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IDOT crews to conduct repairs along 127th Street bridge in Blue Island

BLUE ISLAND, Ill. — Repairs along the 127th Street bridge over the Metra Rock Island District Line in Blue Island are set to kick off next week. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), repairs will begin on Monday, March 4, weather permitting, and drivers can expect some lane closures while work is underway. […]

Eisenhower High School student-athletes help clean up Blue Island, IL on last day of Random Acts of Kindness Week 2024

Thousands of student athletes from across the Chicago area made an impact in Blue Island on the last day of National Random Acts of Kindness Week.

UP House, nation's 1st teen homelessness prevention campus, opens in Blue Island, IL

UP House, the nation's first teen homelessness prevention campus, opened in Blue Island, IL on Tuesday.

Blue Island Hometown Heroes program to begin third year of honoring veterans

“Where do I start? I haven’t talked about him in quite a while — not that anyone has asked.” Marjorie Schultz’s voice wavers with emotion as she remembers Jan. 31, 2008, the day her son, 1st Lt. David Schultz, died. “He was killed by a bomb that they sent from the mountains over to the base where he was stationed in Iraq,” she recalls. “He was killed while he was in his office.” The ...

Blue Island officials, nonprofit president clash over use of old Libby building

A long running disagreement between Blue Island’s city leadership and the head of a nonprofit faces more tension as the two parties disagree about what should happen to The Libby, McNeill & Libby building at 13636 S. Western Ave. John Dunleavy is the president of Affordable Recovery Housing which, along with Residence for Patriots Services, owns the massive structure. The building was donated ...

Blue Island residents push for return of hospital as council reviews senior housing plans for MetroSouth

As Lockwood Development Partners continues to push its plan to turn the long vacant MetroSouth Hospital into a senior living complex, some residents of Blue Island implored community leaders to bring back a full-service emergency medical facility. “We need the hospital reopened as a full functioning hospital,” said Allan Stevo at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “I hope and I pray that the City ...

Vacant MetroSouth hospital in Blue Island moves a step closure to becoming senior living facility

Four years after MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island closed, the city has a front-runner to occupy the space. After years of little interest from developers for the hospital at 12935 Gregory St., the Blue Island Planning and the Zoning Board of Appeals approved an application from the property owners, Veteran Services, LLC, and Lockwood Development Partners, to transform the building into ...

Orland Park and Iversen's bakeries prepare for Thanksgiving: a family affair

For more than 60 years, Orland Park Bakery and Iversen’s Bakery in Blue Island have been south and southwest suburban staples, providing customers far and wide with classic sweets and eats using the same handwritten recipes that made their spots long-lasting institutions. And while Paczki Day still “takes the cake” as the busiest week of the year, both stores prepare for the Thanksgiving rush ...