NORMAL – Mulberry St. between Linden St. and Constitution Blvd. will continue to be closed through Friday November 10, 2017 (will open sooner if the work is completed early). Circumstances beyond the control of the Town have caused this road closure to be extended to accomplish repair and replacement of a telecommunications utility located in Mulberry…… MORE
Category Archives: Road Reports
Mulberry Street in Normal closes
Mulberry Street between Linden Street and Constitution Boulevard was closed on Monday and is expected to remain closed through Friday.… MORE
Olive Street in Bloomington to close
Olive Street between Center Street and Main Street will be closed to through traffic beginning 6 a.m. tomorrow.… MORE
Connect Transit bus converts to community bus
Connect Transit is taking a community space on wheels. One of the bus company’s retired buses is getting converted into what’s being called a community bus.… MORE
Mulberry St. closing extended
NORMAL – The north lane of Mulberry St. between Linden St. and Constitution Blvd. was closed on Monday, October 23 and will remain closed until Friday, November 3. The road closure is for water line installation at the Normal Water Treatment Plant.… MORE
McLean Street in Bloomington to close
Effective Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, McLean Street between Washington and Front streets will be closed to all traffic due to a funeral service. … MORE
Ireland Grove Rd. closing for water service work
BLOOMINGTON – Effective Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, Ireland Grove Road between the Frontage Road Entrance to Mercer Ave. will be closed to thru traffic for contractor water service work. Residents should choose an alternate route during this time period. … MORE
Uptown road closures planned for Treat Feast
Uptown Normal’s annual Treat Feast on Monday offers families a chance to bring out their spooky little ghosts and ghouls for a night of safe and fun trick or treating with Uptown’s many businesses… MORE
Gridley Street in Bloomington to close
Effective immediately, Gridley Street between Mission Drive and Wood Street will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs.… MORE
ISU homecoming parade, run prompt road closures
Several road closures are planned in Normal this weekend to accommodate Illinois State University’s homecoming activities.… 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…