IAA northbound lanes will be closed at Rowe Drive until 3 p.m. for street repairs.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Police to close part of I-55 to repair power line
Illinois State Police District 6 will be assisting Ameren in the temporary closure of northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 55 at mile post 170 near Towanda at 11 a.m. Friday. … MORE
Front Street closed from Allin to Oak
Front Street will be closed between Allin and Oak, effective immediately.… MORE
Osage Street road closure
Osage Street at Adelaide Street will be closed to through traffic for concrete pavement repairs effective immediately.… MORE
Road closures due to Twin Cities Half Marathon, 10K
The Fleet Feet Sports We Care Twin Cities Half Marathon and 10K run will take place on Saturday.… MORE
Regency Drive in Bloomington to close
Regency Drive between Rust Road and Washington Street will be closed immediately due to an emergency sewer repair until further notice.… MORE
Oakland Avenue in Bloomington to close
The Bloomington Water Department will be repairing an emergency water service on East Oakland Avenue between North Maizefield Avenue and Harbord Drive. … MORE
Uptown Normal roads to close due to weekend events
Due to Worldwide Day of Play, Uptown Block Party and Bike Rodeo taking place this weekend, the following streets will be closed:… MORE
Railroad crossing work planned on US 136
The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced U.S. Route 136, four miles west of Illinois Route 47, will be closed at the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing. … MORE
Lafayette Street in Bloomington to close
Lafayette Street from the railroad tracks east to Bunn Street will be closed 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…