Effective immediately, Grove Street between Clinton and Robinson streets will be closed to thru traffic, for an emergency sewer repair.… MORE
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Grove Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Grove Street between McLean and Evans will be closed to thru traffic for emergency sewer repair.… MORE
Robinson Street in Bloomington to close
Robinson Street from Felton Place to Taylor Street will be closed starting immediately, due to a sewer repair.
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Constitution Blvd. closing for light removal
The park maintenance staff will be removing the Uptown lights along Constitution Boulevard this week.… MORE
Part of Illinois Route 9 in Bloomington to close
Illinois Route 9 (Locust Street) between Morris and Western will be immediately closed to all traffic due to sewer repairs. … MORE
Normal seeks lower cost option to resurface Towanda Avenue
The Town of Normal is hoping to save time and money with its planned resurfacing of Towanda Avenue.… MORE
MacArthur Ave. closed for storm sewer work
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, MacArthur Ave. between Summit and Mason streets will be closed to thru traffic for storm water sewer repair. Road will be closed until work is completed. Drivers should find alternate routes. For questions, contact Public Works, 309-434-2225. … MORE
Sewer repairs planned on Washington Street
Effective immediately, Washington Street between McLean and Prairie streets will be reduced to one lane for sewer repairs. … MORE
Gillum Road to close
Gillum Road, which is also CH 29 or 199 East Road, between Downs Road, which is also CH 36 or 700 North Road, and U.S. 1250, will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday, weather permitting, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for survey work at the Trent Bridge. … MORE
Locust St. closing for sewer work
Starting immediately Locust Street between Clinton Street and Linden Street will be closed due to sewer repairs.
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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…