McLean County Times

IL House to implement new tax on McLean County property owners

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Jun 14, 2023

As we reported in February on a previous version of this Bill which was apparently abandoned, the Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority in McLean County is wanting more tax money, so they lobbied State Senator David Koehler to sponsor Senate Bill 684, which amends the Airport Authorities Act effectively taking away the decades-old power of the voters to determine if they want to support the Airport. Representative Jay Hoffman is the House Sponsor.

State actor determining which media has access to courtrooms

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Apr 25, 2023

As we have done in the past, when court cases we are interested in reporting on pop up, we ask for Extended Media Coverage, or “Cameras in the Courtroom,” according to the Illinois Supreme Court Policy for Extended Media Coverage in the Circuit Courts of Illinois.

Sexual activities, preferences, and identity information survey costing Illinois taxpayers $1,338,560.00

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Apr 25, 2023

We first exposed a questionable survey being sent out by Illinois State University in this article. After obtaining numerous documents related to the grant and applications for this project, it appears the public is not only on the hook for $1,338,560 but the purpose of the survey appears to be a bait and switch.

Illinois State University survey – over $60,000.00 for sexual activities, preferences, and identity information?

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Mar 29, 2023

Illinois State University Associate Professor Dr. Kate Sheridan (kmsher2@ilstu.edu), is the point of contact for a survey which was mailed to citizens of the state last week targeting information of adults 18 years old and older.