City of Blue Island Think Outside the Loop
Clean-up has begun on a large parcel of property the City of Blue Island owns on 119th Street (adjacent to the Village of Calumet Park). To attract developers to the property, this former dump site, closed in the 1960’s, needed environmental assessment and testing before clean-up could take place. To find out more information, visit http://biplanning.wordpress.com/.
Read More »Reclaim the Streets – Open Streets Event
On Sunday, June 8th, Greenwood Avenue will be closed from 119th to 127th for our first Annual Open Streets event! The Blue Island Community Health Coalition, the American Heart Association and the Active Transportation Alliance have partnered to host this event aimed at getting people outdoors and playing in the streets! Each block will feature a different activity from Yoga …
Read More »Blue Island Cruise Nights!
Our next Cruise Night is Monday, June 9th from 5:00-8:30pm on York Street between Gregory and Western Avenue (must enter the street from Gregory). Food will be available for sale and a lot of great cars you wish you had! Spread the word!
Read More »Closed Memorial Day
Blue Island City Hall will be closed Monday, May 26th, in observance of Memorial Day. Memorial Day Services in Blue Island: Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Lincoln School. Services start at 10:00AM Monday, May 26, 2014 at Memorial Park. Services start at 11:00AM
Read More »The Weight of the Nation!
Please join us for a screening of and discussion on “The Weight of the Nation”, a 4-part HBO documentary series addressing our obesity epidemic. Hosted by Anna Carvlin in partnerships with the Blue Island Community Health Coalition and the Blue Island Public Library, the documentaries will be shown every Tuesday in June from 6:00pm-7:30pm at the Blue Island Public Library, …
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