Intermittent daytime road closures will occur on Parmon Drive between Pierce Avenue and Benjamin Lane effective immediately through June 19 for sewer repairs.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Berkshire Gardens CC Lane entrance closure
Effective 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015, weather and materials permitting, the southwest entrance of Berkshire Gardens CC Lane at Tamarack CC Trail and Haverhill CC Park will be closed for repairs to the storm main line.… MORE
Broadway Avenue closing between Beaufort and North streets
Broadway Avenue between Beaufort Avenue and North Street will be closed from 6:30 am on Tuesday, May 12 through 4:30 pm on Wednesday, May 13. Road closure is due to the dismantling of the tower crane currently used for construction of the Hyatt Hotel. … MORE
Part of Broadway in Normal to close
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Broadway between North Street and College Avenue, will be closed to through traffic beginning Monday until May 22 for pavement repair. Access to Commerce Bank, JSM parking deck, the alley east of Broadway, and the post office will be maintained from the south end at North Street.… MORE
Towanda Barnes closing between Route 9 and Oakland
Construction on Towanda Barnes Rd. between Route 9 and Oakland Avenue will be closing to through traffic on Saturday, weather permitting, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.… MORE
Grove Street to Front Street to close
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – McClun Street between Grove and Front Street will be close to through traffic Friday between approximately 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. for crane operations. Drivers should consider alternate routes.… MORE
Towanda Barnes from Ft. Jesse to Raab getting temporary traffic signal
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – The intersections of Towanda Barnes Road and Fort Jesse Road and Raab Road will have temporary traffic signals installed Thursday. The signals will be used to the duration of the construction project. The signals at both intersections will be set up with two temporary lights. All left, right and through…… MORE
Gridley Street from Douglas to Market to close
Gridley St. between Douglas and Market, will be closed to thru traffic.… MORE
Morris Avenue will be closed between February 20th and 27th
Morris Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Washington Street and Market Street from Friday, February 20th through Friday, February 27th for sewer repair work.… MORE
Work to resume on Veterans Parkway bridge in Bloomington
Work is scheduled to resume Monday for reconstruction of the bridges carrying Veterans Parkway over Interstate 74 on the southwest side of Bloomington.… 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…