Effective immediately, Emerson Street between Roosevelt Avenue and Lee Street, will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs. … MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Four Seasons Road to close
Effective immediately, Four Seasons Road between Maysel Street and Ross Drive will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs.… MORE
Road closure for water main repair
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be repairing an emergency water main repair on Clinton St between Taylor and Oakland Ave. … MORE
Regency Drive in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, South Regency Drive between Rust Road and Jackson Street will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs. … MORE
Constitution Trail closing for tree trimming
BLOOMINGTON – Constitution Trail will be closed from Emerson Street Bridge to Virginia Street Bridge for tree trimming on January 4 and 5 from 7 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. For more information please contact the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts Department at 309-434-2280.… MORE
Gridley Street closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Gridley Street from Grove to Front will be closed to all traffic starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 due to sewer repairs. Street will be reopened as soon as work is completed. For more information, contact the Bloomington Public Works Department, 309-434-2225.… MORE
Osage St. closing days through Wednesday
NORMAL – Osage Street between Main Street and University Street will be closed to through traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Wednesday, November 23 for construction operations associated with the Normal Fire Station project.… MORE
Beaufort St. closing due to construction
NORMAL – Due to construction of One Uptown on the Circle, the westbound lane of W. Beaufort St. will be closed beginning Monday, November 28 to all traffic from Uptown Circle to the ingress/egress of the Uptown Station parking deck. The closure is anticipated to be in place until Fall 2017. Eastbound W. Beaufort St. will…… MORE
Front Street closed for emergency sewer work
BLOOMINGTON — Effective immediately, the 1000 block of W. Front St. will be closed to thru traffic for emergency sewer repairs. Street will be closed till work is complete. Drivers should find alternate routes. For questions, contact Public Works, 309-434-2225.… MORE
Washington Street in Bloomington to close
Washington Street between Gas Avenue and Western Avenue will be closed to through traffic beginning 6 a.m. on Nov. 15 trough 6 p.m. Nov. 23 for railroad track 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…