City of Blue Island Think Outside the Loop
The Blue Island Park District’s BI Fest is this weekend in Memorial Park! Click here for all the details.
Read More »Monthly Archives: June 2010
Get Your Motor Runnin’
Expect over 100 antique cars of all types to gather this Saturday, June 19, across from the Blue Island Public Library for the annual Driving the Dixie car show and tour. Celebrating historic Dixie Highway – known locally as Western Avenue, but once part of a National highway that stretched from Chicago to Miami Beach – the “Dixie Dash” takes …
Read More »Blue Island Bikes to Work
Did you bike to work today in Blue Island? In recognition of Active Transportation Alliance’s Bike to Work Week, the City of Blue Island is supporting two-wheeled commutes to City Hall, and encourages everyone that lives in Blue Island to try biking to work – or to the train station! – from June 12-18. Cyclists from Building & Zoning, Community …
Read More »Fay’s Point wins Green Ribbon Award from Friends of the Chicago River
Congratulations to Fay’s Point, LLC, OKW Architects, Inc and partners, on their recent Green Ribbon Award from Friends of the Chicago River in the 1st Annual Blue Ribbon Awards. 1 of 7 inaugural winners, Fay’s Point was recognized “as an excellent example of how residential development can utilize the river to enhance the quality of life for the residents— wild and human alike”. The …
Read More »Be prepared Storm and Severe Weather Season
Fifth Ward Alderman Mike Janko shares these 5 steps to keep you and your family safe in the event of severe weather: 1. Have your escape route planned as part of a disaster plan. 2. Have a portable radio (with new batteries) on hand as part of the tornado safety plan. 3. An important part of any disaster plan involves …
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