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COVID-19 Update from Fire Chief Dan Reda (1/20/21)
City of Blue Island Receives CDBG Grant for Street Improvements on 119th Place
Contact: Erik Alvarez, PE Robinson Engineering 708.225.8217 ealvarez@reltd.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The City of Blue Island receives CDBG grant for street improvements on 119th Place Blue Island, IL (January 19, 2021) – The City received a $310,000 grant from the Cook County Department of Planning and Development’s CDBG program. The grant funds will be used for street improvements at 119th …
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Blue Island, Region 10 Move Into Tier 2 COVID Restrictions
A change in qualifying metrics for COVID Tier restrictions has prompted the State of Illinois to loosen restrictions in several regions effective January 19, 2021. Blue Island and Region 10 are part of a group that has been moved from Tier 3 to Tier 2 COVID restrictions. To view more information about Tier 2, click here.
Read More »Blue Island, Region 10 Remain Under Tier 3 Mitigation Measures
During Governor Pritzker’s weekly Coronavirus briefing held January 15, he announced that Region 10, which includes Blue Island and suburban Cook County, will remain under Tier 3 Mitigations. The decision was based on test positivity ratings, available hospital and ICU beds, and COVID patients in the hospital. To move to Tier 2, Region 10 must meet the following metrics: Test …
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