The 200 block of Leland Street will be closed starting Monday until sewer repair work is completed. … MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Weldon Street closing for emergency sewer repairs
Weldon Street, between West Oakland Avenue and West Olive Street, will be closed to all traffic starting Wednesday, March 9, 2016 due to emergency 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
US 51 in Normal to see state roadwork
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin March 14 for the reconstruction of the structure carrying US 51 northbound over Surgar Creek, north of Virgina Avenue in Normal.… MORE
West Chestnut Street road closure between North Oak Street and North Mason Street
West Chestnut Street between North Oak Street and North Mason Street will be closed starting Tuesday, March 8, 2016 to all traffic for street repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed.… MORE
Fell Avenue from Irving to Vernon closing
Fell Avenue between Irving Street and Vernon Avenue will be closed to through traffic on Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. due to apartment construction operations.… MORE
Linden Street to close for sewer repairs
Linden Street between East Empire Street and East Walnut Street will be closed immediately due to a sewer repair until repairs are complete.… MORE
S. State St. between E. Oakland Ave. and E. Jackson St. closed
State Street between East Oakland Avenue and East Jackson Street will be closed immediately to all traffic for street repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed. … MORE
Oakbrook Drive in Bloomington to close
Oakbrook Drive Street between Oakbrook Court and Rainbow will be closed immediately to all traffic for street repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed.
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Chestnut Street in Bloomington to close
Starting on Monday, Chestnut Street between Oak and Mason streets will be closed to thru traffic for several weeks for street repairs. … MORE
Northtown Road in Normal closed for gas line repairs
Northtown Road between Warehouse Road and Linden Street will be closed to thru traffic for natural gas line repairs by Nicor Gas effective immediately. … 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…