Connect Transit has scheduled a series of information sessions to help its riders adjust to new route reductions and the expansion of its Connect Mobility on demand service.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Capodice Rd. closed to replace culvert
Capodice Road in Bloomington Township between Harvest Hill Ave. and Woodrig Rd. will be closed Thursday, August 3 from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. for culvert replacement. The possibility exists for overnight closing due to unforeseen circumstances.… MORE
Dry Grove St. closing through weekend
NORMAL – Dry Grove St. between Main St. and Kingsley St. will be closed to through traffic Wednesday, August 2, 2017 through Monday, August 7, 2017 due to storm sewer installation for an apartment building project currently under construction.… MORE
Wood Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Wood Street between Center and Main streets is closed to all traffic for emergency sewer repairs.
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West Bloomington intersections to close Tuesday
BLOOMINGTON – Effective Tuesday 8/1/2017 @ 6:00 AM, Wylie Drive & Route 9 (Market Street) and Bloomington Heights Rd. at Bert, will be closed to ALL TRAFFIC due to street repairs and traffic line painting. Streets will be reopened as soon as work is completed. DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO USE ALTERNATE ROUTES. For more information, contact…… MORE
West Jackson Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, West Jackson Street between Allin Street and Morris Avenue, will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs. … MORE
Dawes Place in Bloomington to close
Dawes Place at Linden Street will be closed to traffic beginning at 6 a.m. Friday through Aug. 11 for bridge work. … MORE
Oakland Ave. closed for emergency sewer work
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Oakland Ave. between Vale and Moore streets will be closed to thru traffic for emergency sewer repairs. Street will be closed until work is completed. Drivers should find alternate routes.… MORE
Brown St. closing for lane striping
BLOOMINGTON – Brown Street between Market and Washington streets will be closed to all traffic starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, and will be closed until line painting is complete. For questions, contact Public Works, 309-434-2225.… MORE
Hamilton Road to close for street repairs
Effective Monday (July 24), Hamilton Road (between Greenwood and Morris) will be closed to all traffic due to street repairs.… 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…