NORMAL – There will be lane reductions on College Avenue at University Street starting at noon Tuesday, July 12, 2016. The left turn lane on eastbound College Avenue to north University Street will be closed. Westbound College Avenue will be reduced to one lane of travel. Additionally, periodic lane shifts will occur for westbound College Avenue,…… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Roosevalt Street closing for sewer installation
Roosevelt Street, between Empire and Walnut, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday through July 15 at 5 p.m. for sewer installation work.… MORE
Jefferson Street in Bloomington to close
Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Thursday, eastbound Jefferson Street between Main and East streets will be closed to through traffic for building repair work. … MORE
Road in Mount Hope Township to close
The McLean County Highway Department reports 100 East Road between 550 North Road and the Olympia school property southern border will be closed to through traffic starting July 11 through Sept. 16, weather permitting, for bridge replacement.… MORE
Old Route 66 road closing delayed
Rowe Construction will close Old U.S. Route 66 between Towanda Avenue and Airport Road to through traffic from July 11 -15, weather permitting, for fire hydrant relocation.
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Changes to high speed rail closures
Town officials have announced the planned close of Linden Street is being delayed to accommodate the Sugar Creek Arts Festival in Uptown Normal.… MORE
Locust and University in Normal to close
NORMAL – The intersection of Locust Street and University Street in Normal will be closed starting noon on Thursday, July 7 until 5:00 PM Thursday July 12. The intersection closure is for street repairs due to the installation of new water main.… MORE
Lexington LeRoy Road to close
Lexington LeRoy Road between Holder Ellsworth Road and Dawson Lake Road will be closed to through traffic on July 6 for road maintenance. … MORE
Madison and Miller streets closed for repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, the intersection of Madison and Miller streets will be closed to through traffic for sewer and street repairs. Drivers will need to take an alternate route. For more information, please contact the Bloomington Public Works Department at 309-434-2225.… MORE
UPDATED: Center St. in Bloomington closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Center Street between Baker and Stewart streets now has one lane open to traffic as sewer repair work continues. Both lanes will open when work concludes. For more information, contact the Bloomington Public Works Department, 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…