Tag: watchdogs

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

The upcoming IML conference

By:  Diane Benjamin I’ve written about the Illinois Municipal league numerous times.  If you don’t know much about them, start with this story from 2016:  https://blnnews.com/2016/03/29/the-iml-scam/ IML is holding their  annual conference in Chicago in September.  Many local people will be attending at a cost of at least $310 each.  From Bloomington, Tari Renner, Julie […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Does the Lincoln Council hate watchdogs?

By:  Diane Benjamin Illinois is badly run because the people running it think they are brilliant and need to control everything.  Illinois is a failed state and local officials make it worse.  The job of government is ONLY to do what people can’t do for themselves.  Citizens know how to spend their own money far […]