Beginning Monday at 7 a.m., Mulberry Street from Linden Street to Constitution Trail Boulevard will be closed for sanitary sewer replacement. … MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Willow Street in Normal to close
The westbound lane of Willow Street, between Fell Avenue and School Street, will be closed for sewer repairs starting Monday, weather permitting.… MORE
IAA Drive in Bloomington to close
Effective Thursday 7 a.m to 5 p.m., IAA Drive between Rowe Drive and just south of the Country Financial entrance will be closed to thru traffic for storm sewer replacement at 710 IAA Dr.… MORE
Road in Ellsworth to close
Construction will be on Holder Ellsworth Road between 2800 East and Ellsworth roads on Friday through July 6.… MORE
IAA Drive in Bloomington to close
Effective Wednesday, May 30, from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. IAA Drive between Rowe Drive and just south of the Country Financial entrance will be closed to thru traffic for storm sewer replacement at 710 IAA Dr.… MORE
Norbloom Ave. at Maple Pl. closing Tuesday
NORMAL – The corner of Norbloom Avenue and Maple Place will be closed for sewer repairs, starting Tuesday, May 29 (weather permitting). The road will be closed to through traffic until repairs are complete. Repairs are estimated to take four days (weather dependent).… MORE
Mill Street between Allin Street to west alley closed for sewer repairs
Effective immediately, Mill Street between Allin and west to the alley, will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs. … MORE
North Street closing Saturday for celebration
NORMAL – Medici in Uptown Normal will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with a street party on North St. on Saturday, May 19, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.. North Street from Uptown Circle to Broadway will be signed No Parking after 10 a.m. and will be closed to through traffic at noon. This closure will…… MORE
Lanes reduced on Linden Street
NORMAL – Linden Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Mulberry Street starting Thursday, May 17, 2018 for new water main installation along Mulberry Street. The contractor’s schedule estimates up to a four-week lane reduction to complete the work. The lanes will be reopened for the Illinois Special Olympics Summer Games weekend.… MORE
Bloomington intersection closed for repairs
Effective immediately, the intersection of Low Street and Bissell Street will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs.… 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…