By WJBC Staff NORMAL – University Street between Willow Street and Locust Street will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs starting at 6:00 a.m. Monday, weather permitting, and will remain closed until repairs are completed.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Grove Street closed at Norfolk Southern Railway
Due to Norfolk Southern Railway Maintenance, road closures and sidewalk closures will occur at the rail crossing on Grove Street between Allin Street and Low Street starting June 24 through June 26. … MORE
Grove Street Closed at Norfolk Southern Railway for Rail Maintenance
Due to Norfolk Southern Railway Maintenance, road closures and sidewalk closures will occur at the rail crossing on Grove Street between Allin Street and Low Street starting June 24 through June 26.… MORE
Roosevelt Avenue closed at Norfolk Southern Railway for rail maintenance work
Due to Norfolk Southern Railway Maintenance, road closures will occur a the rail crossing on Roosevelt Avenue between Olive Street and Water Street starting June 22 through June 24.… MORE
Road closure for hydrant repair
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be replacing a fire hydrant on West Wood Street between South Center and South Main Street. … MORE
McLean Street in Bloomington to close for sewer repairs
Road closure will occur on McLean Street between Market and Monroe, starting immediately due to sewer repair work. … MORE
Emergency road work on Front Street
Road closures will occur on the 500 block of W. Front Street between Mason Street and Lee Street, as well as on Oak Street between Front Street and Washington Street, starting immediately for street repair work.… MORE
Veterans Parkway pavement patching and lane closures
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin June 15, 2015 for pavement patching on Veterans Pkwy from west of Commerce Parkway to Jackson Street in Bloomington.… MORE
Old U.S. 66 restructuring and closure
The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin June 15, 2015 for the reconstruction of the structure carrying Old US 66 over Timber Creek, 4.5 miles north of US 136 near Funks Grove.… MORE
Brief closure on Constitution Trail
Several sections of Constitution Trail between Northtown Road and Pipeline Road will be closed from Thursday at noon until the end of the day Friday for asphalt resurfacing.… 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…