Dan Tackett
Special to The Courier
So, I’m not the only person around town to be concerned about the rundown strip of buildings on Chicago Street just off the downtown Lincoln square.
I’ve mentioned downtown eyesores in the past couple of columns, and it was a bit like shaking a tree and watching the fruit hit the ground. I’ve learned several other people have the same concerns – including some who have tried to purchase properties but found pending sales tied up with a lot of legal red tape.
No one was more detailed in her explanation than Becky Eimer, who wrote me an email about her frustrating attempts to purchase a couple of pieces of storefront properties. l share her story below:
Former Logan County Clerk Sally Turner, R-Beason, has been selected by Republican Party leaders to replace former state Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, in the 44th Senate District.
The process for replacing former Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, became more serious over the weekend as five Republican Party chairs met to discuss options.
Nine people have expressed interest to replace the former Senate minority leader who left his 44th legislative district seat on Dec. 31 after serving nearly six terms. The list includes four candidates from Logan County: former county clerk Sally Turner, Lincoln city administrator Elizabeth Kavelman, Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman Kevin Bateman and Illinois executive director of the USDA Farm Services Agency William Graff; four from Tazewell County: county board chair David Zimmerman, county board District 3 Representative Russ Crawford, Logan Warrick, and Tim Taylor; and from McLean County: Kyle Ham, a former chief executive officer of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council.