If you’ve ever been frustrated by road work on your normal drive to work you can start to know in advance of possible delays and projects. … MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Dale Street closure in Normal
Dale St. between Main St. and University St. will be closed to all traffic Thursday and remain closed until Monday for water main installation.… MORE
Washington Street to close to railway maintenance
Due to Norfolk Southern Railway maintenance, road closures and sidewalk closures will occur at the rail crossing on Washington Street between Brown Street and Morris Street starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday.… MORE
Mason Street intersection to close
The intersection of Mason and West Taylor streets will be closed at 6 a.m. Tuesday for a sewer repairs. … MORE
Morrissey Drive rail crossing to close
BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that US 150 (Morrissey Drive) in Bloomington will be closed at the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing for five days, beginning on or about Monday, August 8. The Norfolk Southern Railroad will be conducting maintenance work at the crossing. Motorists that use US 150 (Morrissey Drive) in this…… MORE
Rail crossing work begins Monday on Fort Jesse Road
NORMAL – Fort Jesse Road will be closed beginning August 1, 2016 to complete the work on the railroad tracks and to replace the roadway crossing as a part of the Illinois High speed Rail project. A detour route will be marked. Maps detailing the closure location and marked detours are available at www.normal.org. For more…… MORE
North Street closing Monday
NORMAL – North Street between Broadway and Fell in Uptown Normal will be closed from 6:00 am until 1:00 pm on Monday, August 1. This closure is due to HVAC installation on the roof of the building. Please note that this closure was earlier scheduled to be on Tuesday, August 2. This announcement replaces that one. The…… MORE
Pair of road closures coming in Uptown Normal
North Street, between Broadway and Fell, in Uptown Normal will be closed from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Thursday.… MORE
Water service repair on Center Street
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water service repair in the 700 block of South Center Street between W. Oakland Ave. and W. Elm St. … MORE
Emergency cave-in repair on State Street at Oakland
State Street at Oakland will be immediately closed to all traffic due to an emergency cave-in repair. … 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…