City of Blue Island Think Outside the Loop
The City of Blue Island now offers its seniors who are 65 or older: $5 vehicle stickers (1 per household) Reduced trash rate for primary single family residence (currently 15.36 instead of 25.08) Reduced minimum water usage charge for primary single family residence (1,000 instead of 2,000 gallons per month) In order to ensure that all Seniors are receiving these …
Read More »2016 Clean Up Grant Notice
The City of Blue Island intends to apply for an EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant for the City’s property at 11941 & 11945 Vincennes in Blue Island, IL (abandoned buildings at 119th & Vincennes). A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 6:30pm in the Blue Island East Annex, 2434 Vermont Street, Blue Island, IL. A draft …
Read More »Thorntons Redevelopment
Work has already started at the northwest corner of Burr Oak Ave and Vincennes Rd. The current construction project is being redeveloped as a Fuel Center and Convenience Store along with a future site for new retail or a restaurant. Work has begun on site preparation, bringing in clean fill for the parking area and preparing to demolition the …
Read More »Public Notice of Ward Redistricting Committee – 1st Public Hearing
Public Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Ward Redistricting Committee for the City of Blue Island on: Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the East Annex of the City of Blue Island, 2434 Vermont St, Blue Island, Illinois to consider the following agenda: Roll Call Public Hearing on Ward Redistricting from Community …
Read More »$1.6 million grant awarded to City of Blue Island for Chatham Street Bridge
March 29th, 2016 The final phase of the Chatham Street Bridge project began this week. The first part of the final phase will include the painting of the bridge. Following the painting will include the complete overhaul of the deck and reconstruction of the bridge. It is still on track to be finished in the fall of 2016. To learn …
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