Weather permitting, West Macarthur Avenue between Summit and Low streets will be closed to through traffic on Thursday until sewer repairs are completed.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Rock Road to close for summer
Rock Road, which is also McLean County Highway 40 or 500 North Road, between 3500 and 3600 East roads will be closed to through traffic starting Monday, April 25 through Thursday, September 1, weather permitting, for bridge replacement. … MORE
Cottage Avenue in Bloomington to close
The southbound lane of Cottage Avenue 1602 and 1608 Cottage will be closed to traffic. … MORE
Emergency closure in Bloomington due to manhole repairs
The intersection of Bissell and Low Street will be immediately closed to all traffic due to manhole repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed. … MORE
Road closure in Dry Grove Township
Starting Thursday, Old Peoria Road in Dry Grove Township will be closed from County Road 1540 North to 775 East for construction for at least three months.… MORE
Work to begin on U.S. 150 over White Oak Road
By WJBC Staff The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin April 18, 2016 for the cleaning and painting of the structure carrying US 150 over White Oak Road northwest of Normal. White Oak Road will be down to one lane with concrete barrier wall in place. Temporary traffic…… MORE
Linden Street in Bloomington to close
Linden Street between Emerson and Empire will be closed to through traffic April 11-15 for sewer installation, weather permitting. … MORE
Manhole replacement in Bloomington
The intersection of West Taylor and Mason streets will be closed at 7 a.m. Tuesday for a manhole replacement. … MORE
Linden Street in Bloomington to close
Weather permitting, Linden Street between Emerson and Empire streets in Bloomington will be closed to thru traffic, April 4 thru April 6 for storm sewer installation. Drivers should find alternate routes. For more information, please contact Public Works Department, 309-434-2225. … MORE
Construction on Towanda Barnes Road to resume next week
Road construction will resume on Towanda Barnes Road between Fort Jesse Road and Raab Road on Wednesday through Sept. 30. … 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…