Community

Reduced Fees for Seniors

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 …

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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 …

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Fall Road Construction

Upcoming Road Construction Projects in Blue Island Project Status – October 16th, 2015 Vine Street from Broadway to 135th street                             October  19th – December 1st Chicago from Broadway to Desplaines                                 …

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Flooding in your Community Meeting

  Cook County and its Partners are hosting a series of community workshops related to improving the region’s resilience to extreme weather, especially rainstorms that cause floods and damage homes and businesses. This is a follow-up to the community meeting that Cook County held in February 2015 in which your neighbors expressed frustration at the chronic flooding in their neighborhoods. …

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National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

This Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. You can drop off any unused or expired medication at the Blue Island Police Department from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

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