Effective immediately, the 1200 block of West Grove Street will be closed to all traffic due to street repair work.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Constitution Trail access restricted in Uptown Normal
Constitution Trail access will be restricted near the railroad in Uptown Normal from May 14-18 to allow contractors to perform soil borings for the proposed pedestrian underpass project.… MORE
Lane of Mulberry Street to close for 9 weeks to install water main
The north lane of Mulberry Street from Linden Street to Constitution Trail Blvd. will be closed starting Monday, May 14, 2018, and will remain closed until project completion.… MORE
Union Street closed for sewer work
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Union Street between Lee and Roosevelt will be closed to through traffic for sewer repairs. Street will be closed until work is completed.… MORE
Washington St. closing for sewer work
BLOOMINGTON – Effective Friday, May 11, West Washington Street will be closed periodically, a block at a time between Morris and Center Streets. The closures are for sewer televising and project should be completed in about two weeks.… MORE
East Cherry Street in Normal closed for sewer repair
The 100 block of East Cherry Street is closed for emergency sewer repair until further notice.… MORE
Willow St. closing for water main installation
NORMAL – There will be a lane reduction on Willow St. at Normal Ave. starting 7 a.m. on Monday, May 7, 2018 until 5 p.m. Friday May 11, 2018. Two-way traffic will be maintained through the intersection. The contractor may use flaggers to maintain two-way traffic if additional lane reduction is needed during work hours. Access…… MORE
Linden St. rail crossing closing for repairs
NORMAL – S. Linden St. at the Union Pacific Railroad Tracks will be closed for crossing repairs starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2018, and will remain closed through Friday, May 4th, weather permitting. Repairs are being performed by the Union Pacific Railroad.… MORE
Oakland Ave. closing for sewer televising
BLOOMINGTON – Oakland Ave. will be closed periodically, a block at a time between State and Vale streets, beginning Monday, April 30. The closures are for sewer televising and project should be completed in about two weeks.… MORE
Front Street between Main Street and Madison Street to close
Beginning 6 a.m. Monday, April 30, west bound Front Street from Main Street to Madison Street will be closed to through traffic for five days for sewer work.… 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…