Expect lane closures on Airport Road from Fort Jesse Road to Raab Road for pavement crack and joint sealing work starting at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Linden Street in Bloomington to close
Linden Street will be closed between Empire and Marion streets Tuesday through Thursday for a storm water project. … MORE
Bloomington to close part of Hershey, GE roads
One lane closure will occur on the southbound west lane of Hershey Road and westbound north lane of G.E. Road starting immediately for emergency street repair. … MORE
ISU homecoming parade to cause road closures
Illinois State University’s homecoming parade will be held this Saturday at 10 a.m.… MORE
Raab Road in Normal to close
Raab Road, which is also 1700 North Road, between Mercy Creek Drive and Towanda Barnes Road, which is also CH 29 or 1900 East Road, will be closed to through traffic on Oct. 23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting, for pavement work in this area.… MORE
Main Street in Saybrook to close
Due to Norfolk Southern Railway maintenance, a road closure will occur at the rail crossing on Main Street, which is also CH 5 or 3850 East Road in Saybrook to through traffic, weather permitting, on Oct. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Front Street closure at Norfolk Southern tracks
Weather permitting, the Norfolk Southern Railway will be doing work on the Front Street railroad crossing beginning on Tuesday. … MORE
Road closure on Jefferson Street for water main construction
Beginning on Monday, Jefferson Street will be closed to through traffic immediately west of East Street, for water main construction. Drivers should anticipate traffic delays and consider alternate routes.… MORE
Henry Street closure in Normal extended until next week
The closure of Henry Street from Shelbourne Drive to Lismore Lane will be extended to Thursday, October 15.… MORE
Normal to begin hydrant flushing
Fire hydrant flushing is performed to remove any sediment or stagnant water from the distribution system and to test fire hydrant operation. … 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…