The 500 block of West Grove Street between Lee and Mason will be immediately closed to all traffic due to sewer repair work.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Shelbourne from Linden to Beech closing for gas main work
Shelbourne Dr. between Linden St. and Beech St. will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday and remain closed until approximately Aug. 12, for a NICOR gas main relocation project. … MORE
Road in Normal Township to close
In Normal Township, 1425 East Road between Nussbaum Transportation and 2000 North Road along with Ziebarth Road, which is also 1900 North Road, between 1425 and 1500 East roads will be closed to traffic starting July 26 through July 29, weather permitting, for road maintenance. … MORE
Bloomington closes lane of Center Street for fire hydrant replacement
The Bloomington Water Department will be replacing a fire hydrant at the intersection of Thompson Avenue and North Center Street.… MORE
North Street in Uptown closing for Normal Theater repairs
North Street, between Broadway and Fell, in Uptown Normal will be closed from 6:00 a.m. until noon Wednesday.… MORE
North Main Street lane closing for hydrant replacement
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington Water Department will be replacing a fire hydrant at the intersection of East Division Street and North Main Street. Due to the area where the hydrant is located, the right northbound lane will be closed starting at East Kelsey Street. The work is scheduled to begin…… MORE
Raab Road construction on hold due to wet soil
The reconstruction project on Raab Road near Normal Community High School has been halted while crews try to fix what’s become a major wet soil problem.… MORE
Linden from Walnut to Chestnut closing
Linden Street between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street will be closed on July 25 at 7.a.m. for sewer repairs.… MORE
Oakland Ave. closing for repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, the 800 block of West Oakland Avenue will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs. Road will be closed till repairs are completed. … MORE
Western and Walnut intersection closing for sewer repair
The intersection of Western Avenue and Walnut Street will be closed to through traffic starting at 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday due to sewer repair work.It will reopened as soon as work is completed.… 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…