BLOOMINGTON – Front St. westbound from west of Main St. to east of Center St. will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, April 30 for five days for sewer work.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Northbound IAA Drive closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, northbound lane of I A A Drive, starting at Rowe Drive, will be closed to traffic for sewer repairs. Lane will be closed until work is completed.… MORE
Clinton St. closed for emergency water valve repair
BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington Water Department is repairing an emergency water valve repair on Clinton St. between East Empire and East Washington St. Due to the area where the water valve is located the street is closed to thru traffic.… MORE
Gregory Street in Normal to close
Gregory Street between Cottage Avenue and Parkside Road, will remain closed to through traffic through Tuesday.… MORE
Mercer Ave. closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Mercer Ave. between Benjamin and Lincoln will be closed to through traffic for sewer repairs. Street will be closed until work is completed.… MORE
Gregory Street in Normal to close
Gregory Street between Cottage Avenue and Parkside Road will be closed to through traffic from Wednesday through Friday.… MORE
Wade Bridge to close in Downs Twp. for replacement
DOWNS – 400 North Rd. between 2225 East and 2350 East in Downs Township will be closed starting Mon., Apr. 16 through Friday, June 29 for replacement of the Wade Bridge.… MORE
Tree removal to close Oakland Ave. Sat. morning
All lanes of East Oakland Avenue will be closed between Mercer Avenue and Moore Street on Saturday, beginning at 7:30 a.m. for approximately four hours for a tree removal.… MORE
Intersection of State and Jackson closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, the intersection of State and Jackson streets will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs. Intersection will be closed until work is completed. Motorists need to use alternate routes. … MORE
West Market Street in Bloomington to close
The Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water main repair on West Market Street Ave between North Oak Street and North Allin Street.… 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…