NORMAL – The City of Bloomington water department will be making an emergency water main repair in the Town of Normal on Fort Jesse Rd. between Towanda Ave. and Landmark Dr. Due to the location of the water main, Fort Jesse will be closed to through traffic. The road closure is scheduled to begin on…… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Emerson St. closed for water main break
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Emerson St. between Sunset Dr. and Towanda Ave. is closed to through traffic. Road will be closed for street repairs due to water main break. Drivers will need to take alternate routes.… MORE
Gridley Road to close for bridge repairs
Gridley Road between PJ Keller Highway and Kappa Road will be closed to through traffic on June 27 through Aug. 16 for bridge repairs. … MORE
Mercer Ave. closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, southbound lane of Mercer Ave. between Oakland and Castle will be closed for sewer repairs. Road will be closed until work is completed. For more information, please contact Public Works Department, 309-434-2225. … MORE
McLean County road closures
Gillum Road, which is also CH 29 or 1900 East Road, between 500 and 600 North roads will be closed to through traffic on Tuesday and Wednesday, weather permitting, for guardrail repairs in this area.… MORE
Washington St. closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Eastbound Washington Street at Madison Street is closed, only during work hours, to all eastbound traffic due to sewer repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed. Drivers must use alternate routes. For more information, contact the Bloomington Public Works Department, 309-434-2225. … MORE
Hershey Road in Bloomington to see repairs
Effective immediately, Hershey Road between G.E. Road and Arrowhead Drive will be down to one lane until street repairs are completed.… MORE
Road Report: Lane reductions on College Avenue at University street
There will be lane reductions on College Avenue at University Street starting 7 a.m. on Monday until 5 p.m. Friday, June 24. … MORE
High speed rail updated closures
Normal has received a revised schedule of road closures related to the Illinois High Speed Rail project.… MORE
Bloomington to conduct fire training at Market Street garage
The Bloomington Fire department will be performing training in the Market Street parking garage on June 17, 21 and 28.… 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…