BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Robinson St. between Locust and Mulberry, will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs. Street will be closed until work is complete. Drivers should find alternate routes.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Vladimir Drive closing for street repairs
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Vladimir Drive between Tatiana Court and Gill Street will be immediately closed to all traffic due to street repairs. It will be reopened as soon as work is completed. For more information, contact the Bloomington Public Works Department, 309-434-2225.… MORE
Jefferson Street intersection to close
The intersection of Jefferson Street and McLean Street will be closed to through traffic starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday due to sewer rehabilitation work. … MORE
Division Street in Normal to close
Westbound Division Street between Allin and Lee streets will be closed starting at 8:00 a.m. Monday until approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday, weather permitting.
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Mason Street in Bloomington to close
Effective May 10-14, Mason Street between Mulberry and Market streets will be closed through traffic for contractor sewer and water service work.… MORE
IAA Drive closure canceled
The Bloomington Public Works Department has announced it has canceled the closure of IAA Drive between Service Drive (Kmart Eastland Crossing) and Rowe Drive. … MORE
Towanda Ave. to close near Ironwood Golf Course
Towanda Ave. between the Ironwood Golf Course entrance and Turtle Creek Country Club Ct. will be closed to all traffic beginning at 7 a.m., Monday May 1.… MORE
Main St. overnight lane closures planned
Due to sewer main rehabilitation, lane closures during overnight hours will occur on Main Street between Olive Street and Chestnut Street starting May 1 through May 5.… MORE
Clinton Street in Bloomington to close
Southbound Clinton Street between Emerson and Empire streets will be immediately closed to all traffic due to sewer repairs.
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Sewer work planned on Main Street overnight
Overnight lane closures are planned this week on Main Street between Olive and Chestnut streets for sewer lining work.… 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…