Lee Street between Kelsey and Emerson streets will be closed immediately. … MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Lane closures planned for Jefferson Street in Bloomington
Effective Monday to Wednesday next week, Bloomington Public Works crews are planning lane closures at the intersection of Jefferson and Roosevelt. … MORE
Grove Street closed for sewer work
BLOOMINGTON – Grove Street from Morris Avenue to Allin Street will be closed starting immediately, due to a sewer repair. For more information, please contact Streets and Sewers Superintendent Colleen Winterland at 309-434-2225.… MORE
Eastport Drive closing for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Eastport Dr. between Sandstone St. and Arrowhead Dr. will be closed to through traffic for sewer repairs. Street will be closed till work is complete. Drivers should find alternate routes. For questions, contact Public Works, 309-434-2225. … MORE
Miller Street Closure
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Miller Street, between Partner Place and Woodbury Place, will be closed to through traffic beginning 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 23, through January 24 at 6:00 a.m. for railroad traffic work.… MORE
Lane closure on Towanda Avenue
Effective Monday, the right thru lane of the Towanda Avenue northbound approach to Vernon Street will be closed for an Ameren pole relocation project.… MORE
Alexander Road, Louis Drive intersection closing for repair
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water service repair at the intersection of Alexander Rd. and Louis Dr.… MORE
Hershey Road speed limit changes take effect Monday
By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON – Message boards have been placed along Hershey Road to notify drivers of upcoming speed limit changes that go into effect on Monday. Hershey Road from Rainbow to G.E. Road will change from 35 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour. Hershey Road from G.E. to Fort Jesse roads will change…… MORE
Miller St. closing for railroad work
BLOOMINGTON – Miller Street between Partner Place and Woodbury Place will be closed to through traffic beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday through 6 a.m. Thursday for railroad track work. Call 434-2225 with any questions.… MORE
Clayton St. closing for repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Clayton St. between Taylor and Jackson streets will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs until work is complete. Drivers should find alternate routes. For questions, contact Public Works, 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…