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City street lighting gets LED upgrade

*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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Water main break near 126th and Irving

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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Renovation of Metra Vermont Street Station Begins This Fall

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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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