Jefferson Street will be closed between Prairie Street and East Street to through traffic for a water main installation project.
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Category Archives: Road Reports
Catherine, Monroe streets closing for sewer work
Weather permitting, Catherine Street will be closed to through traffic between Market Street and Monroe Street starting Monday for construction of a public sewer.… MORE
Constitution Trail portions closing Friday
Portions of the Constitution Trail will be closed on Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. for asphalt overlay. … MORE
Road closure in Dry Grove Township
In Dry Grove Township, 1575 North Road between 1540 North and 900 East roads will be closed to through traffic on Wednesday and going through Monday, weather permitting, for culvert replacements.… MORE
Greenbriar Drive section closing for water main installation
Greenbriar Drive between Jacobssen Drive and Hoover Drive will be closed starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday and going through Friday.… MORE
South University Street to close
South University Street between Cullom Street and Church Street will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs starting at 6:30 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. … MORE
IDOT to replace culvert on Illinois Route 54
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that work is scheduled to begin Aug. 10 for the removal and replacement of a box culvert under Illinois 54 at the intersection of Township Road 556 between Farmer City and Bellflower. … MORE
4 hospitalized in Towanda-Barnes crash
McLean County Sheriff’s Police say four people were taken to the hospital following a head-on collision on Towanda-Barnes Road. … MORE
Road closing in White Oak Township
In White Oak Township, Township Road 825 East Rd, between 2100 North Rd and Hudson Carlock Rd, which is also CH 12 or 2250 North Rd, will be closed to through traffic.… MORE
West Market Street to close for water main repairs
The Bloomington Water Department will be repairing a water main on West Market Avenue between North Madison Street and North Roosevelt Avenue. … 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…