Summer Fun Events sponsored by MetroSouth Medical Center, Blue Island Public Library, and the City of Blue Island

• TGIF Picnics

Join us every Friday over the summer, along with the crew from Radio Disney AM 1300, for music, games, prizes, and food in MetroSouth Park from 11am to 2pm. (June 5th and July 31 will be evening picnics from 5 to 10:30pm)

• MetroSouth Medical Center ProAm -3rd Annual International Cycling Classic

Saturday July 11th. Race starts at York Street & Western Avenue. Race route: Western south to Vermont Street, Vermont west to Greenwood Avenue, Greenwood north to Oak Street and then east on Oak to Western Avenue (all day event). Bicycle racing, food, entertainment and a Big Wheel race for children at 5pm. Blue Island Special Events coordinator, Rita Pacyga, talks about the event with the Southtown Star. 

• Complete 2009 Special Event Calender

For more information about any of the events
contact Rita @ 708.388.5735

On 5/8/2009, USEPA announced 2009 Brownfields Grant Award winners. Included in this year’s awards is the Brownfields Cleanup Grant Proposal Blue Island submitted last Fall for $200,000 to help offset redevelopment costs at the former landfill at 119th/Vincennes. A copy of the draft proposal remains available for public review at the Community Development Department (2nd Floor, City Hall). Please contact the Community Development Department at 708.396.7036, if you have any questions about the project.

Special thanks to Community Development Department for their hard work in preparing the application!