Bloomington and Normal have issued snow route parking bans amid a winter storm warning.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Franklin Avenue in Bloomington to close
Effective Monday through Wednesday, the nortbound traffic lane on Franklin Avenue between Emerson and Beecher will be closed to thru traffic for a contractor water main project.… MORE
Parkside Rd. closing for sanitary sewer work
NORMAL – Parkside Rd. between Gregory St. and Normal Community West High School (NCWHS) will be closed to all traffic beginning Monday, March 26, 2018, and remain closed through Saturday March 31, 2018. The road will be closed immediately north of Gregory St. Access to NCWHS and all residences off Parkside Rd. north of Gregory, will…… MORE
Emerson Street in Bloomington to close
Effective 7 a.m. Friday, Emerson Street between Lee and Center streets will be closed to all traffic due to sewer repair work. … MORE
East Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, South East Street between Oakland and Jackson, will be closed to all traffic due to sewer repair work.… MORE
Wood & Summit closed for sewer repairs
The intersection of Wood and Summit streets is closed for sewer repairs. … MORE
Oakland Avenue at Gridley Street to close
Effective Wednesday at 7 a.m., the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Gridley Street will be closed to all traffic due to sewer repair work.… MORE
800 Block of Mercer Avenue closed
The City of Bloomington Water Department is making an emergency water main repair in the 800 block of Mercer Avenue between Kemmer Lane and Benjamin Lane. … MORE
Oakland Avenue in Bloomington to close
The City of Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water main repair on Oakland Avenue between South Clinton and South Robinson streets.… MORE
Samantha Street and Morgan Street Closure
Last night, the 20-inch sewer main at Samantha and Morgan Streets collapsed, which resulted in a road closure. … 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…