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Blue Island Robbins Neighborhood Network Residency Advisory Council is hosting their First Ever School Supply Drive & Pack Event. Many children have supplies to start the school year, but by October the erasers are gone, the glue sticks no longer stick, the scissors don’t cut and who knows what happened to the number #2 pencils! BIRNN wants to collect school …

If you’d like to speak at this Tuesday’s Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board meeting, you must fill out the Public Participation Form and submit it by Monday morning to: Courtney Avery at courtney.avery@illinois.gov or 217-785-4111 (fax) or 525 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor; Springfield, Illinois 62761 at least 24 hours prior to the HFSRB meeting. Click here to …

In honor of Patriot Day, there will be a ceremony in front of the Blue Island Police Department on Wednesday, September 11th, 2019. The ceremony will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. and will last for approximately 10 minutes. Refreshments to follow. City officials, city employees, and residents are welcome and invited to attend. Please note: Greenwood Street from Vermont Street …

September 15 – October 15 marks our nation’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage month. In Blue Island, the celebration coincides with the 35th Anniversary of the History of the Mexican-American Worker Mural – a piece of art that played a critical role in our nation’s protection of freedom of expression. The mural was repainted, with the help of the original artists …