane Benjamin Cody violated City Code. Did Abby Scott do it too? See: https://blnnews.com/2025/03/23/fly-on-the-wall-cody-hendricks/ Will the McLean County Chamber of Commerce withdraw their endorsement of Kearns? If elected officials and those who want to be elected violate laws, why should anyone else obey them? These people are leading the City down a dangerous road. […]
By: Diane Benjamin Abby Scott is running for Bloomington Council Ward 9: . This is her husband and County Board memeber: . Fascists don’t cut the size of government. A teacher should know that one! I hope his list has some better choices, he missed great singers like Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. He could […]
By: Diane Benjamin That election was April 6, 2021. Only 21.8% of registered voters bothered to show up even with 40 days of early voting. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IL/Bloomington/109017/web.276013/#/turnout That link includes a coded map showing what parts of Bloomington voted more than others. It’s a despicable turnout considering District 87 and City of Bloomington are the governments […]
By: Diane Benjamin Keep in mind Abby Scott, 9th Ward candidate for Bloomington City Council, is the wife of far leftist Corey Beirne: https://blnnews.com/2024/09/06/was-this-supposed-to-be-a-secret/ Both Krystle Able and Beirne are “excited” about Abby Scott joining the race while never stating she is married to Beirne. Proof is in the linked story. h/t a reader: Trump […]
By: Diane Benjamin I was going to wait until after the November election to write about local elections, but I don’t think this can wait that long. There is a disturbing trend in local government that is limiting DIVERSITY of thought. Should married couples be allowed to hold elected office? Why is this trend only […]
Bloomington, IL – 7/26/2024 – Roger Bedeker, a lifelong resident of Central Illinois, has announced his candidacy for City Council Ward 9 in Bloomington. “I am thrilled to announce my candidacy for City Council” said Bedeker. “Having grown up in Central Illinois and raising my family here, I am passionate about what lies ahead for […]
By: Diane Benjamin I’m no fan of Jim Fruin but I’m not a fan of his opponent either. This story recaps a lot of what Jim Fruin did while he was on the Council: https://blnnews.com/2016/10/03/who-voted-for-taris-nonsense/ Jim was on the Council that ignored audit calls for Coliseum Concessions and he was on the Council when Tari […]
By: Diane Benjamin See this story from yesterday: Why City Councils Don’t Listen After writing more than 4000 stories, I had forgotten I wrote about the Julie Crowe case when she won the lawsuit: Julie Crowe Defeats the City of Bloomington That story contains a link to the original Council vote denying her the Vehicle-For-Hire […]
By: Diane Benjamin It was a pretty boring meeting except for the guy who probably showed up high and started verbally attacking an alderman. I say “high” because he has admitted in previous comments to being “high” and the police harassing him for no reason at all. He has also called himself from Mars. He […]
By: Diane Benjamin Are the residents of Ward 9 happy with the direction the City of Bloomington is taking? Ward 9 got a lot of roads fixed, but what about the rest of the City? One candidate has said nothing on her website or Facebook page about the massive spending increases under Tari Renner. She […]
Ward 9 is currently represented by Jim Fruin who is not running for reelection PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release January 31, 2017 CONTACT: Sheheryar Muftee 309.807.5290 mufteeforcitycouncil@gmail.com http://facebook.com/mufteeforc itycouncil BLOOMINGTON, IL – Sheheryar Muftee, a candidate for Bloomington City Council – Ward 9, announces an opportunity for citizens to interact with the candidate. “In response […]
