Northbound Constitution Boulevard from Uptown Circle to Mulberry Street will be closed for the installation of Uptown lighting on Wednesday from 5-11 a.m., weather permitting.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
East-Olive intersection to close Tuesday
BLOOMINGTON – Effective Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 at 6:30 a.m., the intersection of East St. and Olive St. will be closed to all traffic. Road will be closed until manhole replacement and street repairs are completed. Residents should choose an alternate route during this time period.… MORE
Orlando Ave. closed for pavement replacement
NORMAL – Orlando Ave. between Main St. and Northbrook Dr. has been closed to through traffic since Monday, September 18 and will remain closed until approximately Friday, October 13 for pavement removal and replacement. During Phase II of this project, beginning Friday, September 29, 2017, Orlando Ave. will be closed to all traffic as highlighted…… MORE
Uptown road closures planned for Worldwide Day of Play
Uptown Normal and the Children’s Discovery Museum will be hosting Worldwide Day of Play on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.… MORE
Uptown road closures planned in Normal due to Oktoberfest
Medici, the Normal Rotary Club and Uptown Partners will be presenting the 2nd annual Medici Oktoberfest on Saturday from 4-10 p.m.… MORE
U.S. 24 road work near El Paso begins Oct. 2
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced lane closures for U.S. 24 near El Paso beginning Monday, Oct. 2. The closures are needed for roadway improvements on U.S. 24 from one mile east of El Paso to 2.5 miles east of El Paso. At least one lane will remain open in each direction during…… MORE
Market St. closing for street repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Market St. between Mason St. and Oak St. will be closed today (September 20) to all traffic for street repairs. Street will be closed until work is completed. Truck traffic should remain on Route 9. Residents should choose an alternate route during this time period.… MORE
Linden St. closing for tree removal
NORMAL – The northbound lanes of Linden St. between Willow and Cypress streets will be closed for tree removal starting at 6 a.m. Thursday, September 21, weather permitting. Both intersections will remain open. Removal is expected to be completed in four to six hours.… MORE
Maple Place Road in Normal to close
Maple Place between Briarwood Avenue and Norbloom Avenue will be closed for sewer repairs starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, weather permitting, and will remain closed until repairs are completed.… MORE
Lee Street in Bloomington to close
Effective at 7 a.m. Tuesday, North Lee Street between Locust and Market streets will be closed to all traffic due to sewer rehabilitation work.
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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…