Saturday, April 26, 2025 Sign in begins at 8 a.m., cleanup 9-11 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m. Help us clean up Blue Island, and if you register in advance, you’ll get a free t-shirt to commemorate the day! Following the cleanup, we’ll host a cookout at York & Western. • Participate individually or with your friends and neighbors • Complete …
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The City of Blue Island has been awarded a $150,000.00 subgrant by The Morton Arboretum’s Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI) to improve its community tree canopy. The competitive subgrant is among 17 provided to government entities through Inflation Reduction Act funding to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, administered by CRTI. The four-year grants, which does not require matching funds, …
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The City of Blue Island, Openlands, and the Blue Island Forestry Board are giving away and planting trees in the 2nd and 3rd wards this October! See the flyers below for more details…
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According to City Ordinance § 98.004 PUBLIC TREE CARE, item C, it is illegal to remove a tree from public parkways without proper permitting, with fines up to $750 per offense: (C) It shall be unlawful for any person, contractor, or firm to perform any of the following acts without first obtaining from the Building Department, after approval by the …
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April 16 at 6 p.m. Town Hall Meeting at the East Annex Building: 2434 Vermont St. 1. Blue Island’s Forestry Board a. Overview of Blue Island’s Tree Canopy b. Intros of PW and FBoard c. 2022/23 Accomplishments i. Ordinance update ii. Tree City USA state approval iii. Outreach efforts iv. Grant Received 2. Blue Island’s Data per 360degree Tree Inventory …
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