The City of Bloomington has issued a Snow Route Parking Ban starting at 8:00 AM on Sunday, February 14, 2016 due to forecasted snowfall in our area.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
South East Street lane restriction in place in Bloomington
The Northbound lane of South East Street between Oakland Avenue and Jackson Street will be closed to thru traffic during Feb.11-17 while building demolition occurs.… MORE
North Clayton Street road closure
South Clayton Street between East Monroe and East Jefferson will be closed immediately due to sewer repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed.… MORE
Bloomington issues snow route parking ban
The City of Bloomington has issued an immediate parking ban for snow routes only due to the forecasted weather. … MORE
900 block of W. MacArthur Ave. closed for sewer repairs
The 900 block of W. MacArthur Ave. will be closed immediately for sewer repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed.… MORE
Jefferson, Allin intersection to close for sewer work
Beginning Wednesday at 9 a.m. Jeffeson Street at Allin Street will be closed to traffic for sewer work.… MORE
Bloomington intersection to close for sewer repairs
The intersection of Market and Evans is closed till further notice for emergency repairs to a collapsed sewer. … MORE
Normal enacts parking ban because of snow Saturday
A snow parking ban will go into effect on all streets within the Town of Normal effective at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016 and will remain in effect until further notice. The police department may ticket vehicles parked on the street.… MORE
Bloomington parking ban starts Saturday at 5 p.m.
The City of Bloomington has issued a parking ban for all City streets starting at 5:00pm on Saturday, January 9, 2016 due to snow accumulation in the forecast.… MORE
Grove Street in Bloomington to close
Grove Street between Lee and Mason streets will be closed to all traffic for up to 10 hours starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday for building construction work, weather permitting. … 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…