BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, E. Jefferson St. between Gridley and McLean will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs. Road will be closed until work is completed. Residents should choose an alternate route during this time period.… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Mason Street in Bloomington to close
Effective Monday at 7 a.m., Mason Street between Graham and Seminary will be closed to all traffic due to sewer repair work. … MORE
Locust Street between Colton and Towanda closed for water repair
Effective immediately, Locust Street between Colton and Towanda will be closed to all traffic due to water repair work.… MORE
Lee St. closed for repair
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, the 800 block of N. Lee St. will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs. Road will be closed until work is completed. Residents should choose an alternate route during this time period.… MORE
Marzel Dr. closing for sewer rehab
BLOOMINGTON – The 1200 block of Marzel Drive will be closed to through traffic starting at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 due to sewer rehabilitation work. Marzel Drive will reopen as soon as work is completed. … MORE
Bloomington issues snow route parking ban
The City of Bloomington issued a snow route parking ban this afternoon that will remain in effect until 6 a.m. Monday morning.… MORE
Division Street in Bloomington to close
Division Street between Roosevelt Avenue and Center Street will be closed immediately on Wednesday and will be reopened by 3 p.m. Thursday.… MORE
Uptown Circle Lane Restriction
The west side of Uptown Circle between Beaufort Street and North Street in Normal will be restricted in width on Tuesday and Wednesday, weather permitting.… MORE
Oakland Ave. closing for storm water inlet repair
BLOOMINGTON – Effective Monday, Dec 18, 2017; Oakland Ave between Kreitzer Street and Florence will be closed to thru traffic for storm water inlet repair. Road will be closed until work is completed. … MORE
Ireland Grove Rd. closed for emergency water main repair
BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington Water Department will be making an emergency water main repair on Ireland Grove Rd. just west of Mercer Ave. Due to the location of the water main break, Ireland Grove Rd. between Mercer and Brickyard Dr. will be closed to thru traffic. The road closure is scheduled to begin on…… 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…