Division Street between Allin Street and Lee Street will remain closed for construction until approximately May 5, 2017. Access to local traffic will be maintained. The closure is required to perform sidewalk, drainage and roadway improvements.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Gillum Road closing for bridge replacement
Gillum Rd. will be closed to through traffic from Monday, April 17 through Friday, September 15, weather permitting, for replacement of the Trent Bridge. The closure will be from 700 North Rd. to 850 North Rd.… MORE
Jefferson at Clayton closing Monday
BLOOMINGTON – The intersection of Jefferson Street and Clayton Street will be closed Monday, April 10 at 7 a.m. for a sewer repair. Please use an alternate route.… MORE
Division St. closing for 2 weeks
BLOOMINGTON – Division Street between Allin Street and Lee Street will be closed beginning Tuesday morning, April 11, 2017, weather permitting. Access to local traffic will be maintained. The closure is required to perform sidewalk, drainage and roadway improvements. Work is anticipated to be completed within approximately 2 weeks, weather permitting.… MORE
Jefferson Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Jefferson Street will be closed between Madison and Center streets, will be closed to through traffic for sewer repairs.
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Washington Street in Bloomington to close
Washington Street between Gas Avenue and Western Avenue will be closed to through traffic beginning April 3 through May 3 for railroad traffic work. … MORE
Mulberry Street in Bloomington to close
West Mulberry Street between Western Avenue and Hinshaw Avenue will be closed, effective immediately, to through traffic for sewer repairs. … MORE
Veterans Parkway resurfacing project to begin next week
Illinois Department of Transportation crews will begin work next week on resurfacing a three-mile stretch of Veterans Parkway in Bloomington. … MORE
Oakland Avenue in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Oakland Avenue between Florence Avenue and Kreitzer Avenue will be closed to through traffic for sewer repairs. … MORE
Chestnut St. sewer repairs force closure
BLOOMINGTON – The 1400 block of W. Chestnut St. will be immediately closed to all traffic due to sewer repairs. It will be reopened as soon as work is completed. For more information, contact the Bloomington Public Works Department, 309-434-2225.… 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…