Six Points Road in Bloomington will be closed for water main repairs beginning Monday, July 9 through Wednesday, July 11. … MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Fell Ave. in Uptown Normal closing for 2 weeks
NORMAL – Weather permitting, Fell Avenue between North Street and Beaufort Street will be closed to all traffic beginning Monday, July 2, 2018. The road closure is required for the installation of underground utilities at the Waterson Dining Facility at ISU and is expected to last approximately two weeks.… MORE
McGregor St in Bloomington closed for repairs
Effective immediately, McGregor Street in Bloomington between Cloud Street and Croxton Avenue will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs.… MORE
Emerson, northbound Morris closed for street repair
Emerson Street between Towanda Avenue and Mary Ellen Way, will be closed to through traffic for street repairs. … MORE
Willow St. closing for water main installation
NORMAL – Beginning June 18, 2018 Willow Street between Linden and Beech streets will be closed to through traffic, and remain closed until approximately Tuesday, June 26 for water main installation for the Walnut Street water main project crossing of Willow Street. Walnut Street will remain open to local traffic only from Cherry Street to Sycamore…… MORE
Uptown Normal streets closing Sat. for Special Olympics Dance
NORMAL – Uptown Normal hosts the Special Olympics Dance on Saturday, June 16. Parking on the following streets will not be permitted after 2 p.m., and the streets will be closed at 4 p.m.. They will be reopened at approximately 9:30 p.m.: North Street from Fell Avenue to Uptown Circle. Broadway Avenue at the intersection…… MORE
Irving Street in Normal to close
Weather permitting, starting Monday Irving Street will be closed to all traffic between Fell Avenue and the alley west of Fell Avenue.… MORE
Walnut Street in Normal to close
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Beginning Friday, June 8, Walnut Street will be closed to thru traffic from Cherry Street to Sycamore Street for a water main replacement project. This section of Walnut Street will remain open to “Local Traffic Only” until the project is completed.… MORE
Taylor St. between Willard Ave and Kreitzer Ave closed for repairs
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Taylor Street between Willard Avenue and Kreitzer Avenue is closed to thru traffic for repair of a sewer manhole. The road will be closed until the work is completed and residents should choose an alternate route during this time period. If you have any questions, contact Bloomington Public works at…… MORE
Six Points Road in Bloomington to close
Six Points Road in Bloomington between Longden Avenue and Timbers Court will be closed to thru traffic on Tuesday at 8 a.m. while a contractor installs a new water main on Szarek Drive.… 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…