City of Blue Island Discover Blue Island, The Historic Heart of Chicago Southland

A NEIGHBORLY THING TO DO: please clear sidewalks and manholes of snow and ice. With the coming thaw and rain the water can quickly accumulate and flood our streets. Thank you! Read More »

Blue Island was awarded an Illinois Coastal Grant from the Department of Natural Resources to hold five, day long workshops to raise awareness in the Calumet region about our water trails, how water trails uniquely connect people to the ecological values of the Calumet and to inspire stewardship activity. Two of these five workshops will be held on the Little ... Read More »

Watch The Bungalow Chef and Kevin’ O’Connor from the PBS Series, “Ask this Old House.” Now in its 11th season, This buy steroids Old House helped Mike Mech renovate the kitchen in his 1926 Chicago-style bungalow! Tune in and see what the two of them cook up! Mike’s “Bungalow Chef” vintage culinary series is also featured, filmed right from his ... Read More »

On Monday, April 16 the City of Blue Island and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) will be hosting an Public Open House at the City Hall East Annex from 4:30 to 7:30pm for the Blue Island Comprehensive Plan. The draft plan will be available for public review and comment. Exhibits on display at the open house will include ... Read More »

Students from School District 130 are presenting art work at Blue Island’s first “pop up” art gallery this holiday season, bringing the arts to Uptown at 12836 Western Ave.  Jennie Malysa donated the space, where the artists’ work will be on display until January.  Alongside the range of works in a variety of mediums, the gallery reminds us that the ... Read More »