On Friday, October 22, 2021, the City of Blue Island set up a temporary, small water line to help supply our neighboring town of Dixmoor with clean, running water. The town of Dixmoor is paying Blue Island for the water. Blue Island, in conjunction with the City of Chicago Water Commissioner and the Illinois EPA, set up the water line …
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*Improvements In Progress* All around Blue Island, you’ll notice crews upgrading City Lighting to new, brighter, energy-efficient LED bulbs and heads. The project is 100% funded from ComEd’s Energy Efficiency grant program, which was secured with assistance from Burke Engineering. The new lighting will reduce streetlight energy use by 65%.
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10/18/2021, 12:05 p.m.: The City is currently working to repair a water main break near 126th and Irving. Water service may be temporarily interrupted as the repair work is done. Thank you for your patience.
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October 13, 2021 – Blue Island Mayor Fred Bilotto announced today that Metra Board of Directors approved a $3.1 million contract to renovate the historic Vermont Street Station on the Rock Island Line. The depot, 2300 W. Grove St., was built in 1868. It serves as a station on the Rock Island mainline and as the southern end of the …
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