Market Street between East Street and Prairie Street will be immediately closed to all traffic due to street repairs.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Empire Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately Eugene Street between Empire and Walnut streets will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs.
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Center, Grove streets in Bloomington to close
The Bloomington Public Works Department said the 500 block of West Grove Street will be closed to through traffic for sewer repairs.
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Oakland Avenue in Bloomington to close
Oakland Avenue between East and Main streets will be closed to all traffic for sewer repairs. … MORE
Congerville Road closing for culvert replacement
Congerville Road (County Highway 55), which is also 350 East Road, between 1950 and 2050 North roads will be closed to through traffic Monday, Oct. 31 and Tuesday, Nov. 1, weather permitting for culvert replacement. Updates can be found at www.mcleancountyil.gov/highway.… MORE
Grove St. closing for sewer repair
BLOOMINGTON – Grove Street from Denver Street to McClun Street will be closed starting Monday October 24, 2016, at 7 a.m. due to a sewer main repair.… MORE
Lane closure caused by Uptown construction
Due to construction of One Uptown on the circle, the westbound lane of West Beaufort Street will be closed beginning Monday to all traffic from Uptown Circle to the Uptown Station parking deck.
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West Jefferson in Bloomington to close
The 900 block of West Jefferson Street will be closed to thru traffic for an emergency sewer repair.… MORE
Allin Street closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – North Allin Street between Locust and Mulberry streets 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
Seminary at Cottage closing for water repairs
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be repairing an emergency water valve at the intersection of Seminary Ave. and Cottage Ave. Due to the area where the water valve is located the street will be closed to thru traffic. The work is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, October 19 at 8 a.m. and will…… 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…