The Bloomington Fire department will be performing training in the Market Street parking garage on June 17, 21 and 28.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Ron Smith Memorial Highway to close
County Highway 63, or Ron Smith Memorial Highway will be closed to through traffic between 1875 East Rd. & Timber Pointe Dr. starting Monday June 13th.… MORE
Western Avenue in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Western Avenue between Graham and Empire streets will be closed for a sewer repair. … MORE
Linden Street closure in Bloomington
Effective immediately, Linden Street between Empire and Marion streets will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs. … MORE
Work begins Monday on U.S. 51 south of Bloomington
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that work is scheduled to begin Monday, June 13 on US 51 from Woodrig Rd. to 1.5 miles south of I-74, south of Bloomington. The project includes three miles of patching, milling and resurfacing and safety upgrades. Milling and resurfacing is also scheduled for the I-74 ramps at Exit…… MORE
Westbound Emerson St. closes for repairs
Effective immediately, Westbound lane of Emerson St. between Towanda Ave. and the first entrance onto Sunset Rd. will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs. Lane will be closed until work is completed. For more information, please contact Public Works Department, 309-434-2225. … MORE
Lincoln Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, the eastbound lane of Lincoln Street between Vale and Mercer will closed for street repairs.… MORE
Dale Street portion closing for dorms building demolitions
Dale St. between Main St. and University St. will be closed to all traffic from Tuesday to July 2 for operations associated with the demolition of the Hamilton / Whitten and Atkin / Colby dormitory buildings. … MORE
Locust and University street intersection closing
The intersection of Locust Street and University Street will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. Monday until 5 p.m. on Thursday.… MORE
Wood Street in Bloomington to close
Wood Street between Summit and Low streets will be immediately closed to all traffic for sewer repairs and it will be 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…