Category Archives: Road Reports

Adelaide St. closing for water improvements

NORMAL – Adelaide St. will be closed from Major St. to Market St. from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, November 29-30, 2017. The closure is for water distribution system improvements. A suggested detour is to use Market to Emeline to Major Streets to avoid this area.MORE

Wood Street in Bloomington to close

Wood Street in Bloomington to close

Staring Monday, November 20 at 7 a.m., Wood Street in Bloomington, between Mason Street and Lee Street, will be closed to all traffic due to sewer repair work.MORE

Beech Street in Normal to close

Beech Street in Normal to close

Beech Street between College Avenue and Mulberry Street will be closed to though traffic from 7 a.m. to noon Thursday for Comcast pole relocation work. MORE

Walnut St. closed for sewer work

BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Walnut St. between Elder and Clinton streets will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs. Street will be closed until work is complete.  MORE

Emergency water work closes Six Points Road

BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water main break repair in the 1500 block of Six Points Road.  Due to the location of the water main break, Six Points between Woodhavens Dr. and Juniper Ln. will be closed to thru traffic.  The road closure is scheduled to begin on…MORE

McClun at Olive closed for utility work

BLOOMINGTON – Effective Monday, Nov. 16 at noon, the intersection of McClun and Olive streets will be closed for utility work and will be reopened as soon as work is completed. No through traffic.MORE

Blogs

Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all

By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year.  It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …

Is federal mobilization the answer?

By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city.   Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…

In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans

By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…

Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life

Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University.   We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk.  Going to work every day for some people means…