Effective immediately the intersection of Mason and Olive streets will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Road closing for bridge replacement
In Martin Township, 1600 North Road between 3100 and 3200 East roads will be closed to through traffic starting Monday through Nov. 10, weather permitting, for replacement of Cristy Bridge. … MORE
Franklin Avenue in Normal to close
Franklin Avenue between Church Street and Hovey Avenue will be closed Wednesday.… MORE
Seminary Avenue in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Seminary Avenue between Morris Avenue and Calhoun Street will be closed for sewer repairs.
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Dawes Place closed for 2 weeks for bridge work
BLOOMINGTON – Dawes Place at Linden Street will remain closed to traffic through Aug. 25, 2017 for bridge work. Residents should choose an alternate route during this time period. … MORE
Four Seasons Rd. closing Thursday for repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective Thursday 8/10/17 at 7 a.m., Four Seasons Road between Ross Dr. and Clovertin Ct. will be closed due to street repairs. Normal traffic will resume as soon as work is completed… MORE
Gilmore Dr. closed for street repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Gilmore Dr. at Morrisey Dr. is being closed immediately due to street repairs. Normal traffic will resume as soon as work is completed.… MORE
Franklin Avenue in Normal to close
Franklin Avenue between Church Street and Hovey Avenue will be closed Tuesday through Thursday. … MORE
Woodrig Rd. closing for culvert replacement
BLOOMINGTON TWP. – Woodrig Rd. between Capodice Rd. and Bunn St. south of Bloomington will be closed Monday, August 7 from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, for culvert replacement. Overnight closing is possible due to unforeseen circumstances.… MORE
Fairway Drive in Bloomington to close
Effective Monday, one northbound lane on Fairway Drive between Empire North Frontage Road and Robinson Lane will be closed, weather permitting, for a contractor water main repair. … 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…